Seahawks fly east to face Washington on Monday Night Football

The well-rested Seattle Seahawks will be back in action after a bye as 8-point road favorites against Washington on Monday Night Football. The total for this contest has been set at 45 points by 5Dimes.

The Seahawks went into their week off with a thrilling 26-20 overtime victory over Denver as 4-point home favorites in what many people believe was a preview of this year’s Super Bowl. The same two teams met in last season’s NFL title game with Seattle rolling to a 43-8 win as a 2-point underdog. The reigning champs are off to a 2-1 start both straight-up and against the spread and the total had gone OVER in their first two contests before staying UNDER 48 points against the Broncos.

Seattle is firing on all cylinders right now with an offense that is putting up an average of 27.7 points a game complementing a defense that is ranked sixth in the league in yards allowed and fifth against the run. The one setback was a stunning 30-21 loss to San Diego in Week 2 as a 4.5-point road favorite on the 5Dimes closing NFL betting odds.

Washington will try and snap a two-game skid this Monday night that includes an ugly 45-14 loss their last time out to the New York Giants as 3-point home favorites. They are 1-3 SU overall with a 2-2 mark ATS. The total went OVER the 5Dimes closing 44.5-point betting odds for that game and it has now gone OVER in their last three games.

When quarterback Robert Griffin III went down with a dislocated ankle in Week 2, Washington turned to Kirk Cousins to lead the offense. He got off to a strong start with 427 passing yards and three touchdown throws in a tight three-point loss to Philadelphia in his first start, but he took a major turn for the worse against the Giants with four interceptions.

Looking at some of the betting trends for this matchup, Seattle comes in with a 6-1-1 record ATS in its last eight Monday night games and it is 4-1 ATS in its last five games against a team with a SU losing record. The total has stayed UNDER in seven of its last eight conference games.

Washington is 4-11 ATS in its last 15 games against teams from the NFC and 2-6 ATS in its last eight games on Monday night. The total has gone OVER in five of its last six games against a team with a SU winning record.

The Seahawks have a 3-1-1 edge ATS in the last five meetings and the total has gone OVER in four of the last five games played in Washington.