Los Angeles Rams (10-6) at Seattle Seahawks (12-4)
NFL Football: Saturday, January 9, 2021 at 4:40 pm (Lumen Field)
The Line: Seattle Seahawks -4.5 — Over/Under: 43
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The Seattle Seahawks face off with the Los Angeles Rams Saturday in the NFL NFC Wild Card Playoffs at Lumen Field in Seattle, WA.
The Los Angeles Rams head into the playoffs splitting their last six games. The Los Angeles Rams have split their last eight road games. Jared Goff is completing 67 percent of his passes for 3,952 yards, 20 touchdowns and 13 interceptions. Goff has one or less touchdown passes in six of his last eight games. Cooper Kupp and Robert Woods have combined for 1,910 receiving yards and nine touchdowns while Josh Reynolds has 52 receptions. The Los Angeles Rams ground game is averaging 126.1 yards per contest, and Cam Akers leads the way with 625 yards and two touchdowns. Defensively, Los Angeles is allowing 18.5 points and 281.9 yards per game. John Johnson III leads the Los Angeles Rams with 105 tackles, Aaron Donald has 13.5 sacks and Darious Williams has four interceptions.
The Seattle Seahawks had into the playoffs on a four-game winning streak. The Seattle Seahawks have won seven of their last eight home games. Russell Wilson is completing 68.8 percent of his passes for 4,212 yards, 40 touchdowns and 13 interceptions. Wilson has two or more touchdown passes in 11 of his last 16 games. DK Metcalf and Tyler Lockett have combined for 2,357 receiving yards and 20 touchdowns while David Moore has 35 receptions. The Seattle Seahawks ground game is averaging 123.2 yards per contest, and Chris Carson leads the way with 681 yards and five touchdowns. Defensively, Seattle is allowing 23.2 points and 380.6 yards per game. Bobby Wagner leads the Seattle Seahawks with 138 tackles, Jamal Adams has 9.5 sacks and Quandre Diggs has five interceptions.
The Rams are 9-4-1 ATS in their last 14 vs. NFC West and 20-7-1 ATS in their last 28 vs. NFC. The Seahawks are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 home games and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 vs. NFC. The under is 4-0 in Rams last 4 games overall. The under is 7-1 in Seahawks last 8 games overall. The Rams are 4-10 ATS in their last 14 meetings in Seattle. The home team is 11-5 ATS in their last 16 meetings.
The home team has won seven of the last 10 meetings between the Rams and Seahawks, and the home team has covered 11 of the last 16 meetings as well. The Los Angeles Rams have the defense to hang in this game, but you never know what you’re going to get from Goff and that offense. These teams met a couple weeks ago and the Rams managed just nine points on 20 first downs. The Seattle Seahawks are just easily the more trustworthy team here and the home trends for this NFC West rivalry is tough to ignore. I’ll take the Seahawks by a touchdown.
Randy’s Pick
Seattle Seahawks -4.5
AUTHOR:
Randy Chambers
