The Washington Football Team will try to keep its stretch of strong play going when it hosts the Seattle Seahawks on Monday Night Football. A playoff team a year ago, Washington (4-6) has won two straight games for the first time this season. Meanwhile, the Seahawks (3-7) occupy the cellar in the NFC West and have lost five of their last six games. Kickoff is 8:15 p.m. ET. The game is a pick'em in the latest Football Team vs. Seahawks odds from Caesars Sportsbook, while the Over/Under for total points scored is 47.

Before making any Seahawks vs. Football Team picks or other NFL Week 12 predictions, you MUST see which side SportsLine expert Mike Tierney is backing.

A national sportswriter whose work appears in The New York Times and Los Angeles Times, Tierney has covered the NFL for decades and reported from seven Super Bowls. He's used his experience to crush the NFL, going 187-147 against the spread the past three full seasons.

In addition, Tierney is an outstanding 24-11-1 in his last 36 picks involving Washington. Anyone who has followed him is WAY UP.

The Washington offense is getting strong play from Taylor Heinicke. In the past two games, the journeyman quarterback has completed 40-of-56 passes (77.8 percent) for 462 yards and four touchdowns without an interception. In the red zone, he is 6-of-7 for 40 yards, three touchdowns and no picks. Over the first eight games of the season, he completed just 63.9 percent of his passes for 11 touchdowns and nine interceptions.

On the other side of the ball, Seattle linebacker Bobby Wagner continues to produce at a stellar rate. The six-time All-Pro defender leads the league with 115 total tackles this season. Last week, he had 14 tackles against Arizona, his third 14-tackle effort in his last five games.

Now, Tierney has pored over the rosters and stats and made his pick for Washington Football Team vs. Seahawks. We can tell you he's leaning Under the total, but he knows a crucial X-factor that 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.

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