Seahawks will unveil the complete offense vs. St. Louis, but will it be enough?

Will star tight end Jimmy Graham's regular-season debut with Seattle be a breakout or a bust? (AP)

Two years ago it was almost like I could see the future – I forget what my record was in Seahawks’ games against the spread, but it was pretty sensational.

Last year, not so much. I don’t even know if I had a .500 record. It sure seemed like I was wrong more often than right.

This year? Who knows? Regardless of how it turns out, I just like looking at games with the pointspreads thrown in. As you know, if you’ve ever bet on games, it’s not always about winning and losing, it’s about how much you win or lose by.

I know the teams don’t look at it that way – Dave Wyman said he never knew anything about spreads when he played.

From a pointspread perspective, Thursday night’s game between the Patriots and Steelers held your interest right to the final two seconds when Ben Roethlisberger threw a supposedly meaningless touchdown pass to Antonio Brown.

The Steelers trailed by 14 points but ended up losing 28-21, which was a huge deal to anyone who bet on Pittsburgh +7 and got a push on the game. It was a blow to anyone who had New England -7.

On Sunday in St. Louis, the Seahawks are favored by 4 points. Here’s what that means to me – it figures to be a close game and will likely be decided in the last two minutes. Why? Those guys in Vegas are really good at what they do. I can guarantee you this – every time you think they’re completely off with their line, more often than not, you’ll discover otherwise, most frequently the hard way.

We all know how tough a matchup it always is when the Seahawks face the Rams, particularly in St. Louis. The Rams won there last year and nearly shocked the Seahawks in 2013.

The Seahawks should have a big advantage with a loaded defensive line facing a Rams’ offensive line with two rookie starters. Then again, the Rams have a loaded defensive line that should have its way with a Seahawks’ offensive line featuring a new center, new left guard and new right tackle.

Keep in mind, too, that Russell Wilson has been sacked 25 times by the Rams, and Robert Quinn has 10 career sacks against the Seahawks.

On the flip side, you could justifiably expect a sack attack from the Seahawks since Nick Foles is largely immobile.

The Rams were 0-4 in the preseason, but it’s hard to put any stock in exhibition games. The Seahawks didn’t roll out their full offense in the preseason, and that might have had as much to do with their ineffectiveness as supposed issues with their offensive line.

Jimmy Graham was kept under wraps, and we’ll finally get to see the complete package against the Rams. He should be terrific, but we thought the same thing about other newcomers such as Sidney Rice, Zach Miller and Percy Harvin.

I expect both offenses to struggle. That’s why my “Smokin’ Lock of the Week” is taking under 40 ½, the total number of points expected to be scored in the game.

I also expect the Rams to win. The Seahawks, as already noted, have had problems in St. Louis, and the last two games were against subpar QBs Kellen Clemens and Austin Davis. The Rams have a legitimate QB now in Foles.

I don’t think the Seahawks will generate much of a running game because of the newness of their offensive line, which is bound to have communication issues. And the Legion of Boom won’t be what we’re used to seeing, not with a rusty Earl Thomas, a rookie replacing Kam Chancellor and a right cornerback who’s not as good as Byron Maxwell.

It will be a low-scoring game, and I have the Rams winning on a Legatron field goal as time runs out.

Line: Seahawks by 4
Prediction: Rams 16, Seahawks 13.

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