The NFC West title will be decided on Sunday night, as the San Francisco 49ers visit the Seattle Seahawks on NBC. Not only will the division champ be decided, but home field in the NFC in the playoffs will also be decided. The 49ers can win the division and take the overall top seed with a win, while the Seahawks can win the division with a victory. The 49ers will also be seeking revenge, as they were beaten at home earlier this season by the Seahawks. Let’s look at Sunday’s game and NFL picks.
This NFL regular season game between the San Francisco 49ers and Seattle Seahawks will be held at CenturyLink Field in Seattle, Washington at 8:20 p.m. ET on Sunday, December 29, 2019. The game will be nationally televised on NBC.
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Odds Analysis
The 49ers are listed as a 3-point favorite, with the total at 47. This line opened as a pick and was quickly bet up to three because of all the Seattle injuries. The Seahawks have added Marshawn Lynch and Robert Turbin to help out in the running game, but bettors have not been impressed, as this line has not moved off the current number of three.
Player to Watch
When the Seahawks beat the 49ers last month in San Francisco the 49ers did not have tight end George Kittle, as he was injured. There is no question that Kittle is the best offensive player for the 49ers and many people think he is the best player on the 49ers, period. “He’s a great player,” Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said to the media bout Kittle, “We won’t be able to play them the way we did last time. We’re going to have to do things much differently because he’s in the game. He’s the top player on the team. He’s everything. So they can build the whole game around him and count on him and all that. He has grown in the years we’ve been here and watched him. He’s just become an extraordinary player and performer.”
It should also be noted that the 49ers didn’t get much from Emmanuel Sanders in that first meeting, as he got hurt early in the game. The 49ers also have a better running game than they did last month, as Raheem Mostert has taken over as the top back.
Interesting Trend
The Seahawks have done very poorly in the last two years in the second meeting against a team. They are 7-1 in the last two years in the first meeting against a team but just 1-5 in the second meeting. That includes losses against the Rams and Cardinals this season. Will that trend continue with a loss by the Seahawks to the 49ers?
49ers Losing Streak in Seattle
It has been ugly for the 49ers at Seattle recently. They have not gotten a win in Seattle in the last seven years. They have lost eight straight in Seattle, including the 2013 NFC Championship game. The 49ers have not won a game in Seattle since 2011. San Francisco head coach Kyle Shanahan said he doesn’t have to motivate his team for this game. "This is definitely a week you don't have to try at all to get your team up for the game," Shanahan said to the media, "It'll be the same thing for them.”
NFL Pick
The Seahawks were fortunate to win against the 49ers earlier this season, but keep in mind that San Francisco didn’t have Kittle in that game. The Seahawks have been awful defending the tight end in recent seasons and Kittle is one of the best in the game. I don’t see them stopping him in this contest and the 49ers defense should get enough stops for San Francisco to win. I will lay the points and take the 49ers in this contest.
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