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By Max Meyer

Just one NFL game separates us from a critical December stretch run, and it’s tonight’s meeting between the Seahawks and Washington in our nation’s capital.

In this duel, both teams have actually been the favorite at some point over the past week at Caesars Sportsbook. The Seahawks opened as 2.5-point road favorites last Sunday night and the line went to a pick’em on Monday morning. Washington was listed at -1 the next day and reached as high as -1.5. It was back at pick’em on Thursday before shifting a point in Seattle’s direction today.

“I think the line movement is just natural indecision from the market,” said Adam Pullen, Assistant Director of Trading at Caesars Sportsbook. “When it’s this close to a toss-up, you’re usually going to have that bouncing around. It’s a close game on paper, and the spread reflects that. I think Washington should be a small favorite, I’m not sure why their win over Tampa doesn’t seem to have many people convinced. But Seattle just always draws that money, and sometimes it takes a while to stop riding that train.”

Along with the Seahawks (-120 on the moneyline) being 1-point road chalk over Washington (+100 ML), the total has gone up from 46 to its current standing of 47.5.

Yet, even with the line this tight, one team has gotten the majority of the spread and moneyline action as of now at Caesars Sportsbook.

“It’s not that big a decision as far as Monday nights go,” Pullen said. “We’ll most likely need Washington, seems like it’s majority Seattle money. Even though they’ve struggled this season, the last few years Seattle has been an incredibly public team. With the spread being that they basically just have to win, I think that’s luring in a lot of people.”

The Seahawks have captured 54% of the total number of tickets and 57% of the total dollars wagered among all spread bets against Washington, as well as 62% of the total number of tickets and 65% of the total dollars wagered for all moneyline wagers in this one.

Where Caesars Sportsbook bettors are the most divided is the total, with the over snagging 68% of the total number of tickets but the under having the advantage in total dollars wagered at 67%.

“Seattle’s offense has not looked good,” Pullen said. “The public has seen how they’ve looked with [Russell] Wilson back, he’s still banged-up and fighting through it. I think that would explain why the under has gotten most of the tickets so far. Usually in standalone games we need the under, and I think that will still probably be the case once we get to game time barring any crazy large wagers.”

The most popular player prop by total dollars wagered in tonight’s affair involves a player in Seattle’s aerial attack, but probably not the first or even second one that comes to mind. The over on Seahawks tight end Gerald Everett’s receiving yards has drawn the most money thus far. It was originally displayed at 29.5, dropped to as low as 25.5 and is now back up to 28.5. Everett has gone over 30 receiving yards in each of his past two games, and in four of the eight contests he’s appeared in this season.

Check out Caesars Sportsbook’s latest odds and trends for Seahawks at Washington below.