The Seahawks look for their second home win of the season, while the Lions travel to Seattle try to avoid dropping five in a row. Last week, Detroit had no answer for running back Steven Jackson and fell to the Rams 17-10. Seattle was able to hang around with Dallas for a while, but when it was all said and done, the Cowboys had earned a decisive 38-17 win.
Back at home
Seattle’s lack of offense is partly due to injuries to wide receivers, their O-line and a lack of a running game. Their offense is ranked 22nd overall with a 17th ranked passing game and 29th ranked running. Their top RB Julius Jones has only rushed for 346 yards in seven games with only one TD. This was supposed to be a redemption year for Seattle, but it is just 2-5 and the injury bug is hitting the team hard again.
The Seahawks have been blown out in each of their last two games so we’ll see how much heart this team has left at home this week against the 1-6 Lions. It is worth noting that the Seahawks are 9-3 ATS in their last 12 games as a home favorite.
Rookie back to being a - rookie
All the progress that Lions QB Matthew Stafford had made early in the season appeared to be lost last week. In his first game back from a knee injury, the first overall draft pick struggled, completing just 14 of 33 passes for 168 and an interception. In all, his performance translated into a QB rating of 46.0. The Rams were allowing their opponents 30.1ppg and all the Lions could come up with was 10 points. Not good.
The Lions have talent on offense, but everyone is hurt. Matthew Stafford will play, but his knee is still a concern. Calvin Johnson didn't look good at all in limited practice this past week, so his status is in doubt. Kevin Smith has two separate injuries that knocked him out of the lineup during the loss to the Rams. Detroit's pass rush isn't potent to disrupt Seahawks OL. No one on the team has more than 3.5 sacks, and the Lions as a whole couldn't muster a single sack on the freaking Rams.
Betting prediction
The Lions are dead last versus the run, so I think we could see a rare good game from Julius Jones. And if not, it might not even matter because Matt Hasselbeck is more than capable of torching Detroit's dreadful secondary. Remember Seattle's 41-0 thrashing of Jacksonville a few weeks back? I think history repeats itself. This is a major statement game for the Seahawks, who are still somehow in the NFC West divisional race. I`ll take traditionally tough home team to cover the spread.
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Our tip: Bet 4 on Seahawks to beat the Lions -10 handicap
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Bookmaker: 10BET
