The Seahawks are trying to steady themselves, and Sunday’s matchup with the Cardinals has the feel of a game Seattle needs to handle cleanly. The Seahawks Wire staff is split on the margin, but every pick leans the same direction: Seattle gets the win in Week 9.
Kole Musgrove sees a tighter, lower-scoring game than some might expect, but still has Seattle coming out on top, 18-8. He pointed to the way this rivalry tends to play out at Lumen Field and noted that the Seahawks have controlled recent meetings in Seattle by scores of 16-6, 20-10 and 19-9 in three of the last four home games against Arizona. Musgrove also said he’s sticking with Seattle in what he called a desperation spot, with an injured Drew Lock back under center.
Dom Skene is looking for a more comfortable Seahawks result, predicting a 30-16 win. His read is that Seattle’s Dark Side defense makes a clear impact by holding Arizona under 50 rushing yards, while the Seahawks’ offensive line finds its best rushing environment in more than a month.
Justin Melo is even higher on Seattle’s offense, forecasting a 27-10 victory. He expects Drew Lock to have another strong day against the Cardinals after already beating up that defense once this season.
On the Arizona side, Jess Root still sees the Cardinals falling short, even with some intrigue around the offense. He picked Seattle 24-13, saying he’s interested to see what the Cardinals’ attack looks like with a full game of Minshew, but he doesn’t trust Arizona’s defense and still views Seattle’s as the stronger unit. Root also said Allgeier won’t have the same game he had, which should make the Cardinals’ offense work harder.
The betting market backs Seattle as well. The Seahawks are listed as 8.5-point favorites, with a moneyline of -420.
Arizona sits at +340 on the moneyline. The total is set at 39.5 points.
Odds were courtesy of BetMGM as of Saturday, November 7th, 2026.
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