Fearless Freddie’s Football Forecast
DISAPPOINTING. The Buffalo Bills failed to gain a few inches when it mattered Monday night in Nashville and came away with their second loss of the season.
The Bills have two weeks to think about that particularly stinging last-minute defeat. When that happened a year ago in Arizona, Buffalo promptly went on an 8-game winning streak.
The banged up Cleveland Browns open Week 7 play at home against the Denver Broncos and will come up short. They battle the Pittsburgh Steelers on Halloween and will fare better that day.
HOME teams are capitalized. Teams picked to win the game are listed first, followed by the expected margin of victory. The official Las Vegas odds are in parentheses.
COLLEGES
Saturday
Cincinnati +21 over NAVY (+27.5)
Oklahoma +42 over KANSAS (+38.5)
PENN STATE +14 over Illinois (+23.5)
Clemson +6 over PITTSBURGH (-3.5)
Wisconsin +6 over PURDUE (+2.5)
ALABAMA +30 over Tennessee (+27.5)
Ohio State +21 over INDIANA (+18.5)
NOTRE DAME +10 over USC (+6.5)
MISSISSIPPI +7 over LSU (+10.5)
MICH. +13 over Northwestern (+21.5)
WEEK: 7-3 (.700). Vs. line 7-3 (.700).
YEAR: 48-12 (.800). Vs. line 27-33 (.450).
PROS
Thursday
Denver +6 over CLEVELAND (-4.5)
Sunday
GREEN BAY +13 over Washington (+9.5)
Kansas City +8 over TENNESSEE (+4.5)
Atlanta +3 over MIAMI (+2.5)
NEW ENGLAND +10 over NY Jets (+7)
NY GIANTS +3 over Carolina (-3)
BALTIMORE +7 over Cincinnati (+6.5)
LAS VEGAS +6 over Philadelphia (+3)
LA RAMS +14 over Detroit (+15.5)
ARIZONA +10 over Houston (+17)
TAMPA BAY +9 over Chicago (+13.5)
SAN FRAN +3 over Indianapolis (+4.5)
Monday
New Orleans +3 over SEATTLE (+5.5)
WEEK: 9-5 (.643). Vs. line 5-9 (.357).
YEAR: 62-32 (.660). Vs. line 44-50 (.468).