Fearless Freddie’s Football Forecast
SMALL STEPS. The Buffalo Bills were shut out last weekend in Green Bay, quickly and forcefully dragging them down to reality after stunning the NFL by beating Minnesota the previous week. The Buffalo offense was horrible beyond words.
The Tennessee Titans visit Orchard Park Sunday with a 3-1 record and fresh off an overtime win against the Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles.
The Titans should have a letdown on the road, but will have enough to win this game.
Freddie sees it this way:
Titans 24, BILLS 20
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
NEW ENGLAND +6 over Indy (+10)
Sunday
Tennessee +4 over BUFFALO (+3)
CINCINNATI +10 over Miami (+7)
Baltimore +6 over CLEVELAND (+3)
Green Bay +3 over DETROIT (even)
KANSAS CITY +5 over JAX (+3)
NY JETS +3 over Denver (even)
PITTSBURGH +1 over Atlanta (+3)
CAROLINA +7 over NY Giants (+7.5)
LA CHARGERS +3 over Oakland (+5.5)
PHILADELPHIA +7 over Minnesota (+3)
SAN FRAN +6 over Arizona (+4.5)
LA RAMS +6 over SEATTLE (+7.5)
Dallas +3 over HOUSTON (-3)
Monday
NEW ORLEANS +11 over Wash. (+7)
WEEK: 8-7 (.533) v line 7-8 (.467)
YEAR: 35-26-2 (.556) v line 29-34 (.460)
COLLEGES
Saturday
WVU +28 over Kansas (+29)
OKLAHOMA +3 over Texas (+7.5)
MICHIGAN +20 over Maryland (+17)
MICH ST +10 over Northwestern (+11)
Alabama +40 over ARKANSAS (+35)
Clemson +14 over WAKE FOREST (+18)
MIAMI +11 over Florida St (+14)
OKLA ST +7 over Iowa St (+10)
LSU +3 over FLORIDA (+2.5)
COLORADO +6 over Ariz St (+3)
OHIO ST +24 over Indiana (+25)
TEXAS A&M +3 over Kentucky (+5.5)
UCF +21 over SMU (+24)
WISCONSIN +17 over Nebraska (+19)
Washington +12 over UCLA (+20)
GEORGIA +28 over Vandy (+26.5)
Auburn +3 over MISS ST (+4)
Notre Dame +6 over VA TECH (+7)
STANFORD +7 over Utah (+5)
NC ST +3 over Boston College (+5)
WEEK: 16-4 (.800) v line 12-8 (.600)
YEAR: 69-11 (.863) v line 55-25 (.688)