The Seattle Seahawks (9-4) play the San Francisco 49ers (7-6) looking to add to their three-game winning streak. This game will feature the NFL’s fifth-leading rusher, Marshawn Lynch (1,042 yards, 9 TDs). Winners of four of their last five, Seattle will look to continue their recent success this week. The game starts at 4:25 p.m. ET on Sunday and can be seen on FOX.
The Seahawks and 49ers last met in Week 13. San Francisco suffered a loss to Seattle 19-3. Lynch had a great outing on the ground in that game, totaling 104 yards on 20 attempts. Chris Borland led the defensive effort for San Francisco, registering 15 tackles.
The Over/Under (O/U) for the matchup is sitting at 41 points and the 49ers are a heavy seven-point underdog. Sitting at 9-4 Straight Up (SU) and 7-6 Against The Spread (ATS), the Seahawks will look to improve as they head into Week 15. In their five most recent matchups, the Seahawks went 4-1 both SU and ATS. Lately, the Seahawks have toted the rock with authority, averaging 204.6 rushing yards in the last five games. The Seahawks defense has been very good this season, only giving up 18.1 points per game. The 49ers will have their hands full against the Seahawks defense, which gives up just 190.2 passing yards per game and is the No. 1 pass defense in the NFL. The Seahawks hope to continue the trend of torching San Francisco’s defense during the first quarter, when they allow 6.7 points per road game.
Across the field, the 49ers have a record of 5-8 ATS and 7-6 SU. Over their last five games, the 49ers have a SU record of 3-2 and a 2-3 record ATS for those betting with them. San Francisco is a frightening unit to opposing offenses. The 49ers give up just 212.5 yards per game through the air, fifth in the league. The 49ers usually get going immediately from the initial kickoff, averaging 7.4 points in the first quarter of road games. Seattle will want to avoid costly errors in the game. With 8.5 per game, the team leads the league in penalties.
Predictions: SU Winner – SEA, ATS Winner – SEA, O/U – Under
Notes
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Francisco’s last 6 games.
Seattle is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games.
San Francisco is 15-7 SU in its last 22 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle’s last 6 games at home.
San Francisco is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games.
Seattle is 22-2 SU in its last 24 games at home.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of San Francisco’s last 10 games on the road.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Seattle’s last 7 games when playing San Francisco.
San Francisco is 12-5 SU in its last 17 games on the road.
Seattle is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Francisco.
San Francisco is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Seattle.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Seattle’s last 6 games when playing at home against San Francisco.
San Francisco is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Seattle.
Seattle is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against San Francisco.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of San Francisco’s last 7 games when playing Seattle.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Francisco’s last 6 games when playing on the road against Seattle.
San Francisco is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Seattle.
San Francisco is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Seattle.
San Francisco is 5-2 SU when leading at the half this season. Seattle is 7-0 SU when taking a lead into halftime.
San Francisco is 5-1 SU when leading at the start of the fourth quarter this season. Seattle is 7-1 SU when leading after three quarters.
San Francisco is 5-1 SU in games where it wins the turnover battle this season, and only 1-4 SU in games where it loses the turnover battle.
Seattle is 4-2 SU in games where it wins the turnover battle, and an even 1-1 SU in games where it loses the turnover battle.
The San Francisco defense has forced an average of 2.2 turnovers over its last five games, but Seattle is 4-1 SU this season when turning the ball over at least 2 times in a game.
San Francisco has drawn an average of 8.0 penalties on opponents this season. Seattle is an even 4-4 SU when penalized at least 8 times in a game.
Since the beginning of last season, Seattle is 6-3 SU against NFC West opponents, while San Francisco is 6-4 SU against divisional foes.
The Seattle passing attack is ranked only 29th in the league, while the San Francisco pass defense is ranked fifth. The 49ers’ passing game is ranked just 27th, compared to the first-ranked pass defense of the Seahawks.
Seattle is rated higher in the ground game on both sides of the ball. Its first-ranked rushing attack will face the seventh-ranked run defense of San Francisco, while its third-ranked rush defense will look to contain the 15th-ranked run game of the 49ers.
San Francisco has given up 22.4 points per game on the road, which is ranked 12th in the league. Seattle has scored 28.7 points per contest at home (ranked eighth overall).
