Story byMike Masala, Niners WireSat, January 17, 2026 at 2:39 PM UTC·1 min readThe San Francisco 49ers, after eliminating the defending Super Bowl champions in the wild-card round, will travel again this week for a divisional round matchup with the Seattle Seahawks. These two teams have played twice already this year, with San Francisco winning 17-13 on the road in Week 1 and then losing 13-3 in Week 18 at Levi's Stadium. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementBefore these two teams meet on the field on Saturday, we've gone through picks from roughly 40 experts from different sites/publications to see who they're taking in this matchup. Let's take a look at what they said. Here are all the top expert picks for 49ers vs. Seahawks in the divisional round showdown:USA Today SportsJarrett Bell: SeahawksNick Brinkerhoff: 49ersChris Bumbaca: SeahawksNate Davis: SeahawksTyler Dragon: SeahawksMike Middlehurst-Schwartz: SeahawksESPNMatt Bowen: SeahawksMike Clay: SeahawksDan Graziano: SeahawksKaitlyn Kahler: SeahawksPamela Maldonado: SeahawksEric Moody: SeahawksJason Reid: 49ersLindsey Thiry: SeahawksCBS SportsPete Prisco: SeahawksJared Dubin: SeahawksRyan Wilson: SeahawksJohn Breech: SeahawksTyler Sullivan: SeahawksDave Richard: SeahawksJamey Eisenberg: SeahawksSports IllustratedClare Brennan: SeahawksMitch Goldich: SeahawksGilberto Manzano: SeahawksConor Orr: SeahawksJohn Pluym: 49ersMatt Verderame: SeahawksBleacher ReportGary Davenport: SeahawksKris Knox: SeahawksMoe Moton: 49ersWes O'Donnell: 49ersBrent Sobleski: 49ersBrad Gagnon: 49ersIan Hanford: 49ersNFL. comAli Bhanpuri: SeahawksTom Blair: SeahawksBrooke Cersosimo: SeahawksGennaro Filice: SeahawksDan Parr: SeahawksMore 49ers: AFC team requests to interview 49ers' Klay Kubiak for head coach jobThis article originally appeared on Niners Wire: 49ers-Seahawks: Who do experts think will win SF's playoff game?
