The Chargers and Vikings are set to kick off Week 8 of the 2025 NFL season on "Thursday Night Football." Here are the best bets for that contest.

A cross-conference battle kicks off NFL Week 8 as the Los Angeles Chargers host the Minnesota Vikings on 'Thursday Night Football' at 8:15 p.m. ET. NFL player props figure to center on the passing games,

Behind 117 rushing yards from Kimani Vidal and three touchdown passes from Justin Herbert, Los Angeles cruised to a 37–10 win over Minnesota to improve to 5–3 on the season. It was a needed response for coach Jim Harbaugh’s Chargers after they suffered a 38–24 loss in Week 7 to the Colts.

Minnesota Vikings QB Carson Wentz showed plenty of emotion on the sidelines in a "TNF" loss to the Los Angeles Chargers.

Minnesota finished 14-3 last season. The Vikings already have four losses this season after Thursday's listless performance in Los Angeles.

The Los Angeles Chargers were flying high after a win over the Minnesota Vikings, but an injury update on running back Omarion Hampton may have dampened things.

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Thursday night's victory felt like an emphatic end to a troublesome stretch — not just because the Chargers won, but how they won.