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Seahawks at 49ers, Wild Card predictions: Fans confident Niners advance
Jan 13, 2023 at 9:58 PM
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The San Francisco 49ers are set to host the Seattle Seahawks in the Wild Card Round of the playoffs at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California, on Saturday, January 14, at 1:30 p.m. PT. Each week, the
49ers Webzone staff predicts the winner within its annual
NFL Pick 'em contest. That includes writers and
forum moderators.
This week,
all six participating staff members selected the 49ers to beat the Seahawks. San Francisco is currently a 9.5-point favorite.
As for all the fans who are taking part in our NFL Pick 'em contest,
98 percent have the
49ers winning the game, as of this post.
Of all the Wild Card Round game predictions, the most lopsided results come from 49ers-Seahawks and the Miami Dolphins at the Buffalo Bills. Voting has 98 percent of fans believing the 49ers and Bills will come away with victories.
When it comes to the predictions, the closest matchups are the games between the Los Angeles Chargers against the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Dallas Cowboys against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, with 59 percent selecting the Chargers and Cowboys to win those games.
Below is a breakdown of all six matchups for the upcoming slate of NFL games.
| Picks |
Away |
Home |
Picks |
|
2%
|
Seahawks
|
49ers
|
98%
|
|
59%
|
Chargers
|
Jaguars
|
41%
|
|
2%
|
Dolphins
|
Bills
|
98%
|
|
35%
|
Giants
|
Vikings
|
65%
|
|
3%
|
Ravens
|
Bengals
|
97%
|
|
59%
|
Cowboys
|
Buccaneers
|
41%
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