*****GAME OF THE CENTURY*****.... Seahawks vs Saints

Yes the headline is annoying and yes this will be the biggest bet of my life... I'm an average 1-2 unit bet kind of guy and this bet will be 10 units

First and foremost this line is OFF, WAY OFF. As many are predicting a NO Saint blowout

Not one for write ups, so I'll just bring up alot of factors that should have the Seahawks covering/winning outright

-Travel, noise, field condiotions... Flying to westcoast(check), one of the toughest places to play(check), 40 degrees with some rain against a team that plays in a dome(check)

-First meeting the Seahawks held there own, they kicked 4 FG's . Had 1 or hell even 2 of those drives resulted in 7 we would be looking at a different game. O, and lets not forget Lynch also lost 2 fumbles as well.

- Saints O vs Hawks D...Saints come into this game as the most beat up teams to enter the playoffs this year. With recent news of Ivory AND Thomas out that leaves JULIUS JONES yes THAT GUY to shoulder the load with Bush coming in on 3rd downs. Hawks were also missing there big DT Chris Cole in the first meeting. Also as well Jimmy Graham is dealing with an ankle injury as well and he to as well might miss the game. Seahawks D has some SOLID names on D they just been playing down, why? I have no idea injuries? 1st year all playing together? I dont know but I expect this unit to play up to there abilities this saturday

Hawks O vs Saints D... Hoping that Hassle plays but if Whitehurst plays its not much of a drop off (Hassle injury) also Charlie can run out of the pocket if need be so thats an updgrade. Hawks should HOPEFULLY be able to move the ball, Jenkins is also questionable coming into the game. It's going to be ALOT of dumps, screens, play actions and when need it to be the occasional shot deep. I'll take my chances with the Hawks O vs Saints D in this weather condition.

SPECIAL TEAMS.. Hawks have one of the best punters and return man in the game, Leon Washington is a threat to take it to the house ANYTIME he touches the ball, same can be said about Reggie as well but he also has his fair share of dropsies. This could be an even more big factor with poor conditions. Mare has been consistent all year as well and Hartley was hit and miss this year.

My prediction.. 24-20 Seahawks. Drew Brees gets the ball at the 30 with about 2mins, drives down the field but eventually gets picked off by the Rook Earl Thomas.

I feel like I'm missing something and if I'am I'll add to it later

Seahawks +10.5 for 10 units Seahawks +450 for 1 unit

Also have a feeling this line will go down to about 9.5 or 10

Good Luck all, bash or comment as you may

LOL game of THE Century NOT

I seen way better reg season games than this awful matchup

Saints Home VS Steelers now that was a game with some meaning to it

Saints won 20- 10 

the mind set of the seahawks!!

You don't suppose by game day the hawks will be sick and tired of hearing.

1-they don't belong!

2-no 7-9 team should be in the playoffs when 10-6 teams were left out!

3-the NFC west is a joke and a terrible division and the Hawks are a bad team in a bad division.

4-They don't stand a chance against the past super bowl champs!

5-They are a 10 1/2 point underdog on the their home field! believe me they know the spread

I expect them to have a mind set of smash the champs in the mouth from the get go--60 minutes of smash mouth football--They will be fired up and if you back them --you will at the least get a 150% effort.

good luck to all

I wouldn't say they held their own.  That's being far too generous.  The fact is that they lost that game by more than two touchdowns and it wasn't any kind of fluke.  They also had fewer first downs, fewer rushing yards, fewer passing yards, lost the time of possession battle and were flagged for more than twice as many penalties.  About the only meaningful thing they didn't lose was the turnover battle, which was even.

Had one or even two of those drives resulted in 7 we would probably be talking about a better football team.  The problem is, we're not.  Of the 4 field goals the Seahawks kicked on that day, three of them happened after they had 1st and goal at the 10, 2nd and goal at the 3, and 1st and goal at the 6.  A better football team cashes in those three great opportunities for more than just 9 points.

The fumbles by Lynch were largely irrelevant, as the Saints by then had built a 34-16 lead in the 3rd quarter.  His first fumble happened on his own 35-yard line.  It didn't cost them any points, though, because Brees wound up getting picked off in the endzone.  Lynch then fumbled again near midfield on Seattle's next possession but the Saints wound up missing a short field goal anyway.

The problem with this argument is......that all of those things are true!  They are undeniably true!!!

The Seahawks have no business being offended by that pointspread.  It's insulting, yes, but they earned it by failing to stay within two friggin' touchdowns in all nine of their hideous losses!  I'm sorry, but they really are a lousy football team.  They haven't posted a quality win in almost three months.  Their only victims in the last twelve weeks have been the Cardinals, Panthers, and Rams.  This could get embarrassing on Saturday.

Matt Hasselbeck is scratched from the Seattle's injury list and Brandon Stokley (WR) may be a go Saturday. Stokley has two SB rings from Ravens and Colts.

And by the same token, if Drew Brees hadn't thrown an interception when he had his team on Seattle's 4-yard line, it could have been a bigger blowout.  If the Saints kicking game hadn't messed up an extra points and missed a 27-yard field goal, it could've been 38-19 instead of 34-19.  "Ifs" are just useless right now.  The Saints beat them soundly that day.

Dude.. my fuckin bengals almost beat the Aints...

Sea +10