Sunday, December 27, 2015

NFL: Sunday's play

Play: St. Louis +12  -105

Time: 4:25 p.m. ET

Reasoning: The Rams have covered in five of the last seven meetings. They scored a season-high 34 points to beat Seattle in Week 1, despite being minus-2 in the turnover differential. The Seahawks also had Marshawn Lynch in that game, but he will miss his sixth-straight contest with a hernia. The Rams also didn't utilize rookie RB Todd Gurley in the first matchup, as he didn't become the starter until Week 4. Gurley is now up to 1,023 rushing yards. St. Louis' Case Keenum had his best of three starts last week, going 14-for-17 for 234 yards and two TDs against zero interceptions vs. Tampa Bay. In Week 1 Russell Wilson was sacked six times and was hit at least nine other times. This time he also may be without WR Doug Baldwin (hamstring), who has 10 TDs over his last four games. Safety Kam Chancellor (tailbone) also is listed as questionable. The Seahawks already are locked into a wild-card spot and coach Pete Carroll advised the media that some guys may not play.

Record: 428-349-20 (55.1%)
Bankroll: +130.77%