NFL Preseason Picks: Seattle Seahawks at San Diego Chargers 2011 NFL Preseason Vegas Odds, Free Picks, and Expert Predictions on ESPN: Second year head football coach Pete Carroll will lead his rebuilt Seattle Seahawks on the road to Qualcomm Stadium to take on perennial power head coach Norv Turner’s San Diego Chargers for the first televised NFL Preseason game of 2011 on ESPN at 8:00 PM ET.
Coach Turner and quarterback Philip Rivers have put on an offensive clinic the last few years but have started slow and never been able to put it together to win the big games at the end of the season or playoffs and are looking to start strong and build momentum for the beginning of the season. Coach Carroll is making wholesale changes to his roster to try and build on a successful first season as head coach in which they made the playoffs and won a first round home game against the defending Super Bowl Champion at the time New Orleans Saints before being ousted by the Chicago Bears. The odds makers at JustBET have the Seattle Seahawks +3 1/2 point underdogs on the road against the San Diego Chargers.
Winning the weak NFC West last season and a playoff win is certainly a success for a first year head coach but not a franchise that has much higher expectations so the Seahawks have been busy in this very shortened off season. They let Matt Hasselbeck get away in free agency and picked up Tavaris Jackson from the Minnesota Vikings who has seen some successful playing time but predominately been a backup. Staying with the Vikings the Seahawks also signed Sidney Rice to a five year deal and are looking for the combination to be a number one receiver and starting quarterback. Winning the division again will not be a cakewalk. Vegas odds makers have the Seattle Sehawks as 75/1 odds to win the 2012 Super Bowl.
Offensively the Chargers will look similar to the big numbers squad led by Rivers that has been unstoppable at times through the last few years and will again be one of the best offenses in the NFL. On the defensive side the Chargers brought in new defensive coordinator Greg Manusky to help with a group that was gutted at linebacker but brought in Spikes a veteran coming off a 4th 100+ tackle season to anchor the middle. Vegas odds makers have the over/under for the total score at 35 points combined of the San Diego Chargers and Seattle Seahawks.
I predict a Chargers victory and cover.
Free NFL Picks and Predictions: San Diego Chargers -3.5
| NFL Football: Seattle Seahawks @ San Diego Chargers Date: 8/11/2011 Time: 8:00 PM EST on ESPN Vegas Odds – Favorite: San Diego Chargers -3.5 Total: Over/Under 35 |
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