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Fearless Freddie’s Football Forecast

PAYBACK. The Buffalo Bills stumbled in their season opener last year against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Don’t expect a repeat performance Sunday in Orchard Park.

The Bills are better than last year’s team and the Steelers are worse. That plus the likelihood of a rookie quarterback squaring off on an elite defense bodes poorly for the Steelers.

Expect another Jordan Poyer interception and a one-sided Buffalo victory.

FREDDIE sees it this way:

BILLS 34, Steelers 17

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

Texas +10 over OKLAHOMA (+7)

Tennessee +6 over LSU (+3)

Michigan +17 over INDIANA (+22)

ALABAMA +13 over Texas A&M (+24.5)

GEORGIA +20 over Auburn (+30)

Ohio State +35 over Michigan St. (+26)

Ole Miss +14 over VANDERBILT (+18)

USC +7 over Washington State (+13)

Clemson +10 over BOSTON COLLEGE (+20)

Utah +3 over UCLA (+4.5)

WEEK: 7-3 (.700). Vs. line 5-5 (.500).

YEAR: 29-11 (.725). Vs. line 16-24 (.400).

PROS

Thursday

DENVER +6 over Indianapolis (+3)

Sunday in London

Green Bay +10 over NY Giants (+7.5)

Sunday

BUFFALO +17 over Pittsburgh (+14)

LA Chargers +6 over CLEVELAND (+3)

MINNESOTA +10 over Chicago (+7)

Dallas +3 over LA RAMS (-4.5)

Cincinnati +6 over BALTIMORE (-3.5)

NEW ENGLAND +6 over Detroit (+3)

NEW ORLEANS +6 over Seattle (+4)

Miami +5 over NY JETS (+3)

TAMPA BAY +3 over Atlanta (+8)

Tennessee +7 over WASHINGTON (+2.5)

JACKSONVILLE +6 over Houston (+7)

CAROLINA +3 over San Francisco (-5)

ARIZONA +3 over Philadelphia (-5)

Monday

KANSAS CITY +13 Las Vegas (+7)

WEEK: 12-4 (.750). Vs. line 11-5 (.688).

YEAR: 37-27 (.578). Vs. line 37-27 (.578).

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