Packers vs. Vikings game line, odds: Green Bay expert releases pick for Sunday Night Football showdown

The Green Bay Packers can clinch the No. 1 seed in the NFC playoff bracket when they host the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday Night Football. The Packers (12-3) own the best record in the NFL and can clinch the top seed in the playoffs with a win and a Cowboys loss or tie to the Cardinals. The Vikings (7-8) sit in eighth place in the NFC playoff picture, only one game behind the 49ers and Eagles for the final two wild card berths. Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins is reportedly out due to COVID-19.

Kickoff is set for 8:20 p.m. ET. Green Bay is a 13-point favorite in the latest Packers vs. Vikings odds from Caesars Sportsbook, while the Over/Under for total points scored is 42. 

Before you make any Vikings vs. Packers picks or predictions on Sunday Night Football, you NEED to see which side SportsLine NFL expert R.J. White is on. 

White, a CBS Sports fantasy and gambling editor, ended the 2020 season on an 80-59 run on all NFL picks, returning more than $1,400 during that span. It's no surprise, as White has cashed huge twice in the world's most prestigious football handicapping competition, the Las Vegas SuperContest. In addition, White is 49-15-1 (+3197) in his last 65 against-the-spread picks involving the Packers! Anyone who has followed him is WAY UP!

Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers has been on fire. In his last four games Rodgers, the leading contender for the NFL MVP award this season, has thrown 12 touchdowns and zero interceptions, completed 70.7 percent of his passes and averaged 279.5 passing yards a game. The Packers won all four of those games.

Minnesota will have Dalvin Cook available this week. The Vikings' running back returned from the reserve/COVID-19 list this week after the league altered its protocols for return. Cook ranks third in the league in rushing yards per game (97.0) and yards from scrimmage per game (117.1).

Now, White has locked in another confident against-the-spread pick for Packers vs. Vikings. We can tell you he's leaning Over the total, but he knows a crucial X-factor makes one side of the spread a MUST-BACK! You ABSOLUTELY need to see what it is before locking in any picks of your own.

Who wins Vikings vs. Packers on Sunday Night Football? And what critical X-factor makes one side of the spread a must-back? ... Join SportsLine right now to see which side of the Packers vs. Vikings spread to jump on, all from the expert who's an outstanding 49-15 on picks involving the Packers!