Back to full slate of games this week, with the traditional Labour Day games on Monday....a quick look:
B.C. at Montreal - 5 1/2 58 Tonight 7:30 pm est
Montreal is the more rested team, while B.C. is starting their #2 Qb due to injury...Montreal should take care of business here..
The Pick: Montreal - 5 1/2 Under 58
Winnipeg at Saskatchewan -3 49 1/2 Sunday 3pm est
You want to play Saskatchewan here as they are clearly the better team, but having jettisoned their starting QB and trading for another one, you have to take a wait and see aprroach this week...
The Pick: Winnipeg +3 Under 49 1/2
Edmonton at Calgary -5 57 Monday 4 pm est
Although both teams playing well right now, you have to give the edge to the home team here, in what should be the most entertaining game of the weekend..
The Pick: Calgary - 5 Over 57
Toronto at Hamilton -3 54 Monday 7:30 pm est
This should be a rerun of the last time these teams in Hamilton with the Cats running wild over a wobbly Toronto D....Hamilton gets the win at home..
Toronto at Hamilton (+2 1/2) 49 1/2 Tonight 7pm est
Its no RB Lumsden, no chance as far as Hamilton is concerned....Argos have not looke good on offence the last few games...but the D is returning to form and the O should have enough to get the job done here.
The Pick: Toronto -2 1/2 Under 49 1/2
Calgary at Saskatchewn (-3) 52 1/2 Tonight 10:00 pm est
Having beaten the Stamps in Calgary last week, the Green Riders won't take their foot of the gas at home...Calgary is too beat up to hang with Sask on the road..
The Pick: Saskatchewan -3 Over 52 1/2
Montreal at Winnipeg(+2 1/2) 55 Tomorrow 7:30 pm est
Although he beat Calgary at home in his 2nd career start. QB Dinwiddle did not look good last week and gets a much tougher test this week vs Montreal...put me in the show-me camp with the WPG QB...
The Pick: Montreal - 2 1/2 Under 55
Edmonton at B.C. (- 5 1/2) 55 Tomorrow 10:30 pm est
B.C. simply has too much for Edmonton at home..although this should be the most entertaining game of the week...
Calgary at Winnpeg(+6) 52 1/2 52 1/2 Tonight 8 pm est
Hard to get a read on this one with the winless Blue Bombers switching QB's and the Stamps in prime position for a letdown.....that said I am going to stick with the form book until WPG shows it can be disciplined enough to compete..
The Pick: Calgary -6 Over 52 1/2
Edmonton at Hamilton (+2) 53 Tomorrow 7pm est
Edm will get the result here it should have gotten last week...with RB Lumsden on the limp...the Tiger-Cats simply lack the weapons to compete...
The Pick: Edmonton -2 Under 53
Montreal at B.C. (-7) 52 1/2 Tomorrow 10 pm est
Easily the best game of the week...B.C is thin at WR...so an injury would be disastious....Mon has showed they can put points on the board, but need to balance their attack a little more against a quality BC defense..
The Pick: Montreal +7 Over 52 1/2
Toronto at Saskatchewan(-5) 54 Sunday 4pm est
Surprised the line isn't higher given Toronto's unexpected defensive woes this season....are they simply too old? Yes they can score, but can they slow down Saskatchewan??
Hamilton at Calgary(-9 1/2) 52 1/2 Tonight 9pm est
Although Calgary is very tough at home, I have a very hard time giving away double digets against a Hamilton team that has had back to back solid outings offensively....even without RB Lumsden, Hamilton has enough to keep it close...
The Pick: Hamilton + 9 1/2 Over 52 1/2
Winnipeg at B.C. (-8 1/2) Tomorrow 8pm est
After plastering WPG last week, you have to wonder if BC might come out a tad flat this week, even though they can hardly rest on their laurels....I do not see a WPG win here...but this will be closer than it should be on paper....
The Pick: Winnipeg + 8 1/2 Under 52
Montreal at Sasketchewan(-5 1/2) 51 1/2 Saturday 7 pm est..
Toughest call of the week here as you have to wonder where Montreal's heads are at defensively after their meltdown last week....you know they will put points on the board...but can they slow down Sask on their own field?
The Pick: Saskatchewan - 5 1/2 Over 51 1/2
Edmonton at Toronto (- 3 1/2) 51 Sunday 4pm est
Given their issues on defense thus far, I cannot give away points on them vs an EDM squad that has been more solid than expected...EDM could well win this outright...
Lousy week vs spread, but balanced it with a great totals week last week...let's see if we can do even better this week:
Calgary at Montreal (-4) 55 Tonight 7 pm est
Have to keep riding the hot hand here....although Calgary looked good at Edmonton last week, they get a much stiffer test tonight....way too many points for my taste here.
The Pick: Montrreal -4 Under 55
Toronto at Edmonton (-2) 46 1/2 Tonight 10 pm est
Even though Toronto looked ugly last week at home vs Hamilton, I am going to take them on the road vs Edmonton, a clearly inferior offensive team.. with both teams struggling to score, the under is the only option here..
The Pick: Toronto +2 Under 46 1/2
B.C at Winnipeg (- 1 1/2) 47 1/2 Friday 8pm est
As shocking as the 0-2 start for B.C. is, it would be more shocking if they drop this one against a Winnipeg team that seems to have missed the bell for the start of the season. Easily the toughest call of the week on the total, tough to get a handle on how this game is going to go, but since this is the CFL, if there is any doubt you play the over..
The Pick: B.C + 1 1/2 Over 47 1/2
Saskatchewan at Hamilton (-2) 43 1/2
As impressive as last week's win at Toronto was...giving away points to the defending champs is a whole different propostion...look for Hamiton to play well...but the Green Riders have too much for them. The total is very low on this one...making it an easy call.
My name is Ian Gower...I am a 40-year old amateur handicapper and sports enthusiest who resides in Guelph, Ontario, Canada....(ab out 45 min NW of Toronto)
