NFL picks · 2026 Week 1 · Wednesday, September 9

Patriots vs Seahawks prediction

New England Patriots at Seattle Seahawks, NFL Week 1. Our model projects the game, the sportsbooks price it, and the two numbers sit side by side below. The priced plays — the safest side, the value bet, the win + kicker combo and the props — are on the members' board; the projection is public, and every pick is graded here after the game.

The projection · public

Seahawks 28, Patriots 20

Seahawks by 7.9 · 47 total points

Projected margin
SEA −7.9
market: SEA −3
Projected total
47
market: 44.5
Raw model win probability
75.6%
Seattle Seahawks · before blending with the market
Market implies
60.9%
Seattle Seahawks from the moneyline -166

The model projects Seattle Seahawks to beat New England Patriots 28–20; the market agrees on the favorite and prices the spread at 3. On the total, the model's 47 sits above the market's 44.5. The raw model gives Seattle Seahawks a 75.6% chance to win; the moneyline price implies 60.9%. We never bet the raw model — the published probability on every play blends it with the market, and that blended number is what the board shows members.

A projection is an expected outcome, not a promise: the other side happens, and favorites lose. 21+ and only where sports betting is legal.

The board on this game · members

What the box priced

Every play below carries the blended probability, the price it was published at and the edge over that price. For visitors the plays stay sealed; a free account opens the week's free pick, a membership opens all of it.

PlayBetPriceOur probabilityEdge
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Spread lean ████████sealedsealedsealed
Total lean ████████sealedsealedsealed
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Projected stat lines

TeamPlayerProjection
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RBRhamondre Stevenson████████████
WRA.J. Brown████████████
TEHunter Henry████████████
QBSam Darnold████████████
RBGeorge Holani████████████
WRJaxon Smith-Njigba████████████
WRCooper Kupp████████████

This game is a leg in 5 tickets on the board this week: Balanced build · 5 legs (5 legs, +366); +1000 ticket (5 legs, +1009); +2500 ticket (7 legs, +2522); Moonshot · +5000 (8 legs, +5031); Wildcard parlay (5 legs, +1593).

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Around the game

Injuries and news the board saw

TeamPlayerStatusInjury
NEBen Brown COutKnee
NETreVeyon Henderson RBOutAnkle
SEATy Okada SOutHamstring
SEANick Emmanwori SQuestionableAnkle
SEATory Horton WRQuestionableHamstring
SEAJosh Jones TPractice onlyKnee

The board rebuilds every morning and again before kickoff, so injuries and line moves feed the numbers above; this page shows the board as last published (2026-09-09).

Questions

About this prediction

What is the model's projected score for Patriots vs Seahawks?

Seattle Seahawks 28, New England Patriots 20 — Seattle Seahawks by 7.9 points and 47 total points. The market line when the board was built was Seattle Seahawks by 3 with a total of 44.5.

Who does the model favor to win Patriots vs Seahawks?

Seattle Seahawks. The raw model gives them a 75.6% chance; the moneyline price of -166 implies 60.9%. The priced play on this game — the safest side, blended with the market — is on the members' board.

Is this pick guaranteed?

No. A probability is not a promise: the other side happens, and favorites pay short prices for exactly that reason. Black Box Bets is an information service, not a sportsbook; no pick, parlay or strategy is guaranteed to profit, and past results — including the 2018–2025 test — do not predict future ones. Bet only what you can afford to lose, 21+ and only where sports betting is legal.

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