The San Francisco 49ers and Seattle Seahawks meet in an important NFC West matchup on Thursday Night Football.
The pregame narrative: The 49ers are off to a surprisingly bad start this season, holding a 2-3 record. Despite that, I am backing San Francisco to cover the spread against the Seahawks in Week 6. I’m also targeting the over on the game total.
Check out my 49ers vs. Seahawks best bets for the Week 6 Thursday Night Football matchup.
49ers vs. Seahawks best bets
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Best Bet: 49ers -3.5 (-118)
Neither of these teams has impressed this season but I still believe in San Francisco.
Seattle is 3-2 but has wins over the New England Patriots (in overtime), the Miami Dolphins (without Tua Tagovailoa) and the Denver Broncos (in Bo Nix’s first career start).
Since then, the Seahawks lost by 13 to the Detroit Lions and by nine last week to a New York Giants squad that didn’t have its top receiver, Malik Nabers.
They don’t have an impressive win yet and are in the midst of a downward spiral.
Honestly, the same can be said for the 49ers, who have wins over the New York Jets and Patriots. All of their losses have come by a single possession, though.
Divisional matchups are hard to predict but I compare the San Francisco offence to Detroit, a team that put up 42 points on the Seahawks.
The 49ers are second in total offence (418.8 yards/game) and top 10 in total defence (321.8 yards/game).
San Fran’s losses are more about avoidable mistakes rather than getting outplayed. If the reigning NFC champs can clean it up, I expect them to put the league back on notice.
Key stat: The 49ers have won four straight games against Seattle and covered this spread in all four.
Quick Pick
Over 47.5 points (-110): Both sides excel on offence while leaving something to be desired on the defensive side of the ball.
As mentioned before, the 49ers rank second in total yards but also rank 10th in scoring (25.2 points/game) and fifth in third down conversion rate (46.6%).
Seattle isn’t far behind, ranking seventh in total offence (398.6 yards/game) and scoring the 11th-most points (24.4).
Daniel Jones was missing Nabers and still managed to put up 257 yards and two touchdowns against the Seahawks last week.
Seattle has allowed 20+ points in three of four weeks with only the Skylar Thompson-led Dolphins falling short of the mark.
Picks made at 10:55 a.m. ET 10/08/2024.
Spencer is a true sports junkie. A graduate of the Sports Journalism program at Centennial College, he first joined NorthStar Gaming as an intern in 2023. He is now a contributing writer. He loves finding the edge to bet on in all sports but has a deep passion for the NBA and UFC. Previous stops include Sportsnet.