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‘Thursday Night Football’ Week 13 expert picks: Bills at Patriots

and the New England Patriots (+4) at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts. Buffalo has won three of their last four meetings, including a 47-17 beat down in the Wild Card round last playoffs, but this will be the first meeting of the season between the division rivals.

While Thursday games often put teams at a disadvantage because of the short week, both these teams played on Thanksgiving—Bills beat the Lions 28-25 and Patriots lost to Vikings 33-26—so they will both have had a full weeks rest between games.

If the Patriots are going to come out victorious, it’ll likely be because of a strong defensive effort, but as Lions fans saw firsthand, the Bills are incredibly balanced and possess the ability to strike from anywhere on the field.