{"id":197540,"date":"2024-10-31T15:15:56","date_gmt":"2024-10-31T19:15:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=197540"},"modified":"2024-11-26T13:16:25","modified_gmt":"2024-11-26T18:16:25","slug":"rams-vs-seahawks-predictions-oct-31","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2024\/10\/31\/rams-vs-seahawks-predictions-oct-31\/","title":{"rendered":"Rams vs Seahawks Predictions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Week 9&#8217;s Rams vs Seahawks matchup pits two NFC West rivals with postseason aspirations against each other. <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/rams\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Los Angeles<\/a> (3-4) has been transformed by the return of star receivers Puka Nacua and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2024\/07\/15\/2024-fantasy-football-profile-cooper-kupp\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Cooper Kupp<\/a>. This duo, combined with star quarterback Matthew Stafford and touchdown machine Kyren Williams, gives the Rams one of the more complete and dangerous offenses in the NFL.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/seahawks\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Seattle<\/a> (4-4) also features a high-powered passing attack. Rookie head coach Mike Macdonald has quarterback Geno Smith leading the league in passing attempts (<a  href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/stats\/player\/_\/table\/passing\/sort\/passingAttempts\/dir\/desc\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">by a wide margin<\/a>) and passing yards. Star receiver DK Metcalf, who missed last week&#8217;s blowout loss to the Bills due to a knee injury, is <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/nfl\/profootballtalk\/rumor-mill\/news\/dk-metcalf-remained-out-of-practice-wednesday-but-trending-toward-a-return-this-week\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reportedly set to return<\/a>. He, combined with Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Tyler Lockett, and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2024\/08\/31\/2024-fantasy-football-profile-kenneth-walker-iii\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Kenneth Walker III<\/a> gives Seattle the firepower to keep pace with anyone in the league.<\/p>\n<h2>The trio of Stafford, Kupp, and Nacua are set to match up with Smith, Metcalf, and Walker in this high-powered NFC West Rams vs Seahawks battle.<\/h2>\n<h2>Rams vs Seahawks Odds<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Moneyline:<\/b> Rams (-125) vs Seahawks (+105)<\/li>\n<li><b>Spread:<\/b> Rams -1.5 (-110) vs Seahawks +1.5 (-110)<\/li>\n<li><b>Over\/Under:\u00a0<\/b>Over 48.5 (-110) \/ Under 48.5 (-110)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Rams vs Seahawks Prediction<\/h2>\n<h3>LA Rams 23, SEA Seahawks 21<\/h3>\n<p>These two teams enter Week 9 with eerily similar profiles. Both have major playmakers working their way back from injuries. Each boasts a high-octane offensive unit. Both have bottom-half of the league defenses. And both are hovering around .500 with legitimate playoff hopes.<\/p>\n<p>In many ways, this game is a pick-em. However, Stafford has big-game experience, and LA&#8217;s slight offensive advantage give the Rams a narrow edge in what should be a high-scoring affair.<\/p>\n<h2>Rams vs Seahawks Best Bets<\/h2>\n<h3>Geno Smith Over 253.5 Passing Yards (-110)<\/h3>\n<p>The stars are aligning for a big passing day by Geno Smith. The Rams&#8217; defense ranks <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/articles\/nfl\/2024-nfl-defense-rankings-team-pass-and-rush-stats\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">21st<\/a> in total yards allowed. Metcalf is returning the lineup. The game should feature a high-scoring script. Smith is a virtual lock to throw the ball 30-35 times and has a real chance to surpass the 40 mark (he is averaging 38.5 attempts this season). And his average passing yards per game well exceeds this threshold (274.6).<\/p>\n<p>More aggressive bettors may consider taking the over on 300 passing yards (+290). However, Smith eclipsing the 253.5 passing yards mark is one of the biggest layups on the Week 9 slate. Bet the over with confidence!<\/p>\n<h3>Cooper Kupp Over 75 Receiving Yards (+160)<\/h3>\n<p>Los Angeles is the rare team with tandem #1 receivers. As such, it can be difficult to discern whether Kupp or Nacua will lead the offense on any particular week. <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2024\/10\/29\/week-9-wide-receiver-rankings-fantasy-football\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Nacua<\/a> has benefit of being in his athletic prime, while the older Kupp has a has a longstanding rapport and chemistry with Stafford.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ll take the chemistry advantage in this matchup and lock in Kupp to hit the over on his 62.5 O\/U mark and on the 75 receiving yards threshold.<\/p>\n<p><em>Main Photo Courtesy of Kirby Lee &#8211; Imagn Images<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This Rams vs Seahawks NFC West shootout features several fascinating matchups that bettors can use to their advantage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2957,"featured_media":197589,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[32810,34,32],"tags":[1920,815,404],"class_list":["post-197540","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-predictions","category-rams","category-seahawks","tag-cooper-kupp","tag-geno-smith","tag-matthew-stafford"],"modified_by":"Joshua Stewart","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/197540","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2957"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=197540"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/197540\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/197589"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=197540"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=197540"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=197540"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}