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Free NFL Betting Odds & Picks for the Seattle Seahawks vs. Detroit Lions week 8 matchup. The Seahawks are a 1 point road underdog. The over/under is 43.5. Dave says Hawks fans know that this team has been a bit Jekyll and Hyde so far this season. It is difficult to predict which offense will show up. Matt Stafford appears to be a shell of his 2011 self. Russell Wilson passed for just 122 yards on 9 of 23 passing last week.
Free NFL Betting Odds & Picks for the New England Patriots vs. Seattle Seahawks week 6 matchup. The Seahawks are a 7.5 point road underdog. The over/under is 37.5. Dave says to expect a close game at very least here with the Seahawks conceivably pulling one of their late game comebacks once again. 7 1/2 points is way too many – if and only if the Hawks lose, he sees it coming by a field goal! It will be interesting to see if Marshawn Lynch can ground out yards vs. the 49ers D.
Free NFL Betting Odds & Picks for the New England Patriots vs. Seattle Seahawks week 6 matchup. The Seahawks are a 3.5 point home underdog. The over/under is 44. Dave says he hate’s to bet against Seattle at home – the 12th man is a huge factor but Tom Brady and company simply don’t make the mistakes necessary for Seattle to have a chance in this one. Chris Clemons and Bruce Irvin better get home to keep it close.
NWSB Insider and Seattle Seahawks writer Britton Ransford breaks down the Seahawks second quarter of the season in 2012. Versus the Carolina Panthers, New England Patriots and San Francisco 49ers and Detroit Lions. Then a Bye week. He predicts the Seahawks go 3-1, beating the Panthers, Patriots, and Lions. The most likely scenario would be a a 2-2 outlook. Watch Russell Wilson and Sidney Rice turn the corner on the offensive woes.
Free NFL Betting Odds & Picks for the Seattle Seahawks vs. Carolina Panthers week 5 matchup. The Seahawks are a 3 point road underdog. The over/under is 43 1/2. Dave says Seattle has had some problems of late, but he is still picking them +3. Look for this to be a low scoring running game for both sides, as neither Cam Newton or Russell Wilson has got the goods to go down the field without fear of being picked off.
Free NFL Betting Odds & Picks for the Seattle Seahawks vs. St. Louis Rams week 4 matchup. The Seahawks are a 2.5 point road favorite. The over/under is 38. Dave says Seattle has covered the spread in nine of the last 10 meetings of these two. The Seahawks are a good team. They could be 1-2 on the season but they could also be 3-0. Marshawn Lynch – what can he say? He is simply the toughest runner in the game.
Free NFL Betting Odds & Picks for the Dallas Cowboys vs. Seattle Seahawks week 3 matchup. The Seahawks are a 3 point road underdog. The over/under is 47. Dave says the 12th man is a tangible contributor and on Monday Night, you can bet that they will be amped. Green Bay’s offense hasn’t impressed him yet. Is an upset brewing? It’s there for the taking. Russell Wilson, Marshawn Lynch and Sidney Rice could decide this one.
Free NFL Betting Odds & Picks for the Dallas Cowboys vs. Seattle Seahawks week 2 matchup. The Seahawks are a 3 point road underdog. The over/under is 41.5. Unfortunately for Hawks fans Dallas is complete and scary on both sides of the ball. Rookie QB Russell Wilson did an OK job of managing the game vs. the Cardinals, although he only managed to connect on 18 of 34 passes for just 153 yards. They’ll need more.
Free NFL Betting Odds & Picks for the Seattle Seahawks vs. Arizona Cardinals week 1 matchup. The Seahawks are a 3 point road favorite. The over/under is 41. The Arizona Cardinals are 5-1 in their last six games, Seattle is 4-1-1 against the spread in their last six road games. Seattle will go with the mobile Russell Wilson at QB over newly acquired Matt Flynn. Braylon Edwards and Marshawn Lynch will be the X-factors.
NWSB Insider and Seattle Seahawks writer Britton Ransford breaks down the Seahawks first four games of 2012. Versus the Arizona Cardinals, Dallas Cowboys, Green Bay Packers and St. Louis Rams. He predicts the Seahawks defense is the number-one unit among scoring defenses and leads the NFL in takeaways. Plus Russell Wilson has lived up to the pre-season hype, and Marshawn Lynch still isn’t suspended by Commissioner Goodell.
NWSB Inside and Seattle Seahawks blogger Matt Church weighs in with a Seahawks post about the five players he thinks will not be here come week one of the regular season. Most of these players are no brainers in Matt’s eyes, except maybe Josh Portis. But with the additions of Russell Wilson and Matt Flynn, there may be no room for Portis at the end of the day.
NWSB Insider and Seattle Seahawks blogger Clinton Bell tells us about his fearless predictions of who will be the top 10 defensive weapons for the Seahawks. Led by the three headed beast that is the Seahawks secondary, expect Kam Chancellor, Brandon Browner, and Earl Thomas to have even better numbers than last year. And look out for the two rookies Bruce Irvin, and Bobby Wagner, they should both excel.
