{"id":18245,"date":"2011-10-02T09:19:49","date_gmt":"2011-10-02T14:19:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/?p=18245"},"modified":"2011-10-02T09:19:49","modified_gmt":"2011-10-02T14:19:49","slug":"nfl-predictions-week-4-atlanta-falcons-at-seattle-seahawks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/nfl-predictions-week-4-atlanta-falcons-at-seattle-seahawks-18245\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL Predictions Week 4: Atlanta Falcons at Seattle Seahawks"},"content":{"rendered":"

Atlanta Falcons at Seattle Seahawks
\nSunday, 10\/2\/11, 4:05 PM EST, TV:\u00a0 FOX
\nOpening Point Spread:\u00a0 Atlanta -4
\nCurrent Betting Line:\u00a0 Atlanta -4.5
\nOpening Total:\u00a0 41
\nCurrent Total:\u00a0 38.5
\nOdds Courtesy of Bookmaker<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Seahawks<\/a>
The Atlanta Falcons came away with a 34-18 win in last year's meeting against the Seattle Seahawks<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Atlanta is currently 1-2 on the year and is a long way from producing the NFC\u2019s best record like it did a year ago.\u00a0 \u201cWe are very disappointed with the way we have protected our quarterback in the first three ballgames,\u201d commented Falcons head coach Mike Smith.\u00a0 \u201cWe\u2019ll have to take a look at what\u2019s going wrong schematically as well as evaluate our personnel.\u201d\u00a0 Quarterback Matt Ryan has been sacked 13 times, which is alarming due to being dropped just 23 times in 2010.\u00a0 The offensive line isn\u2019t doing any favors for the running game, picking up just 30 yards last week, after gaining 248 yards in the first two games.\u00a0 Atlanta is 8-2 ATS as a favorite of 3.5 to 9 points and 4-0 ATS off a loss against a division rival.<\/p>\n

The Falcons are on the road for a second consecutive week, dropping a 16-13 decision to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as one-point underdogs last week.\u00a0 Atlanta is 13-13 on the road under Smith\u2019s direction, but a perfect 6-0 against the NFC West.\u00a0 The defense will try and get after Seattle quarterback Tavaris Jackson, as he\u2019s been sacked 14 times this year.\u00a0 Wide receivers Julio Jones and Roddy White could have a big day in running around a secondary that lacks size.<\/p>\n

Seattle earned its first win of the season last week, outlasting the Arizona Cardinals with a 13-10 victory as 3.5-point home underdogs.\u00a0 The Seahawks will not be seeking revenge from a 34-18 loss of a year ago against the Falcons, as the team was out-gained by just 32 yards.\u00a0 \u201cThey came in here and played great last year,\u201d commented Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll.\u00a0 \u201cWe don\u2019t forget the fact about how well they can function.\u201d\u00a0 Seattle is 8-19 ATS as an underdog and 3-10 ATS off a divisional contest.<\/p>\n

The Seahawks are hoping that Jackson will start turning things around now that former Vikings teammate Sidney Rice is in the fold.\u00a0 Seattle\u2019s newest pass-catch combination connected eight times for 109 yards last week and will be going against a Falcons secondary that ranks 22nd in the league, allowing 261 yards per game.\u00a0 Playing this game at CenturyLink Field is certainly an advantage, as the 12th MAN has been a calling card for the franchise since the stadium has hosted games.\u00a0 \u201cIt\u2019s definitely an advantage,\u201d commented defensive end Raheem Brock.\u00a0 \u201cThe atmosphere at the stadium is just unbelievable.\u201d\u00a0 Seattle\u2019s defensive ends give up at least 30-50 pounds of weight each week, which could wear them down as the season goes along.<\/p>\n

Bettors will likely back the Falcons due to their 4-0 ATS mark as a road favorite, while the Seahawks are 5-18 ATS after a straight-up win.<\/p>\n

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Atlanta Falcons at Seattle Seahawks Sunday, 10\/2\/11, 4:05 PM EST, TV:\u00a0 FOX Opening Point Spread:\u00a0 Atlanta -4 Current Betting Line:\u00a0 Atlanta -4.5 Opening Total:\u00a0 41 Current Total:\u00a0 38.5 Odds Courtesy of Bookmaker Atlanta is currently 1-2 on the year and is a long way from producing the NFC\u2019s best record like it did a year […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":181,"featured_media":5433,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1444,132],"tags":[123,422,878,417,1033],"class_list":["post-18245","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-headlines","category-nfl-handicapping","tag-atlanta-falcons","tag-matt-ryan","tag-mike-smith","tag-seattle-seahawks","tag-tavaris-jackson"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18245","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/181"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18245"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18245\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18246,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18245\/revisions\/18246"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5433"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18245"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18245"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18245"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}