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Playoff-bound Alouettes visit Tiger-Cats
The Montreal Alouettes continue their push towards the postseason when they take on the East Division rival Hamilton Tiger-Cats, who have also booked a spot in this season's playoffs. This Week 17 matchup is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 22 at Ivor Wynne Stadium in Hamilton. Kickoff is set for 4 p.m. (PT).
Montreal clinched the East with its 22-19 victory over Winnipeg last Sunday. This is the third year in a row that Alouettes earned the top spot in the division. It was definitely not one of their more dominating wins as they came into the game a 10 ½-point home favorite, but at this time of the year any win is a good one. The total stayed ‘under’ the 57-point line.
The win moved Montreal to 11-4 straight-up on the year, but dropped them to 7-8 against the CFL spread. The Alouettes are on the road this week which has not always been kind to them this year. They are 4-3 SU, but just 2-5 ATS away from home. The total has gone ‘over’ in four of their last seven games overall.
Hamilton clinched a berth in the postseason last week with a huge 30-3 win over East Division rival Toronto, breaking a tie between the two teams for second place in the East. The Tiger-Cats easily covered as a one-point road underdog and the total stayed ‘under’ the 45 ½-point line.
Hamilton is now 8-7 both SU and ATS on the year and in solid position to host a game in the first round of the playoffs. The T-Cats are 4-3 SU and ATS at home this season and the total has stayed ‘under’ in six of their last 10 games overall.
This will be the third and final meeting between these two teams in the regular season with Montreal going for the series sweep after winning the first two. The Alouettes won the first game 37-14 as a seven-point home favorite and the total stayed just ‘under’ 53 ½ points. This Week 4 game was tight all the way into the fourth quarter until Montreal QB Anthony Calvillo fired touchdown passes to Kerry Watkins and Kerry Carter to blow things wide open.
Calvillo finished the day completing 28-of-38 attempts for 310 yards, while his counterpart with the Ti-Cats, Kevin Glenn, went 16-of-32 for 201 yards and no touchdowns.
Game 2 in Hamilton was pretty much more of the same as the Alouettes once again broke things open in the fourth quarter en route to a 27-6 win in a game they came in as a 3 ½-point road underdog. The total once again stayed ‘under’ the 51 ½-point line. Adrian McPherson was behind center for Montreal, subbing for the injured Calvillo, but the offense did not miss a beat.
McPherson completed 21-of-37 attempts for 238 yards and a TD, but his real point of difference were the 121 yards he picked up on the ground. Glenn struggled in this game, completing just 40.7 percent of his passes for 159 yards.
BetEd.com has opened Montreal as a 2 ½-point favorite and the ‘over/under’ line is set at 53 ½. Head-to-head, the Alouettes have won nine out of the last 10 games SU but are just 5-5 ATS. Hamilton needs to win to ensure a home playoff game while Montreal has already locked up a first round bye. Motivation is clearly in the Tiger-Cats favor which is enough to carry them to the win.
The Montreal Alouettes continue their push towards the postseason when they take on the East Division rival Hamilton Tiger-Cats, who have also booked a spot in this season's playoffs. This Week 17 matchup is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 22 at Ivor Wynne Stadium in Hamilton. Kickoff is set for 4 p.m. (PT).
Montreal clinched the East with its 22-19 victory over Winnipeg last Sunday. This is the third year in a row that Alouettes earned the top spot in the division. It was definitely not one of their more dominating wins as they came into the game a 10 ½-point home favorite, but at this time of the year any win is a good one. The total stayed ‘under’ the 57-point line.
The win moved Montreal to 11-4 straight-up on the year, but dropped them to 7-8 against the CFL spread. The Alouettes are on the road this week which has not always been kind to them this year. They are 4-3 SU, but just 2-5 ATS away from home. The total has gone ‘over’ in four of their last seven games overall.
Hamilton clinched a berth in the postseason last week with a huge 30-3 win over East Division rival Toronto, breaking a tie between the two teams for second place in the East. The Tiger-Cats easily covered as a one-point road underdog and the total stayed ‘under’ the 45 ½-point line.
Hamilton is now 8-7 both SU and ATS on the year and in solid position to host a game in the first round of the playoffs. The T-Cats are 4-3 SU and ATS at home this season and the total has stayed ‘under’ in six of their last 10 games overall.
This will be the third and final meeting between these two teams in the regular season with Montreal going for the series sweep after winning the first two. The Alouettes won the first game 37-14 as a seven-point home favorite and the total stayed just ‘under’ 53 ½ points. This Week 4 game was tight all the way into the fourth quarter until Montreal QB Anthony Calvillo fired touchdown passes to Kerry Watkins and Kerry Carter to blow things wide open.
Calvillo finished the day completing 28-of-38 attempts for 310 yards, while his counterpart with the Ti-Cats, Kevin Glenn, went 16-of-32 for 201 yards and no touchdowns.
Game 2 in Hamilton was pretty much more of the same as the Alouettes once again broke things open in the fourth quarter en route to a 27-6 win in a game they came in as a 3 ½-point road underdog. The total once again stayed ‘under’ the 51 ½-point line. Adrian McPherson was behind center for Montreal, subbing for the injured Calvillo, but the offense did not miss a beat.
McPherson completed 21-of-37 attempts for 238 yards and a TD, but his real point of difference were the 121 yards he picked up on the ground. Glenn struggled in this game, completing just 40.7 percent of his passes for 159 yards.
BetEd.com has opened Montreal as a 2 ½-point favorite and the ‘over/under’ line is set at 53 ½. Head-to-head, the Alouettes have won nine out of the last 10 games SU but are just 5-5 ATS. Hamilton needs to win to ensure a home playoff game while Montreal has already locked up a first round bye. Motivation is clearly in the Tiger-Cats favor which is enough to carry them to the win.
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