Novig pricesSeahawks go navy and white at Las Vegas as Raiders turn to rookie Fernando Mendoza
Seattle wears its navy-and-white road set at Las Vegas on Sunday as the Raiders start No. 1 pick Fernando Mendoza after trading Kirk Cousins.
The Seattle Seahawks are sticking with a standard look for their Week 10 trip to Las Vegas. According to ESPN's weekly uniform rundown, Seattle will wear its college navy helmet with a white jersey and white pants at Allegiant Stadium on Sunday. The Raiders will be in their usual home set: silver helmet, black jersey and silver pants.
Most of this week's uniform attention is elsewhere in the league. ESPN reports that Tennessee debuts a Nashville-themed Rivalries uniform against Jacksonville, with a two-tone blue palette and neon-style numbers. Baltimore will wear an all-black combination with a new matte helmet for its Monday night game against the Chargers. Seattle has no alternate on the schedule for this trip, so the Seahawks will look like a plain road team.
The bigger change is on the other sideline. Las Vegas traded Kirk Cousins to the Minnesota Vikings before Tuesday's deadline, and Yahoo Sports reports that rookie Fernando Mendoza is set for his first career start. The Raiders took Mendoza first overall in April after his Heisman Trophy season at Indiana. Seattle's defense will be preparing for a quarterback with almost no regular-season film.
What it means for Sunday
Seattle is 5-4 after a 17-3 home win over Arizona. The team has struggled to string results together. The Seahawks opened the year 2-0 but have not won back-to-back games since, and their wins over the Chargers, Chiefs and Cardinals each came right after a loss. Through nine games they have outscored opponents 202-162. Three of their four losses were by three points or fewer: 33-31 at Washington, 32-29 against San Francisco and 17-14 at Denver. The other was a 34-17 home loss to Chicago.
Their results on the road give more reason for caution. Seattle is 4-2 at home and 1-2 away, and the only road win was the 31-7 rout in Arizona in Week 2. The defense has been strong lately, holding Kansas City and Arizona to three points each in two of the last three games. Facing a rookie in his first start gives that unit a clear chance to keep it going.
The board has Seattle as a clear road favorite. Across the 12 venues this site tracks, the Seahawks are favored by 6.5 points. Novig lists Seattle at -270 on the moneyline and Las Vegas at +264. On the spread, Novig prices Seattle -6.5 at -106, and the best price anywhere is FanDuel at -105 on the same number. That is a one-cent gap, so the venues are close together. Sportsbook hold on the spread runs from 2.9% to 4.8%. The total sits at 40.5, with Novig at -104 on both the over and the under. Seattle's last two wins produced 20 and 23 combined points. Both came in well under that line.
Kickoff is 1:05 p.m. Pacific on CBS, according to Seahawks.com. Full prices are on the game page.