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San Francisco 49ers at Seattle Seahawks

Sunday, October 11 · 4:25 PM ET · Lumen Field
San Francisco 49ers 4-0 26.8
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Seattle Seahawks 3-1 27.0

01 / THE NUMBER

The model makes this Seattle Seahawks -0.2. The market has it Seattle Seahawks -3, a gap of 2.8 points toward San Francisco 49ers.

Tested against closing lines on 1,171 games since 2022, this model tracks the market rather than beating it. A large gap is a question worth asking, not a signal to follow.

SPREAD
Vegas lineSeattle Seahawks -3
ModelSeattle Seahawks -0.2
Difference2.8

02 / PROJECTED SCORE

San Francisco.26.8Seattle Seaha.27.0

03 / WHERE THE MARGIN COMES FROM

Passing game2.1Home field1.8Rush consistency0.7Running game0.1Pass consistency0.1San Francisco. ←→ Seattle Seaha.

Each bar is that input's contribution to the projected margin, in points, pointing toward the team it favours. They sum to 0.2 toward Seattle Seahawks.

04 / QUARTERBACK

StarterTeamAdjustment, EPA / dropback
Brock PurdySan Francisco 49ers+0.000
Drew LockSeattle Seahawks-0.008

Each listed starter measured against whoever actually played in the games these ratings were built from. Zero means the starter is the same quarterback already in the numbers.

05 / HOW THEY RATE · percentile vs the league

Offence
PassingRushingPass cons.Rush cons.Pass ratePace
Defence
PassingRushingPass cons.Rush cons.Pass ratePace
San Francisco 49ers Seattle Seahawks
Percentile, 0–100San Francisco. offSeattle Seaha. off San Francisco. defSeattle Seaha. def
Passing100742677
Rushing74453297
Pass cons.100974587
Rush cons.77420100
Pass rate2336116
Pace16352948

06 / TEAM RATINGS

Per play, vs averageSan Francisco. offSeattle Seaha. off San Francisco. defSeattle Seaha. def
Pass EPA / dropback+0.194+0.074+0.024-0.033
Rush EPA / carry+0.020-0.012+0.002-0.018
Pass success rate+0.076+0.040+0.004-0.015
Rush success rate+0.027-0.009+0.037-0.034
Pass rate-0.015-0.046-0.009+0.014
Plays per game-1.1-0.7+0.4-0.1

Opponent adjusted and shrunk toward last season. On defence, negative is good. Rest: San Francisco 49ers 7 days, Seattle Seahawks 7 days.