Betting NFL Spreads – Seattle Untrustworthy When Visiting San Francisco

While this has certainly been the year of the underdog, especially when betting NFL betting spreads, almost nobody is talking about the Seattle Seahawks as a legitimate playoff contender despite the fact that they’re tied atop the NFC West.

Still, we like to think that Seattle is a team we can play at home and stay-away from on the road for betting purposes. Getting a similar type of grip on the San Francisco 49ers has been impossible.

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Part of the reason that I don’t care about the Seahawks is because even if they do make the playoffs, they’re built to be blown asunder in the first round. I’d much rather see the St. Louis Rams screw some other worthy playoff team (because of the stupid “a division winner must go to the playoffs no matter how bad their division is” rule).

In any case, the NFL betting spread on this game has inched away from where it opened by a couple points to -5.5 in favor of the Niners. This matchup has traditionally been Seattle’s game to win as they’re 6-4 SU and ATS in the last 10 games against San Francisco. In the past seven games at Candlestick, San Francisco is also just 2-5 SU and ATS when hosting Seattle.

Seattle Seahawks (6-6) vs. San Francisco 49ers (4-8)

Sunday, December 12th — Candlestick Park — 4:05pm EST

NFL Betting Spreads & Totals: San Francisco -5.5 (42.0)

Both teams have been atrociously unreliable against the NFL spread. They share 2-4 ATS records in their last 6 games each, and they actually match up pretty evenly. The Seahawks can basically only pass the ball well, and San Francisco’s passing defense ranks 13th in the league when playing at home.

Generally, with Frank Gore I like this Niners’ team to cover. Without him, I hate them. I honestly hate them. Troy Smith is not a viable answer at quarterback because he’s limited in the throws he can make and things would open up if the rushing game could get on track, but with Brian Westbrook their chances of winning this game and covering the NFL spread are in doubt.

This game generally comes down to a toss-up. The Seahawks can be very, very good at home and put up points at will on occasion but they’ve constantly struggled against teams with decent defenses and their road record is horrific to begin with. The Seahawks are just 3-12 SU in their last 15 games on the road.

We’ve been trying to rewrite the rules on how to play NFL spreads because this season has been upside down compared to others. But one rule still holds some weight: don’t bet on Seattle on the road.

I know San Francisco doesn’t invoke a world of confidence, but Seattle hardly does well when playing on the road. San Francisco’s defense does the job to cover the NFL spread in this NFC West matchup.

Furious NFL Spread Picks – San Francisco -5.5 (UNDER)

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