The Seattle Seahawks (4-4) and Los Angeles Rams (3-4) meet Sunday in a crucial NFC West matchup between teams vying to remain relevant in the 2024 NFL playoff picture. The Rams have gone from a team looking like they were going to move pieces at the NFL Trade Deadline after losing four of their first five games to now being one win away from a .500 record. Meanwhile, the Seahawks are coming off a 31-10 loss to the Bills last week.
Kickoff is set for 4:25 p.m. ET on Sunday at Lumen Field in Seattle. The Rams are 1.5-point favorites in the latest Seahawks vs. Rams odds via SportsLine consensus, while the over/under is 48.5 points. Before entering any Rams vs. Seahawks picks, you'll want to see the NFL predictions from the model at SportsLine.
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The model has set its sights on Seattle vs. Los Angeles. You can head to SportsLine to see its picks. Here are several NFL betting lines for the game:
- Seahawks vs. Rams spread: Rams -1.5
- Seahawks vs. Rams over/under: 48.5 points
- Seahawks vs. Rams money line: Rams -124, Seahawks +105
- Seahawks vs. Rams picks: See picks here
Why the Rams can cover
The Rams have won back-to-back games following their 1-4 start to the season and received a significant boost with Cooper Kupp and Puka Nacua back in the lineup following injuries last week. However, Nacua left practice early on Thursday with a knee injury, which is reportedly not considered serious, but still one to monitor as he's officially listed as questionable. When the Rams have Kupp and Nacua on the field together, Stafford has played like one of the top quarterbacks in the league. Los Angeles went 7-5 over 12 regular-season games with the two on the field together last season and the Rams are 1-0 in the only game they started and finished together this season, that being last week's 30-20 win over the Vikings.
The Rams won both of their meetings against Seattle last season and Los Angeles is 10-5 against the Seahawks in the Sean McVay era. This is only the second game the Rams are favored in this season and they are 1-0 straight up as a favorite this year. See which team to pick here.
Why the Seahawks can cover
The Seahawks have lost four of their last five games, but three of those contests came against division winners from last year as one of the most difficult five-week stretches a team will face this season. Before that period, the Seahawks opened the season 3-0 with wins over the Broncos, Patriots and Dolphins and despite being 4-4 this season, scoring hasn't been a problem for Seattle. The Seahawks are 13th in the league in scoring (23.8 points per game).
The Seahawks throw more than anybody in the league, passing on an NFL-high 66.3% of plays, and the Rams allow the second-most yards per pass this season. That's a recipe which could lead to significant chunk plays from a talented receiver room that includes Tyler Lockett and Jaxon Smith-Njigba. DK Metcalf (knee) missed last week and he was ruled out for this one on Friday. See which team to pick here.
How to make Seahawks vs. Rams picks
The model has simulated Rams vs. Seahawks 10,000 times and the results are in. The model is leaning Over, and it's also generated a point-spread pick that hits nearly 60% of the time. You can only see the pick at SportsLine.
So who wins Los Angeles vs. Seattle on Sunday, and which side of the spread hits nearly 60% of the time? Visit SportsLine right now to see which side of the Rams vs. Seahawks spread you should be all over Sunday, all from the model on a 194-134 roll on its top-rated NFL picks, and find out.
