Falcons favored by four points over Seahawks

Las Vegas oddsmakers tabbed the Falcons as four-point favorites to beat the Seahawks in Saturday's NFC divisional playoff game at the Georgia Dome. The Falcons opened as 3 1/2-point favorites late Saturday night but the line moved by Sunday morning, according to VegasInsider.com's tracking of Nevada sportsbooks.

The Seahawks beat the Falcons 26-24 on Oct. 16 in Seattle. Seattle was 4-1 after that victory but went went 6-4-1 the rest of the season. The loss to Seattle dropped the Falcons to 4-2 and they were 7-3 the rest of the way.

The Seahawks advanced to the divisional round by beating the Lions in a wild-card on Saturday night in Seattle. The Falcons had a bye by virtue of earning the NFC’s No. 2 seed.

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