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The Seattle Seahawks will take on the Houston Texans in an inter-conference showdown Sunday morning. It's time to continue our NFL odds series and make a Seahawks-Texans prediction and pick.
These teams aren't anywhere near the same level, but you wouldn't know it from their records. Seattle hasn't lived up to any preseason expectation that was set for them, as their mediocre 4-8 record has them at the bottom of the highly competitive NFC West, a division Seattle was supposed to contend in. The Texans haven't fared any better on the year, but everyone knew that Houston was going to be one of the worst teams in the NFL in 2021. Head coach David Culley's squad has lived up to that billing by earning an abysmal 2-10 record so far. Regardless of records, this is still NFL football, and anything can happen on any given Sunday.
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Here are the Seahawks-Texans Week 14 odds, courtesy of FanDuel.
NFL Odds: Seahawks-Texans Odds
Seattle Seahawks: -8.5 (-106)
Houston Texans: +8.5 (-114)
Over: 40.5 (-112)
Under: 40.5 (-108)
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Why The Seahawks Could Cover The Spread
Despite their recent struggles, the Seahawks are still an offense to be wary of. Quarterback Russell Wilson looked like he was finally shaking off the rust from a finger injury in a Week 14 victory over the San Francisco 49ers, and if that's the case, this offense should be putting up plenty of points here. The Texans allow 7.2 yards per pass to their opponents, one of the worst numbers in the entire league. Houston is about league-average when it comes to opposing passing yards per game, but that's just because teams are usually blowing them out, leaving no need to keep throwing the football.
To make matters even worse for the Texans, they may be missing a couple big defensive pieces here. Defensive backs Terrence Brooks, Terrance Mitchell, and defensive linemen Maliek Collins have all missed every single practice of the week. All three play important roles on the defense, and facing Seattle without those players is an unenviable prospect.
Why Texans Could Cover The Spread
As one might expect, the Seahawks don't have a great record when it comes to covering the spread on the season. Seattle is 6-6 in that category on the year, but they haven't been good when they play in situations like this one. The Seahawks are 2-4 on the season ATS when they enter the game as a favorite, and only 3-3 against the spread when they play on the road. This spread may be a little too big to handle for the Seahawks to handle.
Just like the Texans, Seattle will enter this game without some of their key players. Safeties Jamal Adams and Quandre Diggs have both missed practice this week, along with offensive linemen Gabe Jackson, Kyle Fuller, and Brandon Shell. There are four starters in that list, so it's possible that the Seahawks will play extremely shorthanded here.
Final Seahawks-Texans Prediction & Pick
This is a difficult spread to pick. Seattle has been wildly inconsistent, but the Texans haven't done anything all season to inspire confidence. Instead of taking either side, the over is the best pick here. The Seahawks have a chance to break the over all on their own here, and the Texans should be able to put up their fair share of points against an abysmal Seattle defense.
Final Seahawks-Texans Prediction & Pick: Over: 40.5 (-112)
