Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 1:00 PM EDTWeek 3 · at Washington Commanders
Closing spread
SEA -8.5
✓ WSH W
Total
40.5
▲ Over · 64 pts
Model before kickoff
SEA 25–16 WSH
✗ SEA (79%) lost
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenSEA -3.5
CloseSEA -8.5
Total46.5 → 40.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenSEA -3.5
5 → SEA
CloseSEA -8.5
5 pts toward Seattle Seahawks
Total
Open46.5
▼ 6
Close40.5
Down 6 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened SEA -3.5 · closed SEA -8.5 · moved 5 toward SEAmodel SEA -11
model SEA -11
Opened 46.5 · closed 40.5 · moved 6 downmodel 40.5 matches the line
model 40.5 = line ✓
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 6.5–10.5 since 2023: won 75%, covered 40% (64 games)ⓘ
Crossed 7The team the line moved toward covered 34% (47 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenSEA -3.5
CloseSEA -8.5
Total46.5 → 40.5
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Similar games
The recent games that looked most like this one before kickoff, and how they turned out
In the 6 games most like
SEA as an 8.5-point road favorite at WSH, the favorite won 4, covered 2, and 4 went over the total.
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This game: WSH won 33–31 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 4 of the 6 similar games. 64 points went over 40.5, as in 4 of 6.
Favorite won
4 of 667%
Normal range · usually 70%
Favorite covered
2 of 633%
Normal range · usually 42%
Went over
4 of 667%
Normal range · usually 61%
Only 6 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: favorite by 4.8 against an average line of 8; 45.8 points a game (usually 47). Of the 4 overs, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›
All 6 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loose |
2023 · Week 7 · loose · similar rest & season form |
-7.5 | 25–29 | L | O39.5 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 8 · loose · similar rest & season form |
-9.5 | 31–24 | L | O45 |
| Loose |
2024 · Week 10 · loose · similar rest & season form |
-7.5 | 12–7 | L | U42.5 |
| Loose |
2025 · Week 10 · loose · similar rest & spread |
-7.5 | 44–22 | W | O48.5 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 8 · loose · similar rest & season form |
-7 | 9–24 | L | U45.5 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 12 · loose · similar rest |
-9 | 31–17 | W | O42.5 |
History, not a prediction. Every NFL game from 2023 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 4 trends and market moves behind it
Slight Seattle Seahawks ATS trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 294-309 (49%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
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.
Market moved toward Seattle Seahawks
5 pts (SEA -3.5 → SEA -8.5), through the key number 7. · Backtest 2024–26: 200-205 (49%)
Total moved down 6
46.5 → 40.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 120-135 (47%)
Seattle Seahawks on a cross-country trip
Seattle Seahawks cross 3 time zones (2,330 miles); NFL teams on 3-zone trips have covered more often than the line expects. · Backtest 2023–26: 67-60 (53%)
Small sample warning
Seattle Seahawks has 1 game with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q3. Of 176 earlier overs in games with totals 37.5–43.5, 27% had cashed by the end of Q3.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-0 100% | 7-2-1 78% | 4-6 40% | |
| 2-8 20% | 5-5 50% | 8-2 80% |
Recent meetings
Last 2 since 2023
SEA 7–9 WSH
WSH leads · 16 games since 2001 · WSH has won the last meeting
All-time series from nflverse.
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2 2025 | Seattle Seahawks 38 @ Washington Commanders 14 | SEA -2.5 | SEA W |
| Nov 12 2023 | Washington Commanders 26 @ Seattle Seahawks 29 | SEA -6 | WSH W |
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+3.2 →+4.9▲ 1.7#1
WSH−1.6 →−1.9▼ 0.3#27
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW2
Longer bar = better
#13
Offense
Even#15
#3
Defense
◀ SEA better#26
+1.5 #4
Turnovers
◀ SEA better−0.5 #22
58 plays #22
Pace
WSH faster ▶67 plays #7
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| SEA off | WSH def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 22.0 #17 | 30.5 #27 | SEA |
| Yards / play | 5.79 #8 | 6.07 #26 | SEA |
| EPA / play | +0.11 #10 | +0.15 #27 | SEA |
| Success rate | 44% #16 | 46% #22 | SEA |
| WSH off | SEA def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 21.0 #18 | 8.5 #2 | SEA |
| Yards / play | 5.10 #21 | 3.75 #1 | SEA |
| EPA / play | +0.06 #11 | −0.20 #4 | SEA |
| Success rate | 47% #9 | 38% #4 | SEA |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 2 teams
SEA scoring against the WSH defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3.5 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 6.5 | 12.0 | 18.5 | |
5.0 | 10.5 | 15.5 | 6.5 | 8.5 | 15.0 |
WSH scoring against the SEA defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1.5 | 8.0 | 9.5 | 1.5 | 10.0 | 11.5 | |
0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1.5 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
60° · 9 mph
gusts 32 mph · at kickoff
Rest
SEA7d
WSH7d
Even
Tempo
Average 125 plays
slowavg 122fast
Travel
SEA 2,330 mi
3 time zones
Quarterback
WSH QB listed out or doubtful
Model priced WSH with its QB out
Schedules, links & other games
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