NFC East Game Previews- Washington Redskins vs. Buffalo Bills
Date/Time: Sunday, Oct. 30 4:05 p.m. (ET)
Venue: Rogers Centre, Toronto
Broadcast: FOX
Redskins @ Bills lines by BetOnline.com
Point spread: Bills -6
Over/Under: 46.5
The Washington Redskins and the Buffalo Bills head north of the border this Sunday afternoon for an inter-conference matchup at the Rogers Centre in Toronto. The game is slated for a 4:05 p.m. start and it will be broadcast nationally on FOX.
Washington jumped out to a surprising 3-1 start, but two straight losses have dropped it to .500 on the year straight-up and 3-3 against the spread. Last week, it lost to Carolina 33-20 as a 1.5-point road underdog. This followed a 20-13 setback to Philadelphia as a three-point home underdog. The total has stayed ‘under’ in four of its first six games.
Injuries are starting to pile-up on a Redskin team that was not that deep to begin with. Running back Tim Hightower and tight end Chris Cooley have been placed on the IR list and are done for the year, while wide receiver Santana Moss is out until mid-November with a hand injury. The list does not end there as a few other key starters remain questionable for this game.
Buffalo is another team that jumped out to a fast start with three straight wins, but after two losses in its last three games, it is 4-2 SU (3-2-1 ATS) overall. This will be the Bills third-straight game against the NFC East after beating Philadelphia 31-24 as three-point home underdogs and losing to the Giants 27-24 as three-point road underdogs before last week’s bye. [soliloquy id=”82219″]
While Buffalo’s defense is still suspect, giving-up an average of 24.5 points a game, its offense is ranked third in the NFL in scoring, with an average of 31.3 points a game. Quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick has done a good job managing the game and Fred Jackson’s 601 yards on the ground has the Bills ranked fourth in rushing offense.
The Redskins are 4-1 ATS in their last five games on the road and 8-3-1 ATS in their last 12 games as road underdogs. The total has stayed ‘under’ in five of their last seven road games.
The Bills are 5-2-1 ATS in their last eight home games and 6-2-1 ATS in their last nine games following a SU loss. The total has now gone ‘over’ in their last seven games overall.
Buffalo has never won a regular season game in the Rogers Centre but coming off a bye against a decimated Redskins’ offense, this Sunday will be its first. Stick with the Bills to win and cover the six points in front of our neighbours to the north.
The Pick: Buffalo 31 Washington 17
