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If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Sunday when the St. Louis Rams and the Seattle Seahawks meet at Qwest Field.
Oddsmakers currently have the Seahawks listed as 8-point favorites versus the Rams, while the game’s total is sitting at 41.
The Rams’ defense held the Chiefs scoreless in the second half of a 17-9 victory in their final preseason game last time out, as a pick’em. That game’s 26 points went UNDER the posted total of 36.
The Seahawks gave up two touchdowns in the fourth quarter but managed to pull out a 31-21 victory over the Raiders in their final preseason game last time out. The Seahawks covered the 3-point spread, while the combined score sailed OVER the posted total of 37.
2009 team records:
Seattle: 4-12 SU, St. Louis most recently:
When playing in September are 1-9 When playing on turf are 1-9 After being outgained are 1-9 When playing within the division are 1-9 Seattle most recently: A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis’s last 6 games St. Louis is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games on the road St. Louis is 6-13 ATS in its last 19 games St. Louis is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Seattle Seattle is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing St. Louis The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Seattle’s last 6 games at home Seattle is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing St. Louis Seattle is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against St. Louis Next up:
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