The Seattle Seahawks will come off their bye week as they make a long road trip out east to face the Miami Dolphins in an NFL pro football game on Sunday afternoon. Kick off time from Miami is scheduled for 1PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by FOX.
The betting odds came out in this NFL game with the road team Seattle Seahawks favored by -3 points with an over under lined at 37 ½ points. Early money has come in on the side of the home side as Seattle is now favored by -2 ½ points. The total has moved down a ½ point to 37 points.
The Seahawks and Dolphins last met in the 2008 season where Miami posted the 21-19 home win as a -9 point betting favorite. The total went under 41 ½ points. NFL Trend: Miami Dolphins are 6-0 to the under in their past six games.
Seattle is riding a two game win streak. They improve to 6-4 on the season after a week ten 28-7 home win against the New York Jets as a -5 point favorite. The game went under 38 ½ points. The Seahawks blow it open in the fourth quarter as they outscore the Jets 14-0 in the final stanza. Their offense produced 363 yards with 174 rushing on 43 carries. They had two turnovers and force three from the Jets. Quarterback Russell Wilson hit on 12 of 19 passes for 188 yards and two touchdowns. On the year Wilson has 15 touchdowns and 8 picks. Marshawn Lynch ran for 124 yards on 27 carries and a touchdown. Seattle allowed the New York Jets 185 yards offensively with 84 from their ground game on 22 runs. The Seahawks are a very good defense by allowing 296 yards a game good for 3rd in the NFL and they are 2nd in the NFL in scoring defense by allowing 16 points a game.
Miami has lost three straight games. They fall to 4-6 on the season after a 19-14 road defeat on Thursday Night Football against the Buffalo Bills as a +1 point underdog on November 15th. The game went under 46 points. The Bills went up 19-7 at the half and had to hold on for the win. They put up 184 yards of offense with 120 from their ground attack on 31 attempts. The Dolphins commit three turnovers and take none away from Buffalo. Ryan Tannehill hit on 14 of 28 passes for 141 yards with a touchdown and two picks. Tannehill has 6 touchdowns and 11 picks this year. Miami allowed Buffalo to produce 281 offensive yards with 120 from their rushing attack on 31 runs from scrimmage. The Dolphins struggle for offense with just 309 yards a game which ranks 29th in the league and they score just 18 points a game.