FOOTNOTE. Their playoff hopes alive by mere inches, the Buffalo Bills will tightrope their way forward Sunday. The Dallas Cowboys, surprising underdogs after beating the formidable Philadelphia Eagles, visit WNY.

Expect the Bills to triumph to the delight of the home crowd and survive, only to disappoint us all later.

FREDDIE sees it this way:

BILLS 30, Cowboys 27

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

Myrtle Beach Bowl

Georgia Southern +7 over Ohio (+3.5)

New Orleans Bowl

Jacksonville St. +6 over Louisiana (+4)

Cure Bowl

Appalachian St. +9 over Miami (O) (+6)

New Mexico Bowl

Fresno St. +8 over New Mexico St. (-4)

Los Angeles Bowl

UCLA +13 over Boise State (+2.5)

Independence Bowl

Texas Tech +1 over California (+3)

Monday

Famous Toastery Bowl

W. Kentucky +3 over Old Dominion (-2.5)

Tuesday

Frisco Bowl

UTSA +17 over Marshall (+9.5)

Thursday

Boca Raton Bowl

Syracuse +7 over USF (+4.5)

Friday

Gasparilla Bowl

UCF +9 over Georgia Tech (+4.5)

YEAR: 107-23 (.823). Vs. line 68-62 (.523).

PROS

Thursday

LAS VEGAS +2 over LA Chargers (+3)

Sunday

BUFFALO +3 over Dallas (+2)

CINCINNATI +6 over Minnesota (+3.5)

INDIANAPOLIS +4 over Pittsburgh (+2.5)

DETROIT +3 over Denver (+5)

GREEN BAY +5 over Tampa Bay (+3.5)

TENNESSEE +7 over Houston (+2.5)

MIAMI +13 over NY Jets (+8.5)

CAROLINA +3 over Atlanta (-3)

CLEVELAND +6 over Chicago (+3.5)

NEW ORLEANS +3 over NY Giants (+6)

Kansas City +7 over NEW ENGLAND (+9.5)

San Francisco +10 over ARIZONA (+13.5)

LA RAMS +7 over Washington (+6.5)

JACKSONVILLE +5 over Baltimore (-3.5)

Monday

Philadelphia +10 over SEATTLE (+4)

WEEK: 7-8 (.467). Vs. line 7-8 (.467).

YEAR: 127-81 (.611). Vs. line 103-105 (.495).