NFC Playoff Betting Matchup: Seattle Seahawks at Atlanta Falcons

NFC Playoff Betting Matchup: Seattle Seahawks at Atlanta Falcons
Date / Time: Saturday, January 14 – 4:35 PM ET
Site: Georgia Dome – Atlanta
TV Coverage: Fox Network

NFL Playoff Odds from BetAnySports

Pointspread: Falcons -5
Total: 51.5 points

The Seattle Seahawks looked rather dominant last weekend, and used a bruising ground game to do it. That would appear to put them into pretty good position to exploit the defensive weaknesses of the Atlanta Falcons, who they will take on in what is, in effect, the NFC semi-finals, beginning at 4:35 PM ET on Saturday at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, which may be hosting its last NFL game. Coming into this one, the Falcons are 11-5 straight-up and 10-6 against the points, while Seattle, including its playoff win, is 11-5-1, with an 8-9 ATS mark. Fox Network will provide the television to a national audience, and BetAnySports customers, who can also access great Asian casino where you can play online slots real money action with three no-download options, get to place wagers even after the game has started, as they battle against the NFL odds in real time through Live Betting Ultra.

Seattle likes to identify itself with a power running game, and that certainly was the case when they had Marshawn Lynch on hand. This season things got a little choppy, as they didn’t have many answers while Thomas Rawls was sitting out with an injury. CJ Prosise, a rookie out of Notre Dame, is a promising talent, but he was lost for the season with an injury. Rawls finally came back from a cracked fibula, and did not necessarily take control. But he rose to the occasion against the Detroit Lions last week, rushing for 161 yards, which established a one-game playoff record for the franchise. This is the kind of thing Seattle would love to do again, in order to control the clock and keep Matt Ryan off the field.

Obviously that is the kind of thing that is important, because Ryan could conceivably have a field day, even against the team that is ranked third in the NFL in scoring defense (18.3 points allowed per game). He completed just under 70% of his passes for over 4600 yards and over nine yards per attempt, so he’s capable of putting pressure on the Seattle secondary down the field. The Seahawks have been using Kam Chancellor a little as the deep cover guy in place of safety Earl Thomas, who is not available to them anymore this year. The question BetAnySports patrons have to ask themselves is whether the Seahawks can get enough of a pass rush to force Ryan into mistakes. They have 42 sacks on the season, led by Cliff Avril with 11.5 and Frank Clark with 10. Then obviously there is All-Pro Michael Bennett to worry about as well. The Seahawks like to rush with four people, but Ryan, who sustained 36 sacks this year, was not forced into many mistakes, throwing just seven interceptions.

These teams met in the sixth week of the season, and the Falcons came back from two touchdowns behind to take a late lead, only to be turned back ultimately by Seattle in the final two minutes. But that was an indication that perhaps Falcons head coach Dan Quinn, who served as defensive coordinator with the Seahawks for their one and only Super Bowl victory, has some knowledge about his former team that he most definitely utilized.

There would appear to be a considerable difference between these teams up front. The Seahawks have stopped a lot of ground attacks cold, holding opponents to just 3.4 yards per carry, while Atlanta has yielded 4.5. And the Falcons allowed 31 touchdown passes by opposing quarterbacks. Seattle, however, has yielded more yards per reception (11.7) and also more sacks, as this offensive line of theirs has come under much criticism. So Atlanta will have Vic Beasley, who accumulated more sacks than anyone in the NFL (14.5) at the ready.

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