Fearless Freddie’s Football Forecast
By FEARLESS FREDDIE
Thankful Giver
BRUTAL. Nathan Peterson’s half of terror ruined any chance Buffalo had of competing with the LA Chargers last weekend.
Tyrod Taylor gets the start this week in Kansas City, but Buffalo will be exposed as a defensive train wreck once again.
Freddie sees it this way:
CHIEFS 38, BILLS 24
Home teams are capitalized. Teams picked to win are listed first, followed by the predicted margin of victory. The official Las Vegas odds are in parentheses.
PROS
Thursday
DETROIT +3 over Minnesota (-3)
DALLAS +3 over LA Chargers (-2.5)
WASH +6 over NY Giants (+7)
Sunday
KANSAS CITY +14 over Buffalo (+11.5)
ATLANTA +7 over Tampa Bay (+10.5)
CINCY +7 over Cleveland (+9.5)
INDY +1 over Tennessee (-3)
NEW ENGLAND +14 over Miami (+17.5)
Carolina +6 over NY JETS (+4.5)
PHIL +7 over Chicago (+14.5)
Seattle +3 over SAN FRAN (+7)
OAKLAND +3 over Denver (+5)
LA RAMS +7 over New Orleans (+2.5)
Jacksonville +7 over ARIZONA (+5.5)
PITTS +12 over Green Bay (+15)
Monday
BALTIMORE +7 over Houston (+8)
WEEK: 7-7 (.500) v line 6-8 (.429)
YEAR: 97-47 (.674) v line 74-70 (.514)
COLLEGES
Thursday
MISS ST +14 over Mississippi (+15)
Friday
Miami +10 over PITTSBURGH (+13.5)
TCU +21 over Baylor (+24.5)
UCF +7 over South Florida (+10)
Va Tech +7 over VIRGINIA (+7.5)
Saturday
Georgia +9 over GA TECH (+11)
OKLA ST +35 over Kansas (+40.5)
Ohio State +7 over MICHIGAN (+12)
MEMPHIS +24 over E Caro (+28)
Penn St +17 over MARYLAND (+22)
Wisconsin +20 over MINN (+17.5)
AUBURN +3 over Alabama (-4.5)
Boise St +3 over FRESNO ST (+7.5)
OKLAHOMA +20 over WVU (+22.5)
Mich St +9 over RUTGERS (+13.5)
NWESTERN +14 over Illinois (+16.5)
Clemson +9 over S CAR (+13.5)
LSU +7 over Texas A&M (+10)
STANFORD +3 over N Dame (-2)
WASH +7 over Wash St (+10)
WEEK: 18-2 (.900) v line 13-7 (.650)
YEAR: 183-37 (.832) v line 112-108 (.509)