New Orleans Saints vs Seattle Seahawks Prediction, 10/25/2021 NFL Pick, Tips and Odds, Week 7

by Tony Sink - 10/19/2021

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Game: New Orleans Saints vs Seattle Seahawks

Date: Monday, October 25, 2021

Location: Lumen Field in Seattle, WA

TV: ESPN

Odds/Point Spread: Seahawks (+3)

Total/Over-Under: 44

The Seattle Seahawks (2-4) will go up against the New Orleans Saints (3-2) at Lumen Field on Monday. New Orleans opens this matchup as 3-point favorites. The total comes in at 44.

The New Orleans Saints head into this matchup 3-2 for this season. In their last game, the Saints went up against the Football Team and earned the victory with a final of 33-22. Jameis Winston connected on 15/30 with 279 yards passing and 4 touchdowns. He had a quarterback rating of 108.2 and ended the game with 1 pick. Alvin Kamara was the rushing leader for the Saints with 16 carries for 71 yds (4.4 yards per carry). Marquez Callaway had an average of 21.3 yards per catch by accumulating 85 yds on 4 catches. The New Orleans Saints ended up rushing 23 times and compiled 98 yards, which is an average of 4.3 yds per carry. In all, they had 55 plays for 369 yds. New Orleans allowed 20 completions on 41 attempts for a total of 242 yards, and a completion rate of 48.8%. On the ground, the Saints gave up 131 yards on 33 attempts, which is an average of 4.0 yds per rush surrendered.

Regarding putting the ball in the endzone, the New Orleans Saints have an average of 25.4 points per game. As a team they're maintaining an average of 125.8 yards on the ground giving them a rank of 9th in the league. The Saints have earned 1,476 total yards this season. New Orleans has a total of 46 first downs as a unit, and they have committed 30 penalties for 246 yards. They have turned the ball over 5 different times (4 interceptions and 1 fumble). When it comes to distribution of touchdowns, New Orleans has totaled 12 touchdowns through the air and 5 touchdowns on the ground.

When talking about passing yards, the Saints have conceded 1,375 yards which puts them in 13th in the National Football League. They have given up 275.0 yards per game through the air as well as conceding a completion percentage of 60.5%. In total, they have yielded 354.0 yards per outing putting them 15th in the league. They have given up 5 touchdowns by air as well as 4 touchdowns pounding the rock. Opposing teams are running for an average of 3.3 yards per tote and 79.0 rushing yards per game this year. For the year, they have given up 395 rushing yards through 5 contests. The Saints rank 3rd in the NFL concerning team defense, allowing 18.2 points per contest.

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The Seahawks come into this matchup with a record of 2-4 this season. The last time they took the gridiron, the Seahawks took a loss by a score of 23-20 against the Steelers. Geno Smith (1 TD) walked away from the contest with 209 yards on 23/32 passing while his quarterback rating was 99.6. He kept the ball away from the defense with no interceptions and his average yards per pass attempt was 6.53 yds. D.K. Metcalf was the top contributor in the passing game for the Seahawks, bringing in 6 balls for 58 yards (9.7 yds per catch). Alex Collins ran the football 20 times for 101 yds, ending the game with 5.1 yards per attempt for Seattle. The Seahawks finished the game with a total of 309 yards while running 64 plays (4.8 yds per play). Seattle ran the football for 5.3 yds per carry, finishing the contest with 144 yards on 27 carries. Seattle conceded 30 rush attempts for 119 yds (4.0 yards per carry). The Seahawks pass defense gave up a completion rate of 72.5%, surrendering 226 yards on 29 out of 40 passing.

The Seattle Seahawks have an average of 344.0 yards/game which is good for 22nd in the league. They are averaging 110.7 run yards per game and have run for 664 yards for the year. The Seattle offense has totaled 280 penalty yards on 35 infractions, which is good for 23rd in the NFL in terms of making mistakes. They have given away 2 interceptions while letting opponents recover 2 fumbles and they have obtained 64 1st downs. Over the course of the season thus far, the Seahawks have a total of 1,400 passing yards in addition to an average of 233.3 passing yards per contest, which ranks 22nd out of all NFL teams. When looking at putting points on the board, the Seahawks currently sit 18th in the league averaging 23.3 points per game.

The Seahawks are allowing 24.8 points per game, which has them in 20th of all teams in the league. Seattle has conceded a total of 845 yards via the ground game (140.8 yards per game) as well as 6 touchdowns by way of the ground game this year. They have surrendered 10 touchdowns through the air and 292.3 yards/outing, which puts them in 28th in football. The Seahawks defense has participated in 437 plays, which is 32nd in the NFL. Overall, they have given up 149 total points. They have totaled 6 takeaways (4 fumbles and 2 picks) so far this season.

Who will win tonight's Saints/Seahawks NFL game against the spread?

Tony's Pick: Take the Saints -3

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