Seahawks vs. Washington Odds, Picks, and Predictions for Monday Night Football
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Seahawks vs. Washington MNF Odds
| Seahawks Odds | -1 |
| Football Team Odds | +1 |
| Over/Under | 47 |
| Date | Monday, Nov. 29 |
| Time | 8:20 p.m. ET |
| TV | ESPN |
The Seattle Seahawks and the Washington Football Team will conclude Week 12 of the NFL season on Monday Night Football at Lumen Field. In this primetime showdown, oddsmakers are expecting a tightly contested affair, pricing the Seahawks as a one-point road favorite on the spread.
Let’s look closer at the matchup to see where there’s value at sportsbooks before the two teams kick off.
Seattle Seahawks (-1)
The Seahawks have been one of the worst teams in the NFL this season. Seattle started off the fall on a high note, defeating the Indianapolis Colts on the road 28-16. Since then, this group has only two wins in nine games.
Russell Wilson has been uncharacteristically unproductive this season. Amongst qualified signal callers, he ranks 23rd in QBR. Since returning from a mid-season injury, Wilson has thrown for only 368 yards in two games, failing to throw a touchdown in that span. A significant amount of his ineffectiveness can be attributed to poor offensive line play. In a losing effort to the Arizona Cardinals last week, Seattle allowed 11 pressures and four sacks on the day. It certainly does not help matters that both Damien Lewis and Jamarco Jones have been ruled out ahead of this contest on the offensive line.
On the defensive side of the ball, Seattle will be without cornerback Tre Brown on Monday due to a knee injury. Long removed from the Legion of Boom, the Seahawks secondary unit has been abysmal in 2021, allowing opposing quarterbacks to throw for 14 touchdowns against only four interceptions—good for a 94.9 passer rating. Seattle’s defensive line has been one of the few bright spots for this team, allowing only 4.0 yards-per-carry, which ranks fifth-best in the NFL. Still, Al Woods and Poona Ford—Seattle’s two best defensive lineman—are far better against the run than they are at getting to the quarterback. Against a strong Washington offensive line, it could be difficult for this unit to get into the backfield.
Washington Football Team (-1)
Since their bye week, the Football Team is undefeated, having defeated both the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Carolina Panthers. Yet, the win against the Panthers looks far less impressive after Carolina was defeated by 23 points against the Miami Dolphins yesterday.
Still, Taylor Heinicke has made notable improvements in recent weeks. Prior to Washington’s bye, Heinicke had thrown 11 touchdowns against nine interceptions. In his last two games, he has a sterling 4-to-0 touchdown-to-interception rate and a 77.8 percent competition rate. If Heinicke can continue to take care of the football, it will keep Washington in favorable game scripts, which will allow them to establish a running game. Antonio Gibson has battled injuries to his lower-half for the majority of the season, but the bye week seems to have done him some favors, considering that he has totaled 159 yards and two touchdowns in his last two games. The offensive line has played better as well, with Charles Leno Jr., Ereck Flowers, Brandon Scherff, and Samuel Cosmi combining to form one of the better units in the NFL over the last month of action. Even with Samuel Cosmi and Tyler Larsen listed as out for this matchup, Washington should dominate the line of scrimmage.
Defensively, this group was projected to be one of the elite units in the league in 2021. Against the run, Washington is allowing 4.1 yards-per-carry, which ranks ninth in the NFL. However, they have been abysmal against the pass—allowing opposing quarterbacks to throw for 24 touchdowns against only six interceptions. Only the New York Jets have allowed a higher passer rating to opposing signal callers this fall. Tonight, Kendall Fuller is likely to shadow D.K. Metcalf for the majority of the contest, which should keep him in check. Yet, Tyler Lockett is going to be difficult to contain with William Jackson III handling the majority of that responsibility. If there is anything positive to say about Washington’s secondary unit, it is that they have done a reasonably good job avoiding big plays by the opposition. If the Football Team can continue that trend, this group has a good chance to limit Seattle’s offensive production in this one.
Monday Night Football Pick
In 2021, the Seahawks are averaging only 55.0 plays per game, which is the fewest of any team in the NFL. The Football Team ranks only 13th in plays per game at 63.8. Washington has played quicker in recent weeks, averaging 68.0 plays per contest in their last three trips to the field. However, Seattle has remained content with a slower pace, ranking 31st in plays per game over the last three weeks. Seattle has only one game this season that has finished with a total higher than 49 points. Washington’s last five games have each totaled 48 points or less.
PICK: Under 47.5 (-110)
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