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Week 12 Redskins vs. Seahawks NFL Predictions

The Washington Redskins take the field against the Seattle Seahawks Sunday, when the two meet at 4:15 PM ET at Qwest Field in Seattle. We preview and pick this week 12 game…

NFL Week 12 Betting – Washington Redskins at Seattle Seahawks

The Washington Redskins (6-4 SU, 5-5 ATS), fighting for their playoff lives, will try to avoid a three-game losing streak when they take the field against the Seattle Seahawks (2-8 SU, 4-6 ATS), looking to stop a three-game skid of their own, when the two meet in NFL pro football sports betting action that is set to get underway at 4:15 PM ET at Qwest Field (artificial turf) in Seattle.

Sunday, November 23
BetUS NFL betting odds: WASHINGTON -3.5, Total 41

NOTABLE STAT: Seahawks pass for 141.6 ypg at home (last in NFL)
KEY NFL FOOTBALL BETTING TREND: Each team has played five unders in last six games

In the BetUS NFL football betting odds, the Redskins are listed as a 3.5-point road favorite, with a posted total of 41 points.

Here are some NFL football betting trends as they relate to this matchup:

* WASH has covered one of its last five games
* WASH has won six of its last nine games SU
* WASH has played five of its last six games UNDER the total
* WASH has won and covered five of its last seven road games
* SEA has lost six of its last seven games SU
* SEA has played five of its last six games UNDER the total
* SEA has won and covered one of its last five home games
* SEA has won 17 of its last 25 home games SU

Also…

* WASH has won and covered four of the last six meetings
* Four of the last six meetings have gone OVER the total
* Five of the last six meetings in Seattle have gone UNDER the total

Not that it’s really a big subplot in this game, but Shawn Alexander, who an MVP for the Seahawks in their Super Bowl season, is returning to the Emerald City in the uniform of the opposing team. Come to think of it, this might be a subplot after all, if Clinton Portis is still being bothered by his right knee injury, Alexander might have to carry a little bit of the load.

Matt Hasselbeck came back to the lineup on Sunday, and though he did well enough to climb over 50% accuracy, he also threw three interceptions against Arizona, and we’ve had questions as to whether he was being brought back a little too soon. It is odd, though, that the team had not turned the ball over in the three previous games before he returned to action, as Seneca Wallace was piloting the offense.

Against Washington’s secondary, this is going to be a difficult spot for Seattle wide receivers to make plays. It would be one thing if Hasselbeck and coach Mike Holmgren could depend on their running game, but sometimes Julius Jones shows up (88 yards against Miami; back-to-back 100-plus performances in games two and three) and sometimes he does not (19 yards on ten carries against Arizona). Is it any wonder the Seahawks so often fail on third down (only 31% for the season)?

Meanwhile, Washington’s offense is not humming. Jason Campbell, after going mistake-free through the first eight games of the year, has thrown three interceptions in the last two games. And this club has averaged 14 points in its last five contests. That’s not playoff-level stuff. We expect the Seattle defense to come up with a desperate effort, even though the post-season no longer is a real possibility. Along with the fact that both teams have played five unders in the last six games, that’s one of the reasons we’re moving UNDER the 41 points, as it is posted in the BetUS NFL pro football betting odds.

Our PLAY: UNDER 41 ***

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