The set-up: I simply feel that the Seahawks are going to be the "hungrier" team tonight. The Hawks are 0-2 in the preseason so far, while Minnesota is 1-1.

The teams: Seattle fell 19-17 to Indianapolis in Week 1 and then lost 24-14 at LA last week. Russell Wilson has been decent in his limited time so far in the preseason with 236 yards and a TD, while the other offensive standout is David Moore, who has 106 receiving yards on four catches. The defense was supposed to be a weak point for the Hawks this year, but so far it's been decent by allowing 293.5 YPG, including only 167.5 through the air.

Minnesota beat Denver 42-28 in Week 1, before then taking a step back in last week's 14-10 loss to the Jaguars. The Vikes offense struggled against the Jags backup defensive unit and I think it'll have its hands full with this "under the radar" Hawks defense as well. Note that QB Kirk Cousins was just 3 of 8 for 12 yards. Minnesota's defense looked sharp and it'll be a strength of the team this year for sure.

The pick: Seattle's first two weeks of the preseason have been building to this moment and I think the Hawks come to play today. Cousins and the offense struggled last week for the Vikings and it's not going to get any easier facing Seattle's defensive starters. I'm not calling for the outright upset, but I am grabbing as many points as I can.