XANDAMERE’S SHOWDOWN SLANT ::

Sunday night football should be an exciting game as the Vikings visit the Seahawks. This game opened at 49.5 but has been bet all the way up to 57 (no, that isn’t a typo) with the margin also narrowing, as the Seahawks were initially favored by 9, but are down to 7. For the mathematically inclined, that means Vegas is giving the Seahawks an implied total of 32 points and the Vikings 25; if this game gets there, that’s a lot of fireworks.

On the Seattle side, lead back Chris Carson still only . . .