UNDEFEATED. Buffalo Bills head coach Sean McDermott has never lost an NFL game coming off a bye week. He’s a perfect 8-0 in his career.

That’s enough for me to conclude that his Bills will do well Sunday afternoon on the road against the Carolina Panthers. That and the fact former Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton may be in charge of the Carolina offense now that starter Bryce Young has an injured ankle.

Expect to see some innovative new wrinkles to the Buffalo offense and a much improved defense.

FREDDIE sees it this way:

Bills 31, Panthers 20

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

KANSAS +6 over Kansas State (+2.5)

INDIANA +21 over UCLA (+25.5)

NEBRASKA +3 over Northwestern (+7.5)

GEORGIA TECH +9 over Syracuse (+17.5)

Virginia +7 over NORTH CAROLINA (+10.5)

BUFFALO +5 over Akron (+9.5)

Alabama +10 over SOUTH CAROLINA (+12.5)

IOWA +4 over Minnesota (+8.5)

Michigan +13 over MICHIGAN STATE (+14.5)

OREGON +28 over Texas A&M (+33.5)

WEEK: 8-2 (.800) vs. line 6-4 (.600).

YEAR: 57-13 (.814) vs. line 31-39 (.443).

PROS

Thursday

LA CHARGERS +2 over Minnesota (+3.5)

Sunday

Buffalo +11 over CAROLINA (+7.5)

CINCINNATI +6 over NY Jets (+6.5)

San Francisco +3 over HOUSTON (-1.5)

PHILADELPHIA +14 over NY Giants (+7.5)

NEW ENGLAND +8 over Cleveland (+6.5)

BALTIMORE +3 over Chicago (+6.5)

ATLANTA +6 over Miami (+7.5)

Tampa Bay +3 over NEW ORLEANS (+3.5)

DENVER +3 over Dallas (+3.5)

INDIANAPOLIS +10 over Tennessee (+14.5)

PITTSBURGH +3 over Green Bay (-3.5)

Monday

KANSAS CITY +8 over Washington (+10.5)

WEEK: 13-2 (.867). Vs. line 9-6 (.600).

YEAR: 72-36 (.667). Vs. line 48-60 (.444).