Fearless Freddie’s Football Forecast
By FEARLESS FREDDIE
Prose Pro
LONG SEASON. The talent-challenged Buffalo Bills take their act to Minnesota this Sunday for what appears to be another car dealer Billy Fuccillo “HUGE” defeat.
The hometown Vikings, who beat San Francisco before tying with the Green Bay Packers last weekend, are amazing 17-point favorites. Don’t expect the Bills to cover the spot, they can’t cover anyone.
Freddie sees it this way:
VIKINGS 38, Bills 17
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
CLEVELAND +6 over NY Jets (+3)
Sunday
MINNESOTA +21 over Buffalo (+17)
ATLANTA +1 New Orleans (+3)
KANSAS CITY +3 over San Fran (+7)
MIAMI +4 over Oakland (+3)
PHILADELPHIA +9 over Indy (+7)
Green Bay +3 over WASHINGTON (+2.5)
CAROLINA +6 over Cincinnati (+2.5)
JAX +3 over Tennessee (off)
BALTIMORE +7 over Denver (+5)
HOUSTON +3 over NY Giants (+7)
LA RAMS +9 over LA Chargers (+7.5)
Chicago +6 over ARIZONA (+7)
Dallas +6 over SEATTLE (even)
New England +3 over DETROIT (+7)
Monday night
TAMPA BAY +3 over Pittsburgh (even)
LAST WEEK: 10-5-1 (.625) v line 4-12 (.250)
SEASON: 19-11-2 (.594) v line 12-20 (.375)
COLLEGES
Friday
Penn St. +22 over ILLINOIS (+28)
UCF +17 over Fla. Atlantic (+13.5)
Saturday
Notre Dame +9 over WAKE FOREST (7.5)
Georgia +10 over MISSOURI (14)
MICHIGAN +21 over Nebraska (+17)
Clemson +12 over GEORGIA TECH (+16.5)
MIAMI +28 over Florida Int. (26.5)
WVU +15 over Kansas St. (+16)
OHIO ST. +42 over Tulane (+37)
ALABAMA +22 over Texas A&M (+27)
TEXAS +3 over TCU (-3(
BYU +26 over McNeese St. (Off)
OKLAHOMA +35 over Army (+32)
OKLA. ST. +11 over Texas Tech (+14)
Miss. St. +10 over KENTUCKY (+9.5)
LSU +18 over Louis. Tech (+20.5)
Michigan St. +6 over INDIANA (+4.5)
AUBURN +28 over Arkansas (+30)
Stanford +3 over OREGON (+2)
WASHINGTON +20 over Ariz. St. (+17)
LAST WEEK: 16-4 (.800) v line 14-6 (.700)
SEASON: 35-5 (.875) v line 31-9 (.775)