Sunday, January 10, 2016

TCF Bank Stadium

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The Seattle Seahawks matchup against the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday at TCF Bank Stadium. The opening line for this game has Seattle as 4.5 point favorites and the over/under was set at 42.

Russell Wilson finished his last game with 197 yards through the air for Seattle. He completed 19 passes out of 28 attempts for a 68% completion percentage. The Seahawks were led in rushing by Christine Michael, who finished with 102 yards on 17 rushes. He ended the contest with an average of 6 yards per carry. Doug Baldwin was the team leader in receiving with a total of 46 yards and 5 receptions. He finished the game with an average of 9 yards per reception. As a team in that game Seattle totaled 354 yards by way of 70 plays. They rushed the ball 37 times for a total of 145 yards on the game and the Seahawks totaled 22 first downs by getting 7 rushing, 14 passing and 1 by penalty.

Teddy Bridgewater finished his last game with 99 yards through the air for Minnesota. He completed 10 passes out of 19 attempts for a 53% completion percentage. The Vikings were led in rushing by Adam Thielen, who finished with 67 yards on 2 rushes. He ended the contest with an average of 34 yards per carry. Jerick McKinnon was the team leader in receiving with a total of 33 yards and 3 receptions. He finished the game with an average of 11 yards per reception. Minnesota totaled 242 yards by way of 49 plays. They rushed the ball 27 times for a total of 151 yards on the game and the Vikings totaled 14 first downs by getting 6 rushing, 5 passing and 3 by penalty.

Seattle is scoring 26 points per game on offense this season. In the passing department, they are averaging 21 passes on 31 attempts for a 68% percent completion percentage this season. They throw for a total of 237 yards per game through the air as well. The Seahawks are running for an average of 142 yards per game on 31 attempts for an average of 4.6 yards per carry. They run 65 plays per game and average 5.8 yards per play for an average of 379 total yards each outing. The Seahawks get 21 first downs per game and they average 62.9 penalty yards via 7.3 penalties each contest.

Seattle allows 210 passing yards per game and 17 points per contest on defense. They give up 21 completions on 34 attempts per game for a completion percentage of 62%. The Seahawks give up 82 rushing yards per contest on 23 carries for a 3.6 average per carry. Seattle allows 292 total yards per game including 4.9 yards per play. They force 1.4 turnovers per contest and get flagged for 5.9 penalties for 49.7 yards per game.

Minnesota averages 23 points per game this season on offense. In the passing department, they complete 18 passes per game on 28 attempts for a 64% percent completion percentage. They are throwing for 183 yards through the air per game thus far. The Vikings run for an average of 138 yards per game on 30 attempts for an average of 4.6 yards per carry this season. They run 61 plays per game and average 5.3 yards per play for an average of 321 total yards per game. The Vikings are averaging 19 first downs per outing and accumulate 49.8 penalty yards via 5.5 penalties each game.

Minnesota allows an average of 235 passing yards and 19 points per contest. They give up 22 completions on 35 attempts for a completion percentage of 63% per game. The Vikings give up 109 rushing yards per game on 26 carries for an average of 4.2 yards per carry. Minnesota allows 344 total yards per game for an average of 5.4 yards per play. They force 1.4 turnovers per contest and 6.8 penalties for 54.7 yards in each contest.

Seattle Betting Trends

Seattle is 7-9-0 against the over/under so far this season

Seattle has an ATS record of 8-7-1 this season

Minnesota Betting Trends

Minnesota is 4-11-1 against the over/under so far this season

Minnesota has an ATS record of 13-3-0 this season

Injuries to Watch

Seattle

12/14/15 RB Thomas Rawls Ankle out for season
12/08/15 WR Paul Richardson Hamstring IR
11/29/15 TE Jimmy Graham Knee out for season
11/02/15 WR Ricardo Lockette Head out for season
10/21/15 LB Brock Coyle Knee IR
01/04/16 G J.R. Sweezy Concussion probable Sunday vs. Minnesota
01/04/16 TE Luke Willson Concussion probable Sunday vs. Minnesota
01/04/16 T Russell Okung Calf probable Sunday vs. Minnesota
01/03/16 CB Jeremy Lane Ribs "?" Sunday vs. Minnesota
01/03/16 S Kam Chancellor Tailbone "?" Sunday vs. Minnesota
01/03/16 RB Marshawn Lynch Abdominal "?" Sunday vs. Minnesota

Minnesota

12/19/15 DE Scott Crichton Concussion IR
12/08/15 S Antone Exum Shoulder IR
11/10/15 LB Audie Cole Ankle IR
10/28/15 CB Jabari Price Shoulder IR
10/28/15 C John Sullivan Back out indefinitely
10/23/15 DT Shamar Stephen Toe IR
08/16/15 T Phil Loadholt Achilles IR
01/04/16 TE Rhett Ellison Knee out for season
01/03/16 RB Adrian Peterson Back probable Sunday vs. Seattle
01/03/16 DT Linval Joseph Toe "?" Sunday vs. Seattle

Tony's Pick: Take Seattle

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