The Seattle Seahawks and the Washington Commanders meet Sunday in NFL action from Northwest Stadium. Here’s a Commanders vs Seahawks prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best Commanders vs Seahawks pick.
Seattle Seahawks Betting Preview
This year the Seahawks have been a mixed bag, but they’ve managed to carve out a winning record so far. Seattle kicked off with a loss to the San Francisco 49ers then took out the Pittsburgh Steelers, New Orleans Saints and Arizona Cardinals in the next three outings. The Seahawks would then lose to the Buccaneers before an eight-point road win over the Jacksonville Jaguars. In that one Seattle held the opposition to just 273 total yards, 59 rush yards, 4.0 yards per play, 17 first downs and 4-of-16 on third-down tries. The Seahawks offense struggled on 1-of-12 during third-down conversions however, and had only 13 first downs total. The Jags’ 10 penalties didn’t hurt either, though.
In their most recent outing on October 20 at home versus the Houston Texans in a Monday evening matchup, the Seahawks scored 14 points in the first quarter and 13 more in the third during a 27-19 win. QB Sam Darnold was 17-of-31 for 213 yards, one TD and one pick, while Kenneth Walker had 17 carries for a team-high 66 yards. Zach Charbonnet had 49 yards and two scores off 12 carries, while Jaxon Smith-Njigba had eight catches for 123 yards and a touchdown in the winning home effort.
Washington Commanders Betting Preview
Over on the Washington side, they managed to go 2-2 over their first four outings. The wins in that time were versus the New York Giants and Las Vegas Raiders; the losses otherwise were against the Green Bay Packers and Atlanta Falcons. Washington would then beat the Los Angeles Chargers before losses to the Chicago Bears and the Dallas Cowboys. In the Cowboys road game, the Commanders gave up double-digit points in each of the first three quarters in a 44-22 outcome. The Washington defense surrendered 409 total yards, 6.6 yards per play, 21 first downs and 6-of-12 on third-down conversion attempts in the loss.
Matched up against the Kansas City Chiefs on Monday, the Commanders were able to keep pace for the first half, heading to the locker room with a 7-7 tie. Washington was outpaced 21-0 the rest of the way however, resulting in a 28-7 loss in the end. QB Marcus Mariota was 21-of-30 for 213 yards, one TD and two picks while also leading an anemic rush with just 28 yards on eight carries. Jeremy McNichols was the top team receiver in the losing effort with five grabs for 64 yards and Terry McLaurin caught the score off three receptions for 54 yards total.
Seattle Seahawks @ Washington Commanders Betting Trends: Week 9
Why the Washington Commanders will win
- The Seahawks have lost each of their seven previous Week 9 games against NFC East opponents.
- The Commanders have won seven of their last eight November games against the Seahawks.
- The Commanders have covered the spread in each of their last five Sunday home games.
- The Seahawks have failed to cover the spread in six of their last eight games against NFC opponents.
- The Commanders have won the first quarter in each of their last five home games following a loss.
- The Seahawks have lost the first half in six of their seven previous Week 9 games against NFC East opponents.
- The Commanders have scored the first touchdown in five of their last six Sunday home games.
Why the Seattle Seahawks will win
- The Seahawks have won each of their last 10 Sunday road games.
- The Commanders have lost each of their last five Week 9 home games against NFC opponents.
- The Commanders have failed to cover the spread in each of their last four games against NFC opponents.
- The Seahawks have covered the spread in six of their last seven Sunday road games.
- The Commanders have lost the first quarter in eight of their last nine games against NFC opponents.
- The Commanders have lost the first half in each of their last seven Week 9 home games.
- The Seahawks have scored the first touchdown in each of their last seven road games against NFC East opponents.
Total Points Facts
- Each of the Commanders’ last seven home games against NFC West opponents have gone UNDER the total points line.
- Fourteen of the Seahawks’ last 16 road games against NFC East opponents have gone UNDER the total points line.
- Six of the last seven Sunday games at Northwest Stadium have gone OVER the total points line.
Washington Commanders Player Prop Facts
- Jayden Daniels has recorded 50+ rushing yards in each of the Commanders’ last seven home games against NFC opponents.
- Marcus Mariota has recorded 205+ passing yards in each of his three previous appearances following a road loss.
- Deebo Samuel has scored the last touchdown in three of his last four appearances against NFC opponents.
- Zach Ertz has scored at least one touchdown in seven of his last eight November home appearances against NFC opponents.
- Deebo Samuel has recorded 94+ rushing and receiving yards in eight of his nine previous appearances against the Seahawks.
- Zach Ertz has recorded 31+ receiving yards in each of his last 12 November home appearances.
- Jayden Daniels has recorded 24+ completions in four of his last five Sunday home appearances.
- Jacory Croskey-Merritt has four rushing touchdowns through his first five career games – most by any player since De’Von Achane, (2023).
Seattle Seahawks Player Prop Facts
- Kenneth Walker III has recorded 54+ rushing yards in each of his last five road appearances against NFC opponents.
- Sam Darnold has recorded 240+ passing yards in 10 of his last 11 road appearances.
- Cooper Kupp has scored at least one touchdown in eight of his last nine appearances on the East Coast.
- Cooper Kupp has recorded 48+ rushing and receiving yards in each of his six previous Week 9 appearances.
- Cooper Kupp has recorded 48+ receiving yards in each of his six previous Week 9 appearances.
- Sam Darnold has recorded 20+ completions in six of his last eight Sunday road appearances.
- Heading into Week 9, Jaxon Smith-Njigba ranks 1st in the NFL in receiving yards (819) this season.
Matchup/League Facts
- Commanders – four different players have recorded 50+ rushing yards in a game this season – equal-most in the NFL, heading into Week 9.
- Commanders – three different players have recorded 60+ rushing yards in a game this season – equal-most in the NFL, heading into Week 9.
- Seahawks – four different players have recorded multi-touchdown games this season – equal-most in the NFL, heading into Week 9.
- Seahawks – three different players have recorded 2.0 sacks or more in a game this season – equal-most in the NFL, heading into Week 9.
Commanders vs Seahawks Prediction
I’m going to stay with the Seahawks. Seattle really needs to clean up their act on offense after a rough, rough effort in a win over the Texans on October 20, though. The Seahawks coughed up four turnovers in that one along with an abysmal 2-of-14 success rate on third downs, not to mention the 12 overall penalties. Luckily the defense did well with 254 yards, 18 first downs and 2-of-15 on third downs allowed in the 27-19 win at home. Seattle’s offense is quite good when it’s on point, but their consistency leaves much to be desired.
As for Washington, they didn’t look terrible in the first half versus the Chiefs but ultimately notched just 260 total yards, 14 first downs and two interceptions in the three-touchdown loss Monday. The defense gave up 432 yards on the other side but did okay on third downs (4-of-10) and had a couple of picks. I’m not thrilled about the Commanders these days.