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CFL Betting Notes - Week 9
Week 8 Recap
The West Division continued to dominate the East in the CFL with Edmonton kicking off Week 8 with a 27-20 victory against Ottawa as a two-point road underdog last Thursday night. In an East Division battle for first place, Montreal got past Toronto 21-9 on Friday night as an eight-point favorite at home.
Winnipeg kept things rolling for the West on Saturday with a 39-12 rout of winless Hamilton as a two-point road favorite and in a West Division tilt on Sunday, Saskatchewan stunned British Columbia 41-8 after closing as a three-point home underdog.
Thursday, Aug. 17
Edmonton Eskimos (7-0 SU, 3-4 ATS) vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers (5-2 SU, 5-2 ATS)
Point-spread: Edmonton -2
Total: 58 ½
Game Overview
This could be the matchup of the week in the CFL given both of these team’s proven ability to put quite a few points on the board. Through the Eskimos’ first seven games they have averaged 29.1 points behind the play of quarterback Mike Reilly. He is third in the CFL in both passing yards (2,329) and touchdown throws (13). He threw for 384 yards and two touchdowns in last week’s win, but he was also intercepted twice.
Winnipeg is second only to Calgary when it comes to scoring and with 39 points in last week’s win against Hamilton its PPG average currently stands at 34.4. Led by another gunslinger under center in Matt Nichols, the Blue Bombers have put up at least 33 points in each of their last five games. He has thrown for 2,024 yards and 13 scores while completing 68.9 percent of his 264 attempts.
Betting Trends
-- Edmonton has won eight of the last nine meetings SU and it has a 6-2-1 edge ATS in those nine games. The total has gone OVER in four of the last six meetings in Winnipeg.
Friday, Aug. 18
Ottawa RedBlacks (1-6-1 SU, 5-3 ATS) vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats (0-7 SU, 2-5 ATS)
Point-spread: Ottawa -2
Total: 55
Game Overview
Unless there is a tie, the good news in this matchup is that one of these beleaguered teams is going to get a SU win this week. Ottawa has been snake bit in its early slide with a tough schedule and a number of close calls. The RedBlacks have lost those six games this season by a combined 20 points and the total has stayed UNDER the closing betting lines in five of their last six matchups.
Hamilton did play Edmonton tough twice this season in a pair of losses by a combined eight points to cover ATS in each contest; however there have been some really bad losses as well including a 60-1 beatdown at the hands of Calgary in Week 6. The total stayed UNDER 58.5 points against Winnipeg last week after going OVER in the Tiger-Cats’ previous five games.
Betting Trends
-- Ottawa has a 4-1 edge in this matchup both SU and ATS over the last five meetings and it is 6-2 ATS in its last eight road games against the Tiger-Cats. The total has stayed UNDER in six of the last nine meetings in Hamilton.
Calgary Stampeders (5-1-1 SU, 4-3 ATS) vs. British Columbia Lions (5-3 SU, 4-4 ATS)
Point-spread: Calgary -3 ½
Total: 56
Game Overview
The Stampeders return to action following last week’s bye with a three-game winning streak both SU and ATS. The total has gone OVER in three of the last four games behind an offense that has put up an average of 36.3 PPG. On the other side of the ball, Calgary has held its opponents to 20.7 points a game. Bo Levi Mitchell is fifth in the league in passing yards (2,081) and Jerome Messam is ranked first in rushing with 490 yards.
BC has now dropped two of its last three games SU and it is just 1-3 ATS in its last four outings. The total has stayed UNDER in five of their first eight games. Quarterback Jonathon Jennings returned to action in last week’s backend of a home-and-home series against Saskatchewan and he came out flat with a completion rate of just 46.7 percent on 30 attempts while getting picked off four times.
Betting Trends
-- Calgary has owned this series in recent years with a SU 8-1 record in the last nine meetings and it has covered the spread in four of the last six games. The total has stayed UNDER the closing line in five of the Stampeders’ last six road games against BC.
Saturday, Aug. 19
Montreal Alouettes (3-4 SU, 4-3 ATS) vs. Toronto Argonauts (3-5 SU, 2-6 ATS)
Point-spread: OFF
Total: OFF
Game Overview
Montreal comes into the backend of this home-and-home series with a chance to cement its place at the top of the East Division standings despite the SU losing record. In last week’s win at home, Darian Durant did enough at quarterback to get his team that much needed victory by completing 18-of-27 passes for 237 yards and two scores. This was just the third time this season that the Alouettes scored more than 20 points.
The Argonauts have been outscored by a combined 40 points during this current SU three-game losing streak and they have failed to cover in their last five games. The loss of quarterback Ricky Ray for last week’s game did not help the cause with backups Cody Fajardo and Jeff Mathews combining for 142 yards through the air while connecting on 18 of their 28 passing attempts. Ray remains day-to-day heading into this week’s games.
Betting Trends
-- With last week’s victory, Montreal has won seven of the last eight meetings both SU and ATS. The total has stayed UNDER in five of the last six meetings in Toronto.
Week 8 Recap
The West Division continued to dominate the East in the CFL with Edmonton kicking off Week 8 with a 27-20 victory against Ottawa as a two-point road underdog last Thursday night. In an East Division battle for first place, Montreal got past Toronto 21-9 on Friday night as an eight-point favorite at home.
Winnipeg kept things rolling for the West on Saturday with a 39-12 rout of winless Hamilton as a two-point road favorite and in a West Division tilt on Sunday, Saskatchewan stunned British Columbia 41-8 after closing as a three-point home underdog.
Thursday, Aug. 17
Edmonton Eskimos (7-0 SU, 3-4 ATS) vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers (5-2 SU, 5-2 ATS)
Point-spread: Edmonton -2
Total: 58 ½
Game Overview
This could be the matchup of the week in the CFL given both of these team’s proven ability to put quite a few points on the board. Through the Eskimos’ first seven games they have averaged 29.1 points behind the play of quarterback Mike Reilly. He is third in the CFL in both passing yards (2,329) and touchdown throws (13). He threw for 384 yards and two touchdowns in last week’s win, but he was also intercepted twice.
Winnipeg is second only to Calgary when it comes to scoring and with 39 points in last week’s win against Hamilton its PPG average currently stands at 34.4. Led by another gunslinger under center in Matt Nichols, the Blue Bombers have put up at least 33 points in each of their last five games. He has thrown for 2,024 yards and 13 scores while completing 68.9 percent of his 264 attempts.
Betting Trends
-- Edmonton has won eight of the last nine meetings SU and it has a 6-2-1 edge ATS in those nine games. The total has gone OVER in four of the last six meetings in Winnipeg.
Friday, Aug. 18
Ottawa RedBlacks (1-6-1 SU, 5-3 ATS) vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats (0-7 SU, 2-5 ATS)
Point-spread: Ottawa -2
Total: 55
Game Overview
Unless there is a tie, the good news in this matchup is that one of these beleaguered teams is going to get a SU win this week. Ottawa has been snake bit in its early slide with a tough schedule and a number of close calls. The RedBlacks have lost those six games this season by a combined 20 points and the total has stayed UNDER the closing betting lines in five of their last six matchups.
Hamilton did play Edmonton tough twice this season in a pair of losses by a combined eight points to cover ATS in each contest; however there have been some really bad losses as well including a 60-1 beatdown at the hands of Calgary in Week 6. The total stayed UNDER 58.5 points against Winnipeg last week after going OVER in the Tiger-Cats’ previous five games.
Betting Trends
-- Ottawa has a 4-1 edge in this matchup both SU and ATS over the last five meetings and it is 6-2 ATS in its last eight road games against the Tiger-Cats. The total has stayed UNDER in six of the last nine meetings in Hamilton.
Calgary Stampeders (5-1-1 SU, 4-3 ATS) vs. British Columbia Lions (5-3 SU, 4-4 ATS)
Point-spread: Calgary -3 ½
Total: 56
Game Overview
The Stampeders return to action following last week’s bye with a three-game winning streak both SU and ATS. The total has gone OVER in three of the last four games behind an offense that has put up an average of 36.3 PPG. On the other side of the ball, Calgary has held its opponents to 20.7 points a game. Bo Levi Mitchell is fifth in the league in passing yards (2,081) and Jerome Messam is ranked first in rushing with 490 yards.
BC has now dropped two of its last three games SU and it is just 1-3 ATS in its last four outings. The total has stayed UNDER in five of their first eight games. Quarterback Jonathon Jennings returned to action in last week’s backend of a home-and-home series against Saskatchewan and he came out flat with a completion rate of just 46.7 percent on 30 attempts while getting picked off four times.
Betting Trends
-- Calgary has owned this series in recent years with a SU 8-1 record in the last nine meetings and it has covered the spread in four of the last six games. The total has stayed UNDER the closing line in five of the Stampeders’ last six road games against BC.
Saturday, Aug. 19
Montreal Alouettes (3-4 SU, 4-3 ATS) vs. Toronto Argonauts (3-5 SU, 2-6 ATS)
Point-spread: OFF
Total: OFF
Game Overview
Montreal comes into the backend of this home-and-home series with a chance to cement its place at the top of the East Division standings despite the SU losing record. In last week’s win at home, Darian Durant did enough at quarterback to get his team that much needed victory by completing 18-of-27 passes for 237 yards and two scores. This was just the third time this season that the Alouettes scored more than 20 points.
The Argonauts have been outscored by a combined 40 points during this current SU three-game losing streak and they have failed to cover in their last five games. The loss of quarterback Ricky Ray for last week’s game did not help the cause with backups Cody Fajardo and Jeff Mathews combining for 142 yards through the air while connecting on 18 of their 28 passing attempts. Ray remains day-to-day heading into this week’s games.
Betting Trends
-- With last week’s victory, Montreal has won seven of the last eight meetings both SU and ATS. The total has stayed UNDER in five of the last six meetings in Toronto.
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