Betting on the 49ers to Cover vs Seattle on Wildcard Weekend

• The San Francisco 49ers host the Seattle Seahawks as a 10-point home favorite in the opening round of the NFL Playoffs.
• San Francisco has been much better lately, against playoff teams, and overall, making the Brock Purdy-led group a good bet to cover the 10-point spread.

SAN FRANCISCO – Geno Smith and the Seattle Seahawks travel to the Bay in the first round of the playoff, with Bovada suggesting that the seventh-seeded team is a ten-point underdog versus the San Francisco 49ers.

San Francisco 49ers vs Seattle Seahawks Odds

Team	Spread	Moneyline	Total
Seattle Seahawks	+10.0 (-115)	+390	O43.0 (-105)
San Francisco 49ers	-10.0 (-105)	-550	U43.0 (-115)

San Francisco has earned their 10-point favorite status all season, with their dominance at the end of the season, against playoff teams, and on both sides of the ball making them a good bet to cover that mark.

Betting the San Francisco 49ers

San Francisco has an argument as the hottest team in the league right now, having won every game since October and dominating at legal NFL betting sites.

Meanwhile, Seattle took care of business in Week 18 and eked into the playoffs thanks to some Dan Campbell heroics on Sunday Night Football.

The two NFC West foes appear to be heading in opposite directions, with the San Francisco 49ers looking like the better bet to cover the 10-point spread based on recent performances:

San Francisco 49ers’ Offense

• The Seahawks have covered the spread just once in their last eight games, going only 3-5 straight up over that stretch.
• San Francisco has covered the spread in eight of their past ten games and won every single one of those contests outright.

One other trend to watch in this Seahawks vs 49ers matchup is how each team has performed against other playoff teams this season:

• San Francisco 49ers: 5-1 Against the Spread/Straight Up
• Seattle Seahawks: 2-4 Against the Spread/Straight Up

Those trends can largely be attributed to the 49ers’ apparent edge on both offense and defense over the Seahawks, as the Kyle Shanahan-coached 49ers dominate the Pete Carroll-coached Seahawks on both sides of the ball:

• San Francisco 49ers’ Offense: 365.6 Yards Per Game (5th)/26.5 Points Per Game (6th)
• Seattle Seahawks Offense: 351.5 Yards Per Game (13th)/23.9 Points Per Game (9th)
• San Francisco 49ers’ Defense: 300.6 Yards Per Game (1st)/16.3 Points Allowed Per Game (1st)
• Seattle Seahawks Defense: 361.7 Yards Per Game (26th)/23.6 Points Allowed Per Game (25th)

With San Francisco player better than Seattle recently, against playoff teams, and on both sides of the ball, taking the 49ers to cover the 10-point spread at legal sports betting sites is the best bet between the two NFC West rivals.

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