The Minnesota Vikings host the Washington Redskins on Thursday Night Football in the first game of Week 8. Kickoff is at 8:20 p.m. ET. Minnesota is a 16.5-point favorite, while the Over-Under for total points scored is 42. 

Before locking in any Vikings vs. Redskins picks of your own, you NEED to see what Mike Tierney has to say. The veteran sportswriter, whose work has appeared in The New York Times and Los Angeles Times, has covered football of all levels for decades. And that expertise has been evident since he joined SportsLine in 2016. Last season he went 63-46 with his against-the-spread picks in the NFL.

What's more, he has had a particularly keen eye for the Redskins, posting an incredible 18-6 record on his last 24 picks involving Washington! Anyone who has followed him is WAY UP.

Now he's studied Vikings vs. Redskins from every possible angle. We can tell you he's leaning Under, and he's also found a critical X-factor that has him jumping all over one side of the spread. You ABSOLUTELY need to see it before you lock in your own picks.

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