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Fearless Freddie’s Football Forecast

By FEARLESS FREDDIE 2 min read

SURREAL. That's one way to describe the Buffalo Bills and their all-world quarterback after two games this season.

Despite a bout with the flu, Josh Allen was his usual spectacular self in the first regular season game in the new Highmark Stadium.

The Los Angeles Chargers visit Orchard Park this weekend looking for their first victory. They are overmatched in this one.

Expect to see more of Buffalo's improved pass rush and a better overall defensive effort with the extra days a Thursday night game offers.

FREDDIE sees it this way:

BILLS 35, Chargers 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.

COLLEGE

Saturday

Texas +7 over TENNESSEE (+5.5)

OHIO STATE +33 over Illinois (+27.5)

UCLA +3 over MARYLAND (+1.5)

Notre Dame +24 over PURDUE (+27.5)

MICHIGAN +7 over Iowa (+5.5)

AUBURN +10 over Vanderbilt (+9.5)

PENN STATE +7 over Wisconsin (+10)

ALABAMA +14 over South Carolina (+12.5)

LSU +3 over Texas A&M (+8.5)

Oregon +5 over USC (+3)

WEEK: 8-2 (.800). Vs. line 3-7 (.300).

YEAR: 15-5 (.750). Vs. line 7-13 (.350).

PROS

Thursday

GREEN BAY +7 over Atlanta (+6)

Sunday

BUFFALO +11 over LA Chargers (+7)

CLEVELAND +3 over Carolina (+2.5)

Cincinnati +6 over PITTSBURGH (+3.5)

INDIANAPOLIS +7 over Houston (+3)

Kansas City +8 over MIAMI (+11.5)

DETROIT +13 over NY Jets (+6.5)

Seattle +2 over WASHINGTON (+7)

Tennessee +3 over NY GIANTS (-3)

New England +8 over JACKSONVILLE (+3)

SAN FRANCISCO +6 over Arizona (+8.5)

TAMPA BAY +3 over Minnesota (-1.5)

Baltimore +11 over DALLAS (+3.5)

NEW ORLEANS +4 over Las Vegas (+3)

LA Rams +6 over DENVER (+2.5)

Monday

Philadelphia +13 over CHICAGO (+4.5)

WEEK: 9-7 (.563). Vs. line 8-8 (.500).

YEAR: 20-12 (.675). Vs. line 16-16 (.500).

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