Sat, Jan 3, 2026, 8:00 PM ESTWeek 18 · at San Francisco 49ers · Division game
Weather at kickoff58°F7 mphgusts 16Wet0.0 mmWet Over 51% of 104 games since 2023Weather watch ›
13-3 · Power #1
13
▲ winner
Final
@
12-4 · Power #10
3
final
Closing spread
SEA -2.5
✓ SEA W
Total
48.5
▼ Under · 16 pts
Model before kickoff
SEA 25–22 SF
✓ SEA (58%) won
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenSEA -1.5
CloseSEA -2.5
Total49.5 → 48.5
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1 pt toward Seattle Seahawks
Total
Down 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened SEA -1.5 · closed SEA -2.5 · moved 1 toward SEAmodel SF -1
Opened 49.5 · closed 48.5 · moved 1 downmodel 47
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 1.5–3.5 since 2023: won 62%, covered 53% (154 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the favorite: that team covered 46% (117 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenSEA -1.5
CloseSEA -2.5
Total49.5 → 48.5
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 10 games most like SEA as a 2.5-point road favorite at SF, the favorite won 6, covered 6, and 8 went over the total.

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This game: SEA won 13–3; the favorite covered, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 16 points stayed under 48.5, as in 2 of 10.
Favorite won
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 60%
Favorite covered
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 51%
Went over
8 of 1080%
Above normal · usually 47%

Overs above normal. Splits like this often fade, so treat it as context, not a pick. Average result: favorite by 2.7 against an average line of 3; 57.9 points a game (usually 44.2). Of the 8 overs, 2 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2024 · Postseason · very close · similar spread & total
-2.59–27 L U47.5
Very close
2024 · Week 17 · very close · similar rest & season form
-0.525–27 L O48.5
Close
2024 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & season form
-2.524–14 W U48.5
Close
2025 · Week 5 · close · similar spread & situation
-3.528–31 L O45.5
Close
2024 · Week 16 · close · similar situation & season form
-4.533–36 L O47.5
Close
2024 · Week 12 · close · similar situation & spread
-2.537–20 W O47.5
Close
2024 · Week 17 · close · similar situation & total
-3.540–34 W O50.5
Close
2024 · Week 7 · close · similar situation & total
-4.541–31 W O50.5
Close
2025 · Week 15 · close · similar spread & situation
-2.535–31 W O49.5
Close
2025 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & spread
-3.531–25 W O43.5
History, not a prediction. Every NFL game from 2022 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 2 trends and market moves behind it
Moderate Seattle Seahawks ATS trend Hit
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 117-99 (54%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
No clear signal on the total

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 7-1 ATS on the road
Strong against the spread on the road this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 64-69 (48%)
Market moved toward Seattle Seahawks
1 pt (SEA -1.5 → SEA -2.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 200-205 (49%)
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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−0.1 →+5.1▲ 5.2#2
SF+0.9 →+2.6▲ 1.7#8
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW17

SEA
Longer bar = better
SF
#7
Offense
Even
#7
#3
Defense
◀ SEA better
#23
−0.3 #24
Turnovers
Even
−0.3 #25
59 plays #26
Pace
SF faster ▶
65 plays #3
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When SEA has the ball
Advantage: SEA offense
SEA offSF defEdge
Points / game 29.4 #2 22.4 #14 SEA
Yards / play 5.92 #5 5.64 #24 SEA
EPA / play +0.03 #13 +0.07 #24 SEA
Success rate 46% #8 48% #30 SEA
When SF has the ball
Even matchup
SF offSEA defEdge
Points / game 27.1 #8 18.1 #2 SEA
Yards / play 5.58 #11 4.58 #2 SEA
EPA / play +0.11 #6 −0.11 #2 Even
Success rate 49% #2 40% #4 Even

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
SEA scoring against the SF defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
SEA scored
6.2
#5
8.3
#5
14.5
#6
7.6
#1
6.8
#14
14.4
#3
SF allowed
3.9
#8
7.4
#19
11.3
#18
4.6
#17
6.6
#17
11.1
#14
SF scoring against the SEA defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
SF scored
5.9
#7
8.0
#8
13.9
#7
5.8
#8
7.2
#12
13.0
#9
SEA allowed
3.2
#3
4.4
#1
7.6
#1
3.5
#6
6.6
#17
10.1
#11

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
SF +1.8
home-field points in the model
Weather
58° · 7 mph
gusts 16 mph · 0.004 in rain · at kickoff
Rest
SEA6d
SF6d
Even
Tempo
Average 124 plays
slowavg 123fast