Fearless Freddie’s Football Forecast
By FEARLESS FREDDIE
Urban Legend
BACK TO WORK. The Buffalo Bills resume their season at home Sunday against the winless Miami Dolphins. The 4-1 Bills are favored by a gaudy 17 points.
Fresh from their bye week, expect the Bills to be rusty early but finish strong against their longtime AFC East rivals.
Freddie sees it this way:
BILLS 24, Dolphins 14
HOME teams are capitalized. Teams picked to win are listed first, followed by the expected margin of victory. The official Las Vegas odds are in parentheses.
COLLEGES
Friday
Ohio St. +25 over NORTHWESTERN (+28)
Saturday
Clemson +21 over LOUISVILLE (+24)
OKLAHOMA +31 over West Va. (+33.5)
Wisconsin +45 over ILLINOIS (+31)
Florida +7 over SOUTH CAROLINA (+5.5)
Auburn +11 over ARKANSAS (+19)
IOWA +14 over Purdue (+18.5)
LSU +21 over MISSISSIPPI ST. (+19)
Oregon +6 over WASHINGTON (+3)
SMU +3 over Temple (+7.5)
Minnesota +35 over RUTGERS (+28.5)
CINCINNATI +24 over Tulsa (+7)
OKLAHOMA ST. +6 over Baylor (+3)
Missouri +27 over VANDERBILT (+21.5)
GEORGIA +28 over Kentucky (+25)
UTAH +3 over Arizona St. (+13.5)
TEXAS +28 over Kansas (+21.5)
PENN ST. +3 over Michigan (+8.5)
ALABAMA +31 over Tennessee (+34.5)
Boise St. +14 over BYU (+7)
WEEK: 14-6 (.571). Vs. line 12-8 (.600)
YEAR: 94-26 (.783). Vs. line 63-57 (.525)
PROS
Thursday
Kansas City +7 over DENVER (+3.5)
Sunday
BUFFALO +10 over Miami (+17)
Jacksonville +9 over CINCINNATI (+3.5)
Minnesota +3 over DETROIT (pick)
GREEN BAY +3 over Oakland (+6.5)
LA Rams +5 over ATLANTA (+3)
Houston +3 over INDIANAPOLIS (-1)
San Fran +7 over WASHINGTON (+10)
NY GIANTS +3 over Arizona (+2.5)
LA Chargers +3 over TENNESSEE (-1.5)
New Orleans +6 over CHICAGO (-3)
SEATTLE +7 over Baltimore (+3.5)
DALLAS +6 over Philadelphia (+3)
Monday
New England +7 over NY JETS (+9.5)
WEEK: 8-6 (.571). Vs. line 9-5 (.643)
YEAR: 54-37-1 (.587). Vs. line 51-41 (.554)