This is a big one. The Seahawks host the 49ers for this Thursday Night Football matchup. A ton is riding on this game, as the NFC West is one of the closest divisions in the league. The 49ers are coming off a devastating loss to another divisional opponent, the Cardinals, leaving the former Super Bowl favorite at a 2-3 record to start the season. The 9ers have been ailing from injuries since the season kicked off, with Christian McCaffery seeing 0 snaps all season. He’s far from the only injury they have suffered, though, with guys out on both sides of the ball. The wear and tear of a Super Bowl run is showing its ugly head on this 9ers roster.
On the other end of the field, the Seahawks have struggled as well. Starting strong with a 3-0 start, they have dropped their last two games. With 15 players listed on their injury report, they’ve dropped back down to earth. That doesn’t mean they still don’t have a chance to steal this division. A win on Thursday could be critical in edging out the rest of this beat-up division, and the 9ers know that, too. We expected to see all hands on deck as both teams know this game will have long-reaching consequences for the entire season.
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The Hawks are going into this matchup as the dog, with +3.5 on their spread. Even though they are the home team, it’s easy to see why the 9ers are favored in this game. The number of players Seattle has on their injury report does not guarantee that this team can get healthy in a short week. Though, San Francisco is banged up as well, this could turn into a game of whoever has the most healthy players wins.
This is purely a matchup line here. The 9ers have been solid at preventing the passing game from taking root. This will be another game where the run game is critical. Especially with Walker back from injury, the Seahawks could keep it conservative. The run game has been working for them, too. It’s when the Hawks get behind that they have fallen into trouble. We expect to see them get the ground game going early and try to take control. This is why we don’t think DK will get a ton of action this week and will only produce modest receiving numbers.
Walker has been one of the best backs in the league when healthy. Last week, he was a killer with three touchdowns alone. He might be one of the most likely players to score a touchdown in the entire league. He is just a wrecking ball with the ball. He is a lock for scoring a touchdown this week, and there isn’t much more we need to say about the guy!
The 49ers need something this week, and we think they can do it. The team is slowly returning from injury, and hopefully, they are catching the Seahawks at a good time. After a bad loss to the Giants, the Seahawks look vulnerable, and we think this could be the moment the 9ers get back on track. Even though this is a road game for the 9ers, expect to see them pushing hard in this game to recover this season.
This feels like a Deebo game. He had almost no impact on the game last weekend, recording only one reception. It was like he wasn’t even on the field. That’s precisely why we think he’ll elevate the receiver order this week and be the workhorse of this offense. He has it in him, too; with a game earlier in the season against the Vikings, Deebo had over 100 receiving yards. With so many mouths to feed in this offense, it's hard to know precisely whose week it will be. However, it feels unlikely that Deebo will be quiet about only receiving three targets last week. These things tend to average out for WRs of his quality.
This one is up in the air. Right now, the defensive line of the Seahawks is pretty banged up. With a notable loss of Byron Murphy II, the run game might be a viable option for this 9ers squad. Mason has been a savoir for this squad in a few games, and establishing the run game could be critical in an away game like this. Even though we aren’t getting the juiciest odds here, we still think it’s a solid value. Mason hasn’t rushed under 75 yards as the starter for the 9ers now. Going against an injured D-line on Seattle, he’ll likely hit this number again!