Las Vegas Raiders vs Seattle Seahawks Prediction 08/07/2025 Today’s NFL Picks

The Las Vegas Raiders and Seattle Seahawks meet Thursday in NFL preseason action at Lumen Field. Here’s a Las Vegas Raiders vs Seattle Seahawks Prediction. This article will include a Las Vegas Raiders vs Seattle Seahawks Pick.

Las Vegas Raiders Betting Preview

The Las Vegas Raiders have made the playoffs twice since the 2003 season and have won a combined 18 games in the last three years. There’s now a new GM in town as well as head coach Pete Carroll. We’ll see what he has left at 73 years old. 

Offensively, Chip Kelly is the offensive coordinator, and he’ll have Geno Smith at quarterback. Tight end Brock Bowers quickly became a star, while wide receiver Jakobi Meyers showed flashes despite poor QB play. Rookie running back Ashton Jeanty is brought in to balance things out and take pressure off the passing game. With a creative mind calling the shots, the Raiders have the potential to take steps forward offensively. 

Defensively, there are a lot of new faces and that includes the recent release of Christian Wilkins. While superstar Maxx Crosby is still onboard, it’s going to take a lot more than that to make this side of the ball successful. The Raiders were one of the worst pass rush teams in the league last season and just saw their once prized free agent leave after a season. The offense has a chance to surprise some folks, but the roster holes defensively make it hard to think the Raiders will end their playoff drought. 

Seattle Seahawks Betting Preview

The Seattle Seahawks have missed the playoffs in three of the last four seasons and enter year two under coach Mike Macdonald. The Seahawks haven’t missed the postseason in three straight years since the 2002 season.

Offensively, the Seahawks will look a lot different with no Geno Smith, DK Metcalf and Tyler Lockett. Sam Darnold is in at quarterback, while Cooper Kupp comes over from the Rams. Jaxon Smith-Njigba is coming off a Pro Bowl season, and there’s a lot of pressure on running backs Kenneth Walker III and Zach Charbonnet under coach Kubiak. It’s going to be interesting to see how quickly all of these moving parts come together, as this is a lot of roster turnover.

Defensively, the Seahawks made a splash by bringing in defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence. This was already a top-10 defense with Devon Witherspoon and Leonard Williams leading the way, but adding a four-time Pro Bowler and somebody with 61.5 career sacks takes things to another level. With how good this unit was a year ago, the returning production and the major addition, the Seahawks could be rolling out the Legion of Boom Part 2. 

Las Vegas Raiders vs Seattle Seahawks Prediction

As I mentioned before, I’m focused on quarterback depth in the preseason. It’s paid off in the past, and it’s all I care about in these exhibitions. For the Raiders, Aidan O’Connell has been a subpar, turnover machine in his reps, while Cam Miller hasn’t shown much against top level competition.

The Seahawks have a playmaker in Jalen Milroe who should thrive in this era of the league where legs are key. Drew Lock is also a veteran who has won 10 games as a starter and should be able to take advantage of second and third string defenses. Lock has played in many systems and shouldn’t be fooled in preseason games. I also don’t like laying anything more than a field goal in the preseason. Give me the Seahawks and the points.