Los Angeles Rams vs Seattle Seahawks Prediction, Preview and Odds - 09/10/2023

Game Time: 4:25 pm ET, Sunday, September 10, 2023

Venue:  Lumen Field, Seattle, WA

Where to Watch:  FOX

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Rams +5.5, Seahawks -5.5; Over/Under:  46.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Rams +5, Seahawks -5; Over/Under:  46.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Rams +5.5, Seahawks -5.5; Over/Under:  46.5 points

Los Angeles Rams:  0-0 (NFC West)

Seattle Seahawks:  0-0 (NFC West)

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Los Angeles Rams:  N/A

Seattle Seahawks:  N/A

The Rams finished last season with a 5-12 record overall and they were 1-5 in their division games too. They had a 4-5 record in their home games and had a 1-7 record in their road games where they will be in this game. Last season, their offense was averaging 18.1 points per game and their defense was allowing an average of 22.6 points per game. Their offense was also averaging 280.5 yards per game and their defense was allowing an average of 341.1 yards per game. Matthew Stafford led the team in passing yards with 2087, Cam Akers led the team in rushing yards with 786, and Cooper Kupp led the team in receiving yards with 812.

The Seahawks finished last season with a 9-8 record overall and they were 4-2 in their division games too. They had a 5-4 record in their home games and had a 4-4 record in their road games where they will be in this game. Last season, their offense was averaging 23.9 points per game and their defense was allowing an average of 23.6 points per game. Their offense was also averaging 351.5 yards per game and their defense was allowing an average of 361.7 yards per game. Geno Smith led the team in passing yards with 4282, Kenneth Walker III led the team in rushing yards with 1050, and D.K. Metcalf led the team in receiving yards with 1048.

The current betting odds have the Rams listed as a 5.5 point underdog in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Rams were terrible last season with their 5-12 record overall and they completely missed out on the playoffs the year after winning the Super Bowl, but now they have made a ton of changes to their team and will be looking to turn things around this season. Sean McVay has completely revamped this offense with new coaches and he will be looking to evolve this offense to keep up with the league this season. They still have a lot of talent that was there when they won the Super Bowl and they are going to play hard in this 1st game of the season, especially since it is a division game. The Seahawks were a big surprise last season with their 9-8 record overall as Geno Smith took control of the offense and showed that they don't need Wilson with all of the talent they have. Their defense wasn't great though as they do give up a ton of points and a ton of yards too so the Rams will have no trouble moving the ball here even if the Seahawks put up a ton of points. The Seahawks are good enough to win this game at home but that defense is always vulnerable to giving up big plays and with an offensive mastermind like McVay on the other side, the Rams are definitely a live underdog to win this game. The best way to place a bet here is on the Rams to cover the spread in this game. 

Rams Seahawks Prediction:  Our NFL Pick for Sunday, September 10, 2023 (4:25 pm ET start time) is Seahawks 23 Rams 20.

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Los Angeles Rams: 19-32 ATS as a road underdog of 3.5 to 7 points. 32-18 OVER as a road underdog of 3.5 to 7 points. 33-23 OVER in a road game where the total is between 45.5 and 49 points. 

Seattle Seahawks: 10-6 ATS in the first half of the season. 7-3 OVER as a favorite of 3.5 to 9.5 points. 6-4 OVER as a home favorite.

Los Angeles Rams:  C. Kupp (WR) Prob Week 1 - Hamstring.

Seattle Seahawks:  D. Witherspoon (CB) Ques Week 1 - Hamstring. B. Mone (DT) Out indefinitely - Knee. A. Faoliu (NT) Out indefinitely - Knee. J. Smith-Njigba (WR) Doub Week 1 - Wrist. D. Eskridge (WR) Elig Week 8 - Suspension.

“We really wanted to do our due diligence in finding the best coaches that were out there. And I have tremendous respect for the background of all those guys knowing that, hey, man, I was so fortunate to be around really good people that taught me, and I had tremendous respect for. Whether it was Ryan Wendell’s background as a player under Dante Scarnecchia and Bill [Belichick] and learning from Josh [McDaniels], then being under Aaron Kromer in Buffalo, who, there is some familiarity with our background.” - Sean McVay on the changes to his coaching staff for this new NFL season.

"He's doing remarkably well. I saw him respond to the injury at the outset, and then I saw him respond to when they told him he's going to have to get operated on, and so I'm not surprised at the attitude that he's brought post-surgery. He's out here working, catching balls, catching punts, doing everything. He ain't worried about it. It could have gone a number of different ways. It's gone the way of the competitor. He's not going to be denied. He wants to play football." - Pete Carroll on the injury to Jaxon Smith-Njigba.

WR Jefferson, Van 

WR Skowronek, Ben 

WR KUPP, COOPER 

TE HIGBEE, TYLER 

QB STAFFORD, MATTHEW 

RB Akers, Cam 

WR Metcalf, DK 

WR LOCKETT, TYLER 

WR Smith-Njigba, Jaxon 

TE Fant, Noah 

QB SMITH, GENO 

RB Walker III, Kenneth 

FB BELLORE, NICK 

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Receiving: N/A

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Coaches:

Los Angeles Rams: Sean McVay (7th season)

Seattle Seahawks: Pete Carroll (14th season)