Jacksonville Jaguars at Seattle Seahawks: 10/31/21 NFL Picks and Prediction

Defensively, Jacksonville is allowing their opponents to average 28.7 ppg on 420.0 total yards per game (305.7 passing yds/g; 114.3 rushing yds/g).

The Seattle Seahawks lost their 3rd straight game and dropped to 2-5 on the season after being defeated by the New Orleans Saints, 13-10, this past Monday night. Seattle was able to jump out to a quick 7-0 on an 84-yard TD reception by DK Metcalf, however, the Seahawks offense struggled the rest of the way, and the Saints were able to pull out the victory after a game-winning 33-yard FG by Brian Johnson with 1:56 left in the 4th quarter. Seattle was outgained by New Orleans by a 304-219 margin and forced 1 turnover in the loss. Leading the way for the Seahawks was Geno Smith who completed 12 of 22 passes for 167 yards & 1 TD.

On the season, Seattle is averaging 21.4 ppg on 351.0 total yards per game (243.3 passing yds/g; 107.7 rushing yds/g). Seattle has been hit hard by injuries on the offensive end as both Russell Wilson & Chris Carson are currently on the IR. QB Geno Smith has completed 63.4% of his passes for 507 yards, 3 TD, & 1 INT. The top receiving threats for the Seahawks have been DK Metcalf (33 rec, 537 yards, 6 TD), Tyler Lockett (29 rec, 437 yards, 3 TD), Freddie Swain (16 rec, 169 yards, 2 TD), & Gerald Everett (13 rec, 128 yards, TD). Leading the way for the Seattle backfield has been Alex Collins who had 260 yards & 2 TD on 64 carries.

Defensively, Seattle is allowing their opponents to average 23.1 ppg on 428.3 total yards per game (294.1 passing yds/g; 134.1 rushing yds/g).

The Jaguars are 3-7 ATS in their last 10 games overall and 1-5 ATS in their last 6 October games. The Seahawks are 35-14-2 ATS in their last 54 games following a straight up loss, however, are just 2-7 ATS in their last 9 games following a ATS win.

Jacksonville will be coming into this game with some great momentum after picking up their first win of the season, however, this is still not a very good football team and I’m expecting the Jaguars to struggle on the road against a Seattle defense that has been playing much better as of late, holding their last two opponents (Pittsburgh & New Orleans) to just a combined 36 points. Seattle should be able to have some offensive success against a Jacksonville defense that has really struggled against opposing passing attacks and as I expect both D.K. Metcalf & Tyler Lockett to find the end zone in this one, I think Seattle does enough to cover this small home spread. Good Luck!