The Seattle Seahawks are struggling to find themselves this season. After winning the Super Bowl in February and retaining most of their key players, many believed the Seahawks would become the first time to repeat as Super Bowl champs since the 2004 New England Patriots. While that's still possible, Seattle is currently outside the playoff picture at 4-3, two games behind the Arizona Cardinals for the NFC West lead.
Raiders vs. Seahawks 2014 picks and predictions: Seattle the easy pick for all
The Seahawks haven’t been playing great, but nobody believes Oakland is going to earn its first win at Seattle.
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On the positive side, the Seahawks are terrific at home and draw the winless Oakland Raiders at CenturyLink Field this week. No team has struggled more than Oakland, which fired head coach Dennis Allen after Week 4. Allen was replaced on an interim basis by Tony Sparano, who has lost tight games to the Chargers, Cardinals and Browns. The offense has been punchless, ranking last in rushing yards per game at 69.6. The Raiders have only eclipsed 14 points once this season.
The experts at USA Today all went with the Seahawks to win, with five of the seven making Seattle their lock of the week. Every one of the 13 analysts at ESPN also went with Russell Wilson and the boys to improve to 5-3. Over at CBS Sports, it is unanimous once again with the Seahawks earning the clean sweep. Dave Richard and Josh Katzowitz are the only analysts giving Oakland any love, believing it will cover the 15.5-point spread. Here at SB Nation, the seven men all sided with Seattle to pull through.
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