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San Francisco 49ers vs Seattle Seahawks: A NFC West matchup

The San Francisco 49ers and the Seattle Seahawks will face each other at Lumen Field on Thursday night.

The Niners have a slow start of the season

The Seattle Seahawks are second in the NFC South with a 2-2 record. They started the season with an unexpected home loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers but bounced back with a 22-21 win on the road against the Philadelphia Eagles. A loss to the Kansas City Chiefs followed in Week 3, and the Falcons won another tight one, 26-24 against the New Orleans Saints in the last one. Younghoe Koo was the key man for Atlanta kicking a career-best 58-yard field goal with two seconds remaining to turn the game around.

Can the Seahawks bounce back?

The San Francisco 49ers opened the season as expected beating the Jets at home but then lost two straight games on the road against the  Vikings and the Rams. Beating the Patriots was not a big deal and they were the favorites against the Cardinals as well. Things started well for the Niners as they took a 23-10 lead at halftime, but they failed to score in the second half and the game was gone, 24-23 Jets. Brock Purdy Purdy went 18 for 33 for 229 yards, one touchdown but had his pass intercepted late in the game which proved to be the key moment.

Betting Trends

The Seahawks are 6-3 SU in their last 9 games overall, 10-3 SU in their last 13 games against the Niners and 2-6 SU in their last 8 games against teams from the NFC. They are 1-5-1 ATS in their last 7 games overall and 9-3-1 ATS in their last 13 games played in October. Seattle has played over the total point line in 4 of their last 5 games overall and 6 of their last 8 home games. The 49ers are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games overall, and 5-0 SU in their last 5 games against Seattle. They are 2-7 ATS in their last 9 games overall and 0-6 ATS in their last 6 games against teams from the NFC. San Francisco has played over the total point line in 5 of their last 7 games overall and 8 of their last 10 games against teams from the NFC West.

Prediction and Conclusion

The Niners and the Seahawks open Week 6 of the NFL season. Both the NFC West rivals are going into this one under a lot of heat after losing as favorites last week. San Francisco still has a long injury list, which again will take a toll on their offense. San Francisco won the previous 5 games against Seattle, and the Seahawks believe it is time for that streak to end. The last three games between these two teams went over the total point line, and it is time for that trend to change, so we go with under 47.5 points in total.