Fearless Freddie’s Football Forecast
EASY SCHEDULE. The Buffalo Bills sit at 7-3 this season because they have beaten inferior teams. I’m talking Miami twice, the Jets and Giants, Washington and Cincinnati. Only the 5-5 Tennessee Titans have a chance at the playoffs.
Sunday’s opponent, the Denver Broncos are 3-7. They’re beatable, coming off a second-half collapse in Minnesota and traveling across country for an early game.
A loss at home is unacceptable for this team.
Freddie sees it this way:
BILLS 28, Broncos 20
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
Saturday
BAYLOR +6 over Texas (+5)
GEORGIA +14 over Texas A&M (+13.5)
OHIO STATE +21 over Penn State (+18.5)
WAKE FOREST +11 over NC State (+7.5)
KANSAS +7 over Kansas State (+5.5)
CINCINNATI +6 over Temple (+10.5)
Boise St. +9 over UTAH STATE (+8)
WISCONSIN +27 over Purdue (+24)
Oklahoma St. +9 over WVU (+7.5)
SMU +7 over NAVY (-3.5)
IOWA +7 over Illinois (+15.5)
Memphis +7 over S. FLORIDA (+14.5)
LSU +28 over Arkansas (+44)
ALABAMA +42 over W. Carolina (off)
UTAH +35 over Arizona (+23)
OKLAHOMA +28 over TCU (+19)
Minnesota +11 over NORTHWESTERN (+13)
Michigan +7 over INDIANA (+8.5)
AUBURN +38 over Samford (off)
APP. STATE +30 over Texas St. (+29)
WEEK: 18-2 (.900). Vs. line 13-7 (.650).
YEAR: 172-48 (.782). Vs. line 114-106 (.518).
PROS
Thursday
HOUSTON +7 over Indianapolis (+3)
Sunday
BUFFALO +7 over Denver (+4.5)
CLEVELAND +13 over Miami (+10)
Pittsburgh +11 over CINCINNATI (+7)
CHICAGO +3 over NY Giants (+6.5)
NY JETS +6 over Oakland (-3)
NEW ORLEANS +7 over Carolina (+10)
ATLANTA +3 over Tampa Bay (+4)
Detroit +7 over WASHINGTON (+3.5)
PHILADELPHIA +3 over Seattle (+2)
SAN FRANCISCO +6 over Green Bay (+2.5)
TENNESSEE +6 over Jacksonville (+3)
Dallas +7 over NEW ENGLAND (-5.5)
Monday
Baltimore +7 over LA RAMS (+3.5)
WEEK: 12-2 (.857). Vs. line 7-7 (.500).
YEAR: 103-57-1 (.640). Vs. line 87-74 (.540).