Matchup analysis
Our model projects Seahawks 27, Cardinals 16 at Lumen Field in Week 9. That is a solid edge: Seahawks win about 81% of the time by our estimate, with a projected margin of 11.2 points and 42.4 combined points.
The Cardinals are 2-5, scoring 20.3 and allowing 29.7 points per game (-9.4 per game). The Seahawks are 4-3, scoring 24 and allowing 17.9 points per game (+6.1 per game).
Seahawks' elite defense (2nd) should limit Cardinals' below-average offense (24th of 32, worth about 21.8 points against an average defense). The most lopsided unit battle: Seahawks' strong offense (8th of 32, worth about 25.1 points against an average defense) against Cardinals' struggling defense (32nd).
The NFL is noisy: even a well-rated projection misses the final margin by about 10 points on average. Based on how real results have scattered around our numbers, the final margin should land somewhere between Cardinals by 6 and Seahawks by 28 about 80% of the time.
The Seahawks get about 2.6 points for playing at home. Even on a neutral field the ratings would still favour Seahawks by about 8.6. The game is on Fox.
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