PAINFUL. Buffalo’s disastrous performance, at home no less, against New England Sunday night was a stinging reminder that the turnover battle is critical to NFL success.

The missed opportunities and fumbled away field position blunder put the Bills in a losing situation that not even Josh Allen could overcome.

It’s rare that Coach Sean McDermott fields teams that self-destruct twice in succession.

So with that in mind, expect the Bills to ease into their much needed bye week with an impressive Monday night road victory.

FREDDIE sees it this way:

Bills 30, FALCONS 24

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

Friday

WASHINGTON +7 over Rutgers (+10.5)

Saturday

Ohio State +17 over ILLINOIS (+14.5)

SMU +14 over Stanford (+19.5)

Alabama +3 over MISSOURI (+2.5)

FLORIDA STATE +12 over Pittsburgh (+10.5)

Oklahoma +10 over TEXAS (+1.5)

NOTRE DAME +18 over NC State (+21.5)

OREGON +10 over Indiana (+7.5)

Clemson +20 over BOSTON COLLEGE (+14.5)

TEXAS TECH +11 over Kansas (+14.5)

WEEK: 9-1 (.900). Vs. line 6-4 (.600).

YEAR: 42-8 (.840). Vs. line 22-28 (.440).

PROS

Thursday

Philadelphia +9 over NY GIANTS (+6.5)

Sunday in London

Denver +10 over New York Jets (+7.5)

Sunday

INDIANAPOLIS +3 over Arizona (+6.5)

LA Rams +7 over BALTIMORE (+7.5)

PITTSBURGH +3 over Cleveland (+5.5)

JACKSONVILLE +4 over Seattle (+1.5)

LA Chargers +6 over MIAMI (+4.5)

Dallas +7 over CAROLINA (+3.5)

NEW ORLEANS +3 over New England (-3.5)

LAS VEGAS +1 over Tennessee (+4.5)

TAMPA BAY +3 over San Francisco (+2.5)

GREEN BAY +12 over Cincinnati (+14.5)

Detroit +3 over KANSAS CITY (-2.5)

Monday

Buffalo +6 over ATLANTA (+3.5)

WASHINGTON +7 over Chicago (+4.5)

WEEK: 5-9 (.357). Vs. line 4-10 (.286).

YEAR: 51-27 (.750). Vs. line 36-42 (.462).