The Seahawks lead the NFC West through five weeks and will be looking to defend their standings when the San Francisco 49ers come to town on Thursday Night Football.
Best Bet
The San Francisco 49ers get the perfect opportunity to get their season back on track against a team they have dominated in recent years.
The Niners have won five straight over the Seahawks, with four of those being double digit wins.
Yes, those were over Pete Carroll coached teams, but two things about the Seahawks remain true this year – their run defence is awful (and will only be worse with Uchenna Nwosu missing, Byron Murphy remains out) and their tackles cannot block – Geno Smith has already been sacked 18 times.
Kyle Shanahan’s offence has been productive this season, despite the 2-3 record. The Niners are second in yards per drive and Shanahan is too good a play designer to allow their red zone woes to linger.
The Seahawks gave up 175 yards on the ground to the Giants last week so Jordan Mason, doing an admirable job in the absence of Christian McCaffrey, should put up telephone numbers.
Chips in the Niners.
Same Game Multi
As above, Jordan Mason should feast against the Seahawks porous run defence.
Jaxon Smith-Njigba should see plenty of targets from the slot in this one.
Value Bet
Tyrone Tracy had a total of 29 receiving yards for his career before putting up 129 yards against the Seahawks and he did not have the benefit of Kyle Shanahan designing runs for him.
