Denver Broncos vs Seattle Seahawks Prediction, 9/8/2024 NFL Picks, Best Bets & Odds Week 1

Game: Denver Broncos at Seattle Seahawks

Date: Sunday, September 8, 2024

Location: Lumen Field in Seattle, WA

TV: CBS

Odds/Point Spread: Seahawks (-5.0)

Total/Over-Under: 41.5

The Seattle Seahawks (9-8 last year) are welcoming the Denver Broncos (8-9 last season) at Lumen Field on Sunday. Seattle opens as 5.0-point favorites. The over/under is set at 41.5.

The Denver Broncos wrapped up their year having a 8-9 record. The last time they took the field, the Broncos played the Raiders and took a loss by a score of 27-14. Jarrett Stidham went 20/34 with 272 yds passing and 1 touchdown. He had a quarterback rating of 82 and finished the game with 1 interception. Javonte Williams was the best rusher for the Broncos with 9 carries for 32 yds (3.6 yards per carry). Brandon Johnson averaged 22.0 yards per catch by accounting for 88 yards on 4 receptions. The Denver Broncos ran the football 20 different times and amassed 48 yds, which earned them an average of 2.4 yards per attempt. When all was said and done, they had 59 plays for 286 yards. Denver gave up 20 pass completions on 32 attempts for a total of 230 yards, and a completion percentage of 62.5%. In the running game, the Broncos gave up 129 yds on 31 attempts, which calculates to 4.2 yds per rush surrendered.

The Broncos racked up 5,072 total yards for the previous season. Denver recorded 154 1st downs offensively, and they were flagged for 99 penalties for 749 yds. Denver compiled 28 touchdowns through the air and 8 rushing touchdowns. They turned the ball over 22 different times (9 picks and 13 fumbles lost). Offensively they averaged 106.5 yards rushing, which ranked them 18th in the NFL. Regarding getting in the endzone, the Denver Broncos averaged 21.0 points per game.

The Broncos were sitting in 27th in the NFL concerning the opposition scoring, allowing 24.3 points per game. Opposing teams ran for an average of 5.0 yards per attempt on the ground and 137.1 rushing yards per game for the previous year. For the season, they conceded 2,331 rushing yards through 17 outings. When talking about passing yards, the Broncos conceded 3,972 yards which put them in 22nd in football. In their 17 games played last year, they gave up 233.6 yards per game via the pass and allowed a completion percentage of 66.8%. They surrendered 370.8 yards per outing which had them sitting 29th in the league.

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The Seahawks finished the season having a 9-8 mark. When they last stepped on the football field, the Seahawks went home victorious with a score of 21-20 against the Cardinals. Kenneth Walker III ran the ball 17 times for 78 yds, ending the game with 4.6 yds per carry for Seattle. Tyler Lockett was the top contributor in the passing game for the Seahawks, bringing in 2 balls for 71 yds (35.5 yds per catch). Geno Smith (2 TDs) walked away from the contest with 189 yds on 16/28 passing while his QB rate was 101.6. He didn't throw any interceptions and his avg yards per attempt was 6.8 yds. Seattle relinquished 38 rushing attempts for 206 yds (5.4 yards per rush). The Seahawks pass defense conceded a completion rate of 73.3%, relinquishing 260 yards on 22 for 30 passing. The Seahawks finished the game with 327 yds and they ran 53 plays (6.2 yds per play). Seattle ended up running for 5.5 yards per carry, totaling 138 yds on 25 carries.

The Seattle Seahawks held an average of 322.9 yards per contest which ranked them 21st in the league. They averaged 92.9 yards via the ground game and ran for 1,580 yards for the year. They gave away 12 picks while losing 5 fumbles and they obtained 189 first downs. The Seattle offense racked up 954 penalty yards on 111 infractions, ranking them 5th in the league in terms of giving up free yards. Last season, the Seahawks threw for 3,910 yards via the pass along with an average of 230.0 passing yards per outing, giving them a rank of 14th in the NFL. In relation to the points being put on the board, the Seahawks ranked 17th out of all teams in the league averaging 21.4 points per outing.

The Seahawks relinquished 23.6 points per game, ranking them 25th of all teams in the league. They surrendered 21 touchdowns through the air as well as 233.0 yards/outing, which put them in 21st in football. Seattle gave up a total of 2,352 yards via the ground game (138.4 yards per game) in addition to 24 touchdowns rushing over the course of last year. The Seahawks defense was on the field for 1,147 plays, which was good for 32nd in football. Their defense earned 19 takeaways (8 fumbles recovered and 11 interceptions) for the prior year. Last season, they relinquished 402 points in total.

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

Josh's Pick: Take the Seahawks -5.0

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