St Louis Rams vs. Seattle Seahawks NFL Betting & Odds

Written December 12, 2008 by Jason Lowry

Seahawks Rams Football

There is not a lot to get excited about this weekend when the 2-11 St. Louis Rams host the 2-11 Seattle Seahawks. Now the Seahawks were the better team when these two teams met up earlier this season in week 3, as they took home a 37-13, but its hard telling which team has been worse over the course of the whole season. Last week the Seahawks loss their 6th straight game to the Patriots, but really played some better football, as they had a late lead before falling 24-21. The Rams didn’t have near a good of showing last week, as they got beat up by the Cardinals 34-10 on the road. For those of you looking to do some NFL betting this weekend, the oddsmakers have the Seahawks 2.5 point favorites on the road over the Rams at Bookmaker.com

The Seahawks really showed some fight last week, as they had the Patriots down through 3 quarters and really looked like they were going to come away with a win. A big part of the solid play from this team was the offensive production they got out of backup Seneca Wallace, who had his best game of the season throwing for 212 yards and 3 scores, including two touchdown strikes to Deion Branch, who had 88 yards on the day. Wallace also wound up being the teams leading rusher with 47 yards on 3 carries, as they continue to miss the presence of Julius Jones in the backfield, but it continues to look like Jones will remain on the bench for some reason. With the Rams struggling to do much of anything on defense this season, expect Wallace and company to come out strong once again this weekend.

Now the Seahawks defense did a real good job against the Patriots last week, as they held Matt Cassel to just 268 yards and a score, while allowing just 84 yards on the ground. Now this week against the Rams they have to make sure and keep Steven Jackson under control, as Jackson was the main offensive threat the last time these two teams squared off, as Jackson had 66 yards on the ground and another 62 through the air. If they keep Jackson in check it should be no problem once again for the Seahawks against the Rams. Bet Seahawks -2.5 at Bookmaker.com

The Rams are not playing good at all this season, and last week they stunk it up on the road at Arizona. Marc Bulger aired it out for 228 yards but wound up with just one touchdown with one interception. Steven Jackson was in action for the 2nd straight game, but really wasn’t much of a factor running it 19 times for just 64 yards, as the Rams need much more out of their star back if they plan on competing in any game this season. Now this week the key will be getting Jackson going, as it will make like a lot easier for everyone on the offensive side of things.

The Rams defense hasn’t been much to talk about this season, as they have got beat up on this side of the ball nearly every single week, and last week they let Kurt Warner complete 24 of 33 passes for 279 yards and a score, but if there was a bright note, the defense did a real good job stopping the run, as the Cardinals had just 63 yards on the ground, but last time they faced the Seahawks they had a hard time stopping the run, but had a hard time stopping Julious Jones, but who knows if Jones will even play this week, as he failed to even record a single carry last week against the Patriots. Bet St Louis Rams +2.5 at Bookmaker.com

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