A spot in the NFC Championship will be at stake when the San Francisco 49ers and Seattle Seahawks collide on Saturday in Seattle. These teams just met in Week 18 and the Seahawks won a very low-scoring battle on the road to clinch the top seed in the NFC. What will this rubber match yield on Saturday? It’s almost time to find out.
We just cashed our Bills vs Jaguars SGP on Sunday at +900 odds to cement a successful Super Wild Card Weekend, so let’s keep the momentum rolling with my 49ers vs Seahawks parlay for this 8:00 pm ET kickoff on FOX on Saturday. You can also check out our NFL picks for EVERY playoff matchup, with our experts currently up +93.2 units this season!
49ers +7.5 alternate spread (-122)
Under 45.5 (-118)
Christian McCaffrey Over 53.5 receiving yards (-115)
49ers vs Seahawks parlay odds: +490
Part of the value in a Same Game Parlay, of course, is that all of its components can be correlated if you so choose. That is some of the plan here, as 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey racking up a decent chunk of yardage through the air would obviously work well with the 49ers covering the spread. Let’s break down each of the 3 legs.
49ers vs Seahawks SGP pick: 49ers +7.5 alternate spread (-122)
While this isn’t my favorite play on the board on Saturday, it’s hard to see the Seahawks winning by the necessary margin in this game considering how Seattle’s offense fared against playoff teams this season. We know that the Seahawks defense is outstanding and that should be enough to carry them to a victory at home against a banged-up San Francisco team, but it’s hard to trust Sam Darnold in a spot where he has struggled mightily in the not-so-recent pass. Ultimately, I have enough faith in DC Robert Saleh and the 49ers’ defensive staff to do just enough to keep this game very low-scoring. It might only take 1 or 2 successful scoring drives from Brock Purdy to keep this game within a touchdown.
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49ers vs Seahawks SGP pick: Under 45.5 (-118)
The market has come down a bit on this total, but it’s still hard to get there with an over at the current number. Seattle’s elite defense (2nd in EPA per play) swarmed and suffocated the 49ers offense a few weeks ago, and that was not factoring in the injury to George Kittle, which is obviously a major blow for a San Francisco team that doesn’t have many paths to score points beyond whatever Kyle Shanahan can draw up. On the other side, we can expect the Seahawks to be very cautious with Sam Darnold in this game given his recent playoff history — especially if Seattle is able to get a lead by the second half. Look for both teams to run the ball and emphasize winning the field possession battle in a game that could be a grind-it-out affair.
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49ers vs Seahawks SGP pick: Christian McCaffrey Over 53.5 receiving yards (-115)
It’s no secret that Christian McCaffrey has been a workhouse for the 49ers all season long, and there’s no reason for that to change on Saturday, especially when considering the situation at hand for the 49ers on offense. Shanahan loves to get McCaffrey the ball, and the 49ers bellcow will likely have to shoulder the load as a receiver out of the backfield given the shorthanded nature of this San Francisco offense. McCaffrey racked up 6 receptions for 66 yards against the Eagles a week ago, and he should be able to replicate that performance in a do-or-die game this week. Regardless of how the game turns out, Saturday’s game should be a showcase for the 49ers running back to put up numbers against a familiar foe.
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