Seahawks Favored for Thursday Broncos Matchup

Seattle and Denver enter Thursday night’s matchup at 3-2, with sportsbooks making the Seahawks slight road favorites, generally by 2.5 to 3 points. Seattle is coming off a 32-29 loss to San Francisco, while Denver beat the Chargers 23-17; analysts point to Seattle’s defense and Jaxon Smith-Njigba’s favorable matchup as reasons to favor the Seahawks, while expecting a relatively low-scoring game. Seattle’s recent eight giveaways over three games and a struggling run game are concerns, though, and Denver’s defense showed its potential with five sacks and three takeaways against Los Angeles. The Broncos lead the all-time series 35-23, but Seattle has won four of the teams’ last five meetings.