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49ers
4-0 · 30.5 pts/g
Preview · week 5
23–28
projected score · Sun 11 Oct 21:25 UK · 4:25 PM ET
Seahawks
3-1 · 26.2 pts/g
Model
SEA 55%
Market
SEA 58%
Model pickSEA 55%Low confidence
F&D score68out of 100
MarketSEA 58%draftkings, margin removed
vs market-3.6points, model minus market
Total51.1SEA by 4.3

This looks like a close contest, but we give a slight edge to SEA. SF have been hot lately, winning 4 of their last 4.

Matchups to watch

How each player gets his production, set against how this opponent has defended it over their last 17 games. After the game we grade who won each one.

Mike Evans · against SEA

No obvious soft spot

Profile

Where his targets come from

Share of his targets. The white tick is the league average.

Short (under 10)
41%
Intermediate
39%
Deep (20+)
20%
Left side
39%
Middle
26%
Right side
35%

How SEA defend it

Ranked of 32, last 17 games. Green is a weakness to attack.

Short (under 10)
14th
Intermediate
1st
Deep (20+)
3rd
Left side
12th
Middle
3rd
Right side
1st
Yards after catch allowed
19th
Sack rate forced
12th
The read
  1. Seattle are mid-table or better at every depth over their last 17 games. Evans's likeliest route is short throws (41% of his targets), where they rank 14th.
  2. Contested catches aren't his edge this week: he's 2nd percentile for separation and 77th for hands, and Josh Jobe, Devon Witherspoon, Riq Woolen and Nehemiah Pritchett all allow fewer yards per target than the average corner (7.4).
  3. Free data doesn't show who covers whom on each snap, so this is the defence's profile, not a confirmed one-on-one.
Jaxon Smith-Njigba · against SF

Best way in: short throws

Profile

Where his targets come from

Share of his targets. The white tick is the league average.

Short (under 10)
50%
Intermediate
38%
Deep (20+)
12%
Left side
45%
Middle
20%
Right side
35%

How SF defend it

Ranked of 32, last 17 games. Green is a weakness to attack.

Short (under 10)
23rd
Intermediate
14th
Deep (20+)
22nd
Left side
29th
Middle
22nd
Right side
11th
Yards after catch allowed
17th
Sack rate forced
32nd
The read
  1. San Francisco rank 23rd against short throws, which make up 50% of Smith-Njigba's targets.
  2. Work the left side: 45% of his targets go that way and San Francisco rank 29th defending throws there.
  3. Free data doesn't show who covers whom on each snap, so this is the defence's profile, not a confirmed one-on-one.
Brock Purdy · against SEA

A tough day in the air

Profile

How SEA defend it

Ranked of 32, last 17 games. Green is a weakness to attack.

Short (under 10)
14th
Intermediate
1st
Deep (20+)
3rd
Left side
12th
Middle
3rd
Right side
1st
Yards after catch allowed
19th
Sack rate forced
12th
The read
  1. Seattle rank 2nd in EPA per dropback allowed over their last 17 games. Their weakest area is short throws (14th).
  2. Pressure: Seattle are 12th at getting sacks, and San Francisco are 2nd at avoiding them.

Unit by unit

Each unit ranked against all 32 teams on 2026 play-by-play through week 4. Longer bar is better; a gold rank marks the side with the edge.

When the 49ers have the balloffence against defence, rank of 32 (1st is best)
SF offence
SEA defence
OverallEPA per play
1st
2nd
PassingEPA per dropback
1st
4th
RushingEPA per carry
15th
2nd
Third downconversion rate
1st
3rd
Pass protectionsack rate: allowed vs forced
1st
10th

Biggest gap: rushing, where the Seahawks defence has a 13-place edge.

When the Seahawks have the balloffence against defence, rank of 32 (1st is best)
SEA offence
SF defence
OverallEPA per play
13th
18th
PassingEPA per dropback
10th
17th
RushingEPA per carry
28th
19th
Third downconversion rate
31st
24th
Pass protectionsack rate: allowed vs forced
12th
26th

Biggest gap: pass protection, where the Seahawks offence has a 14-place edge.

Only 4 weeks of data so far: treat ranks as a direction, not a verdict.

Form and history

Last 5 meetingsSF 2 · SEA 3
6-41SF at SEA
2026-01
13-3SEA at SF
2026-01
17-13SF at SEA
2025-09
20-17SEA at SF
2024-11
36-24SF at SEA
2024-10

Injury report

49ersmodel impact 0.0
Demarcus RobinsonWR · AnkleIR
Ricky PearsallWR · Knee - PCLIR
De'Zhaun StriblingWR · AnkleIR
Christian KirkWR · CalfIR
Isaac GuerendoRB · PectoralPUP
Jake TongesTE · KneeIR
Nate HobbsCB · GroinIR
Mikail KamaraDE · KneeIR
Sam OkuayinonuDE · FootIR
Andrew FarmerLB · BackIR
Nick MartinLBIR
C.J. WestDTIR
Seahawksmodel impact 0.0
Jacardia WrightRB · FootOut
Jake BoboWR · KneeIR
Irv CharlesWRIR
Robbie OuztsRBIR
Jadarian PriceRB · ChestIR
Zach CharbonnetRB · Knee - ACLPUP
Anthony BradfordOL · KneeIR
Mason RichmanOL · KneeIR
Bud ClarkDB · AnkleIR
Leonard WilliamsDE · AnkleQuestionable
Aaron SmithLBQuestionable
Chazz SurrattLB · CalfQuestionable

Player props

Every posted line with the market's view and each player's last ten games against it.

Player props for this game haven't been posted by the books yet. They usually land Thursday to Saturday.

The betting view

Posted odds, the same odds with the bookmaker's margin removed, and where the model disagrees.

SF odds2.30
SEA odds1.65
SF fair odds2.39
SEA fair odds1.72
Model vs marketSF +3.6
Kelly stake (capped)0.0%
Bookdraftkings
Rest0d

Read this before you bet: picking winners is not beating the price. At posted odds our 2025 flat-bet ROI was −6.9%. Use the model as one view of the game, not a tip.

What the model sees

Model favors SEA (55%) by 4.3 points.