{"id":390618,"date":"2026-01-02T16:23:29","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T21:23:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=390618"},"modified":"2026-01-02T16:23:30","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T21:23:30","slug":"seahawks-vs-49ers-prop-picks-week-18-january-3-2026-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/seahawks-vs-49ers-prop-picks-week-18-january-3-2026-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Seahawks vs. 49ers Week 18 prop picks: McCaffrey, Smith-Njigba should both make noise in air-tight Offensive Player of the Year battle"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The NFC West crown \u2014 and the conference&#8217;s No. 1 seed \u2014 will be earned on Saturday night when the San Francisco 49ers host the Seattle Seahawks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The pregame narrative:<\/strong> On an individual level, the Offensive Player of the Year will almost certainly be decided in this game, too. Look for OPOY frontrunners Jaxon Smith-Njigba and Christian McCaffrey to both pad their resumes in a massive matchup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out my Seahawks vs. 49ers prop picks for Jan. 3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\"><strong>-> <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.com\/promoRedirect?key=ej0xMzUyNTA0MiZsPTEzNTI1MDAwJnA9ODMzNw%3D%3D\">Join NorthStar Bets to start betting on the NFL<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Seahawks vs. 49ers prop picks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Best Bet: McCaffrey over 42.5 receiving yards (-118)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Seahawks have a nasty pass defence, which might give bettors some pause on this prop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Seattle ranks second in net yards per attempt, as well as fifth in dropback success rate and EPA per dropback (according to RBSDM.com). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What that means to me, though, is that guys like Jauan Jennings and Ricky Pearsall are bound to struggle. And the check-down work that McCaffrey is accustomed to should still be there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Look back to the Week 1 matchup between these teams, when the Niners only had two receivers clear 35 yards. One was McCaffrey, who caught nine of 10 targets for 73.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\"><strong>-> <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.com\/promoRedirect?key=ej0xMzUyNTA0MiZsPTEzNTI1MDAwJnA9ODMzNw%3D%3D\">Bet on McCaffrey vs. the Seahawks<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That kickstarted a remarkable receiving season for the two-time OPOY winner. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>McCaffrey is averaging 6.0 receptions and 55.6 yards per game. He has 40+ yards in 13 of 16 games.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>At 122 targets, CMC is 22 targets clear of all other NFL running backs (with Bijan Robinson sitting in second).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>San Francisco has leaned harder on McCaffrey than anyone would&#8217;ve expected this season, which has resulted in him pacing the NFL in total touches (399). <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In an extremely important season finale, he should be heavily involved again. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For folks on milestone watch, McCaffrey is four receptions from 100 for the year and 110 yards away from 1,000. It&#8217;s unlikely he makes good on the latter milestone, but his floor in terms of touches is exceedingly high.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key stat:<\/strong> Seattle has allowed the fifth-most receiving yards per game to opposing running backs (37.6).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NFL Saturday night prop bet<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>Smith-Njigba over 99.5 receiving yards (-118)<\/strong>:<\/strong> Like McCaffrey, Smith-Njigba balled out when these divisional foes met at the start of the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 23-year-old wideout turned 13 targets into nine catches for 124 yards. Entering Seattle&#8217;s bye in Week 8, JSN was on a 1,989-yard pace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\"><strong>-> <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.com\/promoRedirect?key=ej0xMzUyNTA0MiZsPTEzNTI1MDAwJnA9ODMzNw%3D%3D\">Don&#8217;t miss out \u2014 Bet on Seahawks vs. 49ers with the NFC&#8217;s top seed on the line<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He hasn&#8217;t quite kept that up, but a 100-yard game would put him over 1,800 for the season and likely secure the NFL receiving crown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Through 16 games, Smith-Njigba is 9-7 vs. this prop &#8230; but he finished with more than 90 yards in four of the seven outliers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He has at least nine targets in six of his past seven games, and he ranks in the 97th percentile this season in air yards per game (106.5, according to RotoWire). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bank on Seattle giving its top weapon opportunities to shine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Seahawks vs. 49ers prop picks made at 4 p.m. ET 01\/02\/2026.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\"><strong>-> <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.com\/promoRedirect?key=ej0xMzUyNTA0MiZsPTEzNTI1MDAwJnA9ODMzNw%3D%3D\">Sign up to NorthStar Bets today<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The NFC West crown \u2014 and the conference&#8217;s No. 1 seed \u2014 will be earned on Saturday night when the San Francisco 49ers host the Seattle Seahawks. The pregame narrative: On an individual level, the Offensive Player of the Year will almost certainly be decided in this game, too. Look for OPOY frontrunners Jaxon Smith-Njigba [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":390401,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"sidebar_plugin_meta_block_field":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[452,61],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-390618","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-com","category-nfl"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Seahawks vs. 49ers prop picks: NFL Week 18 | The Boost<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Check out our Week 18 Seahawks vs. 49ers prop picks. 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