{"id":27259,"date":"2013-01-13T10:02:17","date_gmt":"2013-01-13T15:02:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/?p=27259"},"modified":"2013-01-13T10:02:17","modified_gmt":"2013-01-13T15:02:17","slug":"nfl-playoff-picks-seattle-seahawks-vs-atlanta-falcons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/nfl-playoff-picks-seattle-seahawks-vs-atlanta-falcons-27259\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL Playoff Picks: Seattle Seahawks vs. Atlanta Falcons"},"content":{"rendered":"

Seattle Seahawks at Atlanta Falcons
\nSunday, 1\/13\/12, 1:00 PM EST, TV:\u00a0 FOX
\nOpening Point Spread:\u00a0 Atlanta -3
\nCurrent Betting Line:\u00a0 Atlanta -3
\nOpening Total:\u00a0 44.5
\nCurrent Total:\u00a0 45.5
\nOdds Courtesy of Bookmaker<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The Atlanta Falcons will try to move past their playoff misfortunes Sunday<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Seattle has won six games in a row by averaging 213.8 rushing yards over that span, as the team advanced to this spot in picking up a 24-14 victory over the Washington Redskins as three-point road favorites last week.\u00a0 The Seahawks also have won of the best defenses in the NFL, allowing just 15.3 points per game, but they\u2019ll be playing without the services of lineman Chris Clemons.\u00a0 Seattle is 6-1 ATS as an underdog this year, with the UNDER going 4-3 in that situation, which can\u2019t be ignored when making your NFL picks against the spread Sunday.<\/p>\n

The Seahawks haven\u2019t been a juggernaut on the road in recent years, but they\u2019ve managed to win their last three games away from CenturyLink Field by a combined margin of 97-48.\u00a0 Seattle will advance to the NFC championship game to face division rival San Francisco if rookie signal-caller Russell Wilson continues to play at a high level, throwing for 17 touchdowns and just two interceptions over his last nine games.<\/p>\n

Atlanta earned the NFC\u2019s No. 1 seed, but many NFL experts believe the team\u2019s season will end here, considering it has lost its last two playoff games by a combined 72-23 scoring margin.\u00a0 \u201cWe\u2019re a much more mature team because of our experiences,\u201d stated Falcons head coach Mike Smith.\u00a0 He has compiled a 33-7 record at the Georgia Dome, while also going 38-17 in games played at 1 p.m.\u00a0 It\u2019s important to note that the franchise is 5-8 all-time against Seattle, but has won the last three meetings.\u00a0 Atlanta is 6-3 ATS as a home favorite of three points or less over the last two-plus seasons, with the UNDER going 6-3 in that role.<\/p>\n

The Falcons have one of the more dynamic offenses in the league, with quarterback Matt Ryan completing 68.6 percent of his passes, while wide receivers Julio Jones and Roddy White combined for 171 catches and 2,549 yards.\u00a0 Ryan is still in search of his first-ever postseason victory, going 0-3 in his first three tries\u2014by compiling a mediocre 71.2 passer rating.\u00a0 Turnovers may be the key to this high-profile matchup, with the Falcons being tied with the Redskins and Seahawks with 31 takeaways during the 2012 NFL regular season.<\/p>\n

Sports bettors will likely play the total in this affair, with the UNDER going 10-1 in the Falcons last 11 games versus a team with a winning record.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t miss out on a winning season and let the NFL handicappers at Maddux Sports line your pockets with cash.\u00a0 Long term packages are available now!<\/p>\n

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Seattle Seahawks at Atlanta Falcons Sunday, 1\/13\/12, 1:00 PM EST, TV:\u00a0 FOX Opening Point Spread:\u00a0 Atlanta -3 Current Betting Line:\u00a0 Atlanta -3 Opening Total:\u00a0 44.5 Current Total:\u00a0 45.5 Odds Courtesy of Bookmaker Seattle has won six games in a row by averaging 213.8 rushing yards over that span, as the team advanced to this spot […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":181,"featured_media":17238,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1444,132],"tags":[123,2806,5255,422,3613,31,3707,3630,417],"class_list":["post-27259","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-headlines","category-nfl-handicapping","tag-atlanta-falcons","tag-georgia-dome","tag-julio-jones","tag-matt-ryan","tag-nfc","tag-nfl","tag-roddy-white","tag-russell-wilson","tag-seattle-seahawks"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27259","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=27259"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27259\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27260,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27259\/revisions\/27260"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17238"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27259"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27259"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27259"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}