The Seattle Seahawks will try to turn their season around when they visit the Washington Football Team on Monday Night Football. The Seahawks (3-7) are off to their worst start since 2009, when they finished 5-11 under Jim Mora. They are coming off a 23-13 loss to the division-leading Cardinals. Washington (4-6) has won two straight games for the first time this season and is in the hunt for the final spot in the NFL playoff picture.
Kickoff is 8:15 p.m. ET. The game is a pick’em in the latest Washington vs. Seahawks odds from Caesars Sportsbook while the Over-Under for total points scored is 47. Before locking in any Seahawks vs. Washington Football Team picks or NFL predictions, make sure you see what SportsLine’s NFL expert Mike Tierney has to say.
A national sportswriter whose work appears in The New York Times and Los Angeles Times, Tierney has covered the NFL for decades and reported from seven Super Bowls. He’s used his experience to crush the NFL, going 187-147 against the spread the past three full seasons. In addition, Tierney is an outstanding 24-11-1 in his last 36 picks involving Washington. Anyone who has followed him is way up.
Now, Tierney has locked in on Washington vs. Seahawks from every angle and released a confident against-the-spread pick. You can visit SportsLine now to see it. Here are several NFL betting lines and trends for Seahawks vs. Washington:
- Washington vs. Seahawks spread: Pick’em
- Washington vs. Seahawks Over-Under: 47
- Washington vs. Seahawks moneyline: Washington -110, Seattle -110
- WAS: Defense ranks sixth in rushing yards allowed per game (98.5)
- SEA: Limebacker Bobby Wagner leads the league in tackles (115)
Why Washington can cover
Washington is coming off one of its best rushing games of the season. In the 27-21 victory over Carolina, Washington ran for 190 yards and averaged 4.75 yards per carry. Antonio Gibson rushed for a season-best 95 yards. Only once this season has the offense run for more yards and averaged more yards per carry.
In addition, the defense has been greatly improved on third downs. Over the last two games, Washington held the Buccaneers and Panthers to a combined 31.6 percent success rate on third down, seventh-best in the NFL over that time. Over the first 10 weeks of the season, Washington allowed opponents to convert 56.5 percent of their third downs, which was the worst in the league.
Why the Seahawks can cover
Seattle is strong in primetime games. Since Pete Carroll took over as coach in 2010, the Seahawks are 32-11-1 under the lights, outscoring opponents 1,128 to 792, or 7.6 points per game. They also are 11-3 on Monday Night Football over that time.
In addition, Seattle faces a Washington defense that has struggled keeping teams out of the end zone this season. Washington is giving up 26.7 points per game. Just four teams allow more: the Texans (2-9), Lions (0-10-1), Falcons (5-6) and Jets (3-8).
How to make Washington vs. Seahawks picks
Tierney is leaning Under on the total, and he’s also discovered a critical X-factor that has him jumping all over one side of the spread. He’s sharing it only at SportsLine.
Who wins Seahawks vs. Washington on Monday Night Football? And what critical X-factor makes one side of the spread a must-back? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the Seahawks vs. WFT spread you should jump on, all from the NFL expert who’s 24-11 on picks involving Washington, and find out.
