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Seahawks’ odds against Broncos for Week 1 matchup have gotten worse

According to the latest odds at Tipico Sportsbook, Denver is now favored by 6.5 points.

When the NFL released the 2022 regular season schedule in May, the Seahawks opened as 3.5-point underdogs against the Broncos. Now six days away from the Week 1 matchup, those odds have not gotten any better. In fact, the line is heading in the wrong direction as far as Seattle is concerned.

According to the latest odds at Tipico Sportsbook, Denver is now favored by 6.5 points. While a lot goes into any particular spread, it’s not hard to see why this one is the way it is. We can dance around it but the Seahawks are simply an inferior team compared to the Broncos and it’s their own fault.

It’s debatable whether Russell Wilson will be worth the five-year, $245 million extension he just agreed to over the long haul. However, for now it’s safe to say that the Seahawks are the underdogs because they had one of the league’s best quarterbacks and decided to trade him.

While Wilson doesn’t have a star receiver the caliber of DK Metcalf or Tyler Lockett, he has plenty of talent to work with in Denver. More importantly, this will be Wilson’s first experience with an offensive-minded head coach – which was ultimately what forced him out of Seattle. It’s worth remembering that this offense has always been at its best when Wilson went no-huddle.

Broncos coach Nathaniel Hackett helped Aaron Rodgers win the last two MVP awards in Green Bay and we wouldn’t be remotely surprised if Wilson gets his first votes for that honor this year.

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Seahawks underdogs vs. Broncos for Week 1 Monday night matchup

However, there’s good reason to believe they can pull off an upset.

The Seahawks won’t have to wait long for their chance to measure up against their former franchise quarterback and his new team. The NFL is giving Seattle the prime-time treatment for its Week 1 matchup against Russell Wilson and the Broncos, featuring them on Monday Night Football.

While this team has historically done better than any other in Monday night games, they are considered the underdogs for this one. According to the latest odds at Tipico Sportsbook, Denver is favored by 3.5 points.

It’s hard to argue that the Seahawks are better than the Broncos on paper heading into the 2022 season. However, there’s good reason to believe they can pull off an upset.

For starters, this will be Wilson’s first game running a new offense and working with new teammates and some early hiccups are to be expected. His chemistry with young wideouts like Courtland Sutton and Jerry Jeudy may still need more time to develop.

More importantly, no team is better suited to defend Wilson than this one. Coach Pete Carroll and his new defensive coaching staff know Wilson’s weaknesses best and should be able to come up with a diabolical gameplan that will force Wilson to go against his instincts. They will also be running a new, more-aggressive scheme under defensive coordinator Clint Hurtt and associate head coach Sean Desai that nobody has seen yet. That should make it difficult for opponents to plan for, especially early in the season.

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