Fearless Freddie’s Football Forecast
REBOUND. Fear not, faithful readers. Your Buffalo Bills will return to form this weekend in Highmark Stadium against the invading Tampa Bay Buccaneers and talented quarterback Baker Mayfield.
Much like the Bills last week in Florida, the Bucs will struggle mightily with the radically unfamiliar WNY weather. It will be their lone visit to a wintry venue this regular season.
The Bills will rebound nicely in front of the home faithful and embark on a new winning streak.
FREDDIE sees it this way:
BILLS 34, Buccaneers 21
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
OREGON +12 over Minnesota (+25.5)
Saturday
INDIANA +28 over Wisconsin (+29.5)
Notre Dame +13 over PITTSBURGH (+11.5)
Michigan +10 over NORTHWESTERN (+12.5)
ILLINOIS +11 over Maryland (+14.5)
USC +9 over Iowa (+6.5)
MICHIGAN ST. +3 over Penn State (-7.5)
ALABAMA +3 over Oklahoma (+6.5)
GEORGIA +10 over Texas (+6.5)
OHIO STATE +24 over UCLA (+32.5)
WEEK: 10-0 (1.000). vs. line 5-5 (.500).
YEAR: 83-17 (.830). vs. line 46-54 (.460).
PROS
Thursday
NEW ENGLAND +7 over NY Jets (+12.5)
Sunday
Miami +3 over Washington (+2.5) in Madrid
BUFFALO +13 over Tampa Bay (+5.5)
LA Chargers +6 over JACKSONVILLE (+2.5)
MINNESOTA +3 over Chicago (+3.5)
Green Bay +1 over NY GIANTS (+7.5)
TENNESSEE +3 over Houston (+6.5)
ATLANTA +4 over Carolina (+3.5)
PITTSBURGH +7 over Cincinnati (+5.5)
San Francisco +3 over ARIZONA (+2.5)
LA RAMS +6 over Seattle (+3.5)
Kansas City +8 over DENVER (+3.5)
Baltimore +11 over CLEVELAND (+7.5)
PHILADELPHIA +1 over Detroit (+2.5)
Monday
Dallas +5 over LAS VEGAS (+3.5)
WEEK: 10-4 (.714). vs. line 7-7 (.500).
YEAR: 98-51 (.658). vs. line 67-82 (.450).



