New England Patriots @ Seattle Seahawks: Spread
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The Pats are coming off an embarrassing 33-10 loss to Pittsburgh last week. At 7-5, they are still in the AFC playoff hunt but absolutely cannot afford to lose this game. They have fared quite well after losing a game this season, going 4-0 ATS following each loss and winning each game by a margin of at least 9 points. Prior to Matt Cassel’s poor performance against Pittsburgh, he threw for over 400 yards and 3 touchdowns in back to back contests. |
Expect him to rebound in this one as Seattle has the worst pass defense in the league, allowing an average of 265.2 yards per game. As a result, opponents have been scoring an average of 25.9 points per game against the Seahawks. Additionally, Matt Hasselbeck has struggled significantly since returning from his injury. He has a 57.9 passer rating and thrown 6 picks since in 3 games since his return. The trends are quite favourable for New England. They have won 12 straight versus the NFC. Seattle is 1-4-1 ATS in its last 6 home games and 1-5-1 in its last 7 versus teams with a winning record. Expect the Patriots to dominate this one and likely blowout the opponent.
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