Predicting the Final Score Between the 49ers and the Seahawks

I'm in the press box. The game starts in about an hour, and it's time to make a prediction. It seems a little wild to pick the Niners to win this game, considering they got their asses kicked by the Seahawks the last two times they faced each other. But in those ass kickings, the Seahawks had Kenneth Walker, whom the Niners couldn't stop because they didn't have Fred Warner or Dre Greenlaw. When they had Fred Warner, just Fred Warner, week one, they really shut Kenneth Walker down, only 20 rushing yards for him. Then Warner went down, and Ken Walker went off. Now Kenneth Walker is not on the Seahawks, and Fred Warner and Dre Greenlaw are on the 49ers. I don't think Seattle's going to run the ball well. They haven't run the ball well all year. I think that they're not going to score many points. I'm picking the Niners to win this game not just because they have Fred Warner and Dre Greenlaw, but because they have Mike Evans as well. He's a huge upgrade over Jawan Jennings, and that's an element that Mike McDonald hasn't faced yet in this offense. He's going to open up some things. The Niners are going to score just enough points to win this game. I don't know if they have an answer for JSN, and really, if Nick Bosa were playing this game, I'd feel a lot more confident picking the 49ers. The fact that he's not playing makes me feel like Sam Donald's not going to be under pressure, and he's not going to throw a pick, and maybe Brock Purdy will, and they'll have to win despite losing the turnover battle, which is always difficult. But I think Seattle's going to have a tough time on third down, in the red zone, scoring touchdowns, moving the ball, getting explosive plays. I think the Niners are going to win 16-13. Not a high-scoring game, but a win is a win. When these teams face each other again later in the season, it's going to be very different teams. Maybe Nick Bosa will be back. Maybe Zach Charbonnet will be back. But right now, I'm taking the injured Niners to beat the banged-up Seahawks, 16-13.