If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Sunday when the St. Louis Rams and the Seattle Seahawks meet at CenturyLink Field.
St. Louis at Seattle
When: 4:25 PM ET, Sunday, December 28, 2014
Where: CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington
TV: 4:25 p.m. ET, FOX.
LINE: Seahawks -13. O/U: 41
PREDICTION: Seahawks 30, Rams 3
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Oddsmakers currently have the Seahawks listed as 13-point favorites versus the Rams, while the game’s total is sitting at 41.
Seattle is vying to lead the NFL in both scoring defense (16.5) and total defense (268.6) and is sending four defensive players to the Pro Bowl – middle linebacker Bobby Wagner (first trip), cornerback Richard Sherman (second), strong safety Kam Chancellor (third) and free safety Earl Thomas (fourth). Interestingly, outside linebacker K.J. Wright leads the team with 100 tackles and defensive end Michael Bennett has a team-leading seven sacks and weren’t named to the game. Running back Marshawn Lynch (1,246 yards, 12 touchdowns) was the lone offensive player picked – his fifth selection – and he had 113 yards against the Cardinals for his fifth 100-yard outing of the season. Quarterback Russell Wilson passed for 339 yards and rushed for 88 more against Arizona and has 3,236 yards and 20 passing touchdowns to go with 842 rushing yards and six scores.
Seattle won its last outing, a 35-6 result against the Cardinals on December 21. The Seahawks covered in that game as a -9.5-point favorite, while the 41 combined points took the game OVER the total.
Team record: 11-4 SU,9-6 ATS
Current Streak: won 5 straight games.
Seattle is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Seattle is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Seattle’s last 5 games
Seattle is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games at home
One area in which St. Louis doesn’t lack for talent is on the defensive line, where defensive end Robert Quinn (10.5 sacks) was named to his second Pro Bowl and rookie defensive tackle Aaron Donald (eight sacks) also made the squad. “He came in with great skills for a rookie,” defensive end Chris Long told reporters of Donald. “He just had this natural ability, natural understanding of leverage and pass rush and good hand work. He’s a hard-nosed kid.” Quarterback Shaun Hill passed for a season-best 290 yards in the loss to the Giants and Kenny Britt has a team-best 710 receiving yards. Rookie Tre Mason has a team-best 737 rushing yards and had 85 yards and scored a TD in the October meeting.
The Rams were a 37-27 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Giants. They failed to cover the -6.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score (64) made winners of OVER bettors.
Team record: 6-9 SU,7-8 ATS
St. Louis is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
St. Louis is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of St. Louis’s last 10 games on the road
St. Louis is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Seattle
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