Sun, Jan 5, 2025, 4:25 PM ESTWeek 18 · at Los Angeles Rams · Division game
Weather at kickoff75°F1 mphgusts 8DryWeather watch ›
9-7 · Power #19
30
▲ winner
Final
@
10-6 · Power #16
25
final
Closing spread
SEA -7.5
✓ LAR W
Total
38.5
▲ Over · 55 pts
Model before kickoff
SEA 25–18 LAR
✓ SEA (74%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenLAR -2.5
CloseSEA -7.5
Total43.5 → 38.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
10 pts toward Seattle Seahawks
Total
Down 5 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened LAR -2.5 · closed SEA -7.5 · moved 10 toward SEAmodel SEA -2.5
Opened 43.5 · closed 38.5 · moved 5 downmodel 42.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 5.5–9.5 since 2023: won 71%, covered 43% (45 games)ⓘ
Crossed 7Too few earlier games to rateⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenLAR -2.5
CloseSEA -7.5
Total43.5 → 38.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.

Similar games

The recent games that looked most like this one before kickoff, and how they turned out

In the 8 games most like SEA as a 7.5-point road favorite at LAR, the favorite won 6, covered 3, and 3 went over the total.

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This game: SEA won 30–25; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 5 of the 8 similar games. 55 points went over 38.5, as in 3 of 8.
Favorite won
6 of 875%
Normal range · usually 71%
Favorite covered
3 of 838%
Normal range · usually 45%
Went over
3 of 838%
Normal range · usually 53%

Only 8 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: favorite by 5 against an average line of 6.9; 41.8 points a game (usually 46.3). When games like this go over ›

All 8 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Loose
SEA @ LAR
2022 · Week 13 · loose · similar situation
-727–23 L O41
Loose
TB @ ARI
2022 · Week 16 · loose · similar situation
-7.519–16 L U42
Loose
MIN @ CHI
2022 · Week 18 · loose · similar situation & season form
-7.529–13 W U42.5
Loose
DAL @ WSH
2022 · Week 18 · loose · similar rest & situation
-7.56–26 L U41
Loose
SF @ CAR
2022 · Week 5 · loose · similar season form
-6.537–15 W O39.5
Loose
GB @ BAL
2021 · Week 15 · loose · similar season form
-731–30 L O44.5
Loose
WSH @ NYG
2021 · Week 18 · loose · similar situation
-6.522–7 W U36.5
Loose
LV @ LAR
2022 · Week 14 · loose
-616–17 L U42
History, not a prediction. Every NFL game from 2021 on is compared with this one as it looked before kickoff (team strength, the betting line, season form, situation, venue and rest), and only close matches are kept. How matches are found

Signals

The data signal, and 3 trends and market moves behind it
Mixed signals on the spread
Slight Under trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger total leans went 163-172 (49%) in our 2023–26 backtest.

None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.

Seattle Seahawks 1-4 ATS as a favorite
Struggling to cover in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 69-56 (55%)
Market moved toward Seattle Seahawks
10 pts (LAR -2.5 → SEA -7.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 200-205 (49%)
Total moved down 5
43.5 → 38.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 120-135 (47%)
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Matchup stats

Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
SEA−0.6 →−0.2▲ 0.4#19
LAR+0.7 →0.0▼ 0.7#17
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW17

SEA
Longer bar = better
LAR
#18
Offense
Even
#15
#13
Defense
◀ SEA better
#22
−0.4 #26
Turnovers
LAR better ▶
+0.4 #10
61 plays #20
Pace
Even
61 plays #21
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When SEA has the ball
Even matchup
SEA offLAR defEdge
Points / game 21.6 #19 22.3 #16 Even
Yards / play 5.44 #14 5.64 #26 SEA
EPA / play −0.04 #21 +0.03 #23 Even
Success rate 43% #16 45% #24 SEA
When LAR has the ball
Even matchup
LAR offSEA defEdge
Points / game 21.4 #20 21.4 #11 SEA
Yards / play 5.36 #15 5.25 #12 Even
EPA / play +0.01 #15 −0.01 #12 Even
Success rate 47% #10 44% #17 LAR

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
SEA scoring against the LAR defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
SEA scored
3.8
#19
7.0
#16
10.8
#19
4.3
#20
6.3
#18
10.6
#17
LAR allowed
5.3
#26
5.1
#4
10.4
#11
5.7
#25
5.8
#13
11.5
#17
LAR scoring against the SEA defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
LAR scored
1.7
#31
6.6
#20
8.3
#28
5.6
#11
7.1
#11
12.7
#10
SEA allowed
4.9
#24
6.4
#13
11.3
#17
4.7
#12
5.1
#7
9.8
#10

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
LAR +1.8
home-field points in the model
Weather
75° · 1 mph
gusts 8 mph · at kickoff
Rest
SEA10d
LAR8d
SEA +2 days
Tempo
Average 122 plays
slowavg 124fast
Quarterback
LAR backup QB started
Model priced LAR with its QB out