BYE WEEK BLUES. With no Buffalo Bills game this week, our attention turns to the other AFC East clubs.

The New England Patriots will romp on Thursday night against the New York Giants, while come Sunday, expect Miami to lose the battle of the winless against Washington while the New York Jets fall short against Dallas.

HOME teams are capitalized. Teams picked to win are listed first with the expected margin of victory next. The official Las Vegas odds are in parentheses.

COLLEGES

Friday

Virginia +6 over MIAMI (+1)

OREGON +14 over Colorado (+20)

Saturday

CLEMSON +21 over Florida St. (+25.5)

NOTRE DAME +10 over USC (+11.5)

WISCONSIN +13 over Michigan St. (+10)

Penn St. +6 over IOWA (+4)

Alabama +24 over TEXAS A&M (+17)

Oklahoma +7 over Texas (+10.5)

LSU +7 over Florida (+13)

GEORGIA +21 over South Carolina (+24.5)

Michigan +13 over ILLINOIS (+20.5)

Memphis +3 over TEMPLE (+3.5)

Washington St. +6 over ARIZONA ST. (-3)

BAYLOR +7 over Texas Tech (+10.5)

Cincinnati +3 over HOUSTON (+6.5)

WAKE FOREST +3 over Louisville (+6.5)

Utah +10 over OREGON ST. (+13)

BOISE ST. +20 over Hawaii (+11.5)

Mississippi St. +3 over TENNESSEE (+7)

INDIANA +24 over Rutgers (+28)

WEEK: 14-6 (.700). Vs. line 9-11 (.450)

YEAR: 80-20 (.800). Vs. line 51-49 (.510)

PROS

Thursday

NEW ENGLAND +20 over NY Giants (+17.5)

Sunday

BALTIMORE +13 over Cincinnati (+11)

Seattle +3 over CLEVELAND (+1)

KANSAS CITY +3 over Houston (+5)

JACKSONVILLE +3 over N. Orleans (+1.5)

MINNESOTA +3 over Philadelphia (+2.5)

Carolina +3 over Tampa Bay (+2)

Washington +6 over MIAMI (+3.5)

LA RAMS +3 over San Francisco (+5)

Atlanta +6 over ARIZONA (+2.5)

Dallas +11 over NY JETS (+10)

DENVER +3 over Tennessee (+2.5)

LA CHARGERS +3 over Pittsburgh (+6.5)

Monday

GREEN BAY +7 over Detroit (+4.5)

WEEK: 8-7 (.533). Vs. line 8-7 (.533)

YEAR: 46-31-1 (.590). Vs. line 42-36 (.538)