" Vernon Adams Jr. can join the names of Jonathan Crompton, Tracy Ham, and Anthony Calvillo if he and the Alouettes win this week. They’re the only quarterbacks since 1985 who’ve led the Als to four straight wins."
"...Ottawa REDBLACKS kicker Lewis Ward is still Mr. Automatic, having made 64 consecutive field goals."
"Thursday, 8:30 PM EST. When this line originally came out, we urged you to take Calgary +8½ (and B.C. +13½) and while B.C. has now dropped to 10½, Calgary is still very playable at +7½. Frankly, the number itself is way out of whack and probably should be closer to a pick ‘em than to +7½. Every single player and coach in every league is very aware of the point-spread. We mention that because the price here is locker room material for the Stampeders, as they are being hugely disrespected. It has to be motivating and by the way, Calgary is the better team to begin with, even with Bo Levi Mitchell on the sidelines (maybe).
Against the 0-6 Argos last week and with a 20-0 lead, Winnipeg lost outright. Two weeks prior against the same Argos outfit, Winnipeg won 48-21 but that score was extremely misleading with Toronto actually outgaining the Bombers by 25 yards in Winnipeg. Had Toronto not gifted Winnipeg 14 points and then turn it over on the Winnipeg one-yard line, that outcome could’ve been much different. In two games against a team that was winless and that has looked sloppy, unorganized and talentless, Winnipeg was outgained not once but twice by the Boatmen. In another win against Edmonton, Winnipeg was once again extremely lucky in a 28-21 win. They were outgained by 162 yards in that one.
Winnipeg is now 5-2. Its five wins came against Ottawa twice, Edmonton once, B.C. once and Toronto once. The deserving wins were against Ottawa twice. We’ll reiterate that the Bombers résumé consists of outplaying Ottawa twice. Winnipeg could easily be 2-5 and not 5-2. The Bombers lost to Hamilton when Jeremiah Masoli went down early in the first quarter and they also lost to Toronto. They have zero quality wins this season and now they’re a 7½-point choice against this quality outfit that looks better with each passing week?
Winnipeg QB Matt Nichols would be the third string QB if he played for Calgary. He should be the second string QB for Winnipeg. He would also be the second string QB if he played for every other team in the CFL not named Toronto but clueless coach Mike O’Shea will stick with him because O’Shea should be coaching lacrosse or curling.
Calgary is also 5-2 but two of its wins were against Saskatchewan and Edmonton and when the Stamps played Hamilton (with Jermiah Masoli), they lost 30-23 but the game was tied late in the 4th and Calgary outgained the ‘Cats by 140 yards. Furthermore, Calgary’s defense, its weak spot for the first few games, is gaining steam and has looked very good the past couple of weeks. Finally, Bo Levi Mitchell is a distinct possibility this week. Mitchell went through an entire session with the Stampeders on Tuesday for the first time in a long time.
“Arm felt great. Overall felt really good. They’re kind of having to temper me down, make sure I don’t overdue it. I’m ready to let it rip. If I’m in the lineup,” Mitchell said, I expect to be the guy on the field.”
We don’t care if it’s Mitchell or Arbuckle. We care about value and we’ll reiterate that this is one of the worst CFL lines that we have seen in a very long time. Take the points and absolutely put Calgary in some money line parlays (+270) If Bo Levi Mitchell is announced as the starter, this line will drop another 2 to 4 points. Biggest overlay of the year so let’s hope variance doesn’t work against us and we get paid for oddsmakers posting a terrible number.
Edmonton lost last week to Calgary last week 24-18. Edmonton had more first downs, 157 more yards and held a time of possession edge too. Statistically, the Eskimos are the CFL’s best team and it’s not even close. They dominate opponents weekly and in fact, they have outgained their opponents by some sick and crooked numbers each and every game except one. Edmonton has outgained their opponents by 283, 214, 162, 143, 257 and 157 yards respectively in six of its seven games this season. It gets even better.
Eskimos franchise quarterback Trevor Harris has been eyeing his first game against the Redblacks ever since the verbal agreement on an extension fell apart and the sides went their separate ways. Harris leads the CFL in passing yards while Ottawa ranks last in the CFL for passing yards against per game. Harris may not have publicly said so but we guarantee this is a game he wants to stick it to the opposition. Furthermore, the Eskimos get some key bodies back. Strong-side linebacker Don Unamba and defensive back Anthony Orange are both ready to go after stints on the six-game injured list. Unamba had a breakout season in 2018, named a CFL all-star for his strong play and Edmonton went after the talented defender in free agency. Orange was a CFL all-star last season too, thusEdmonton sees two high calibre players come back to help a defence that’s allowed the fewest points in the CFL. The strong gets stronger and the highly motivated QB gets to do his talking with his performance. This one shouldn’t be close and we get the Eskimos at a bagain price."
B.C. at Hamilton, 7 p.m. EST
Dunk: The Lions need it badly. LIONS
Hodge: Dane Evans gets a W. TICATS
Alfieri: B.C. has to win another game at some point, right? LIONS
Ballantine: B.C. is reeling. Hamilton defence good enough to win. TICATS
Filoso: Upset of the week. LIONS
Gasson: B.C. stinks and going east. TICATS
Smith: Closer game that it would be if Hamilton was healthy, but they pull out the win at home. TICATS"
https://3downnation.com/2019/08/08/3down-picks-revenge-with-a-vengeance/
"Despite the returns of Sukh Chungh and Joel Figueroa up front, Reilly was hit with four sacks in this one, making it 29 on the season and 17 in the past four games."
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9 – Points scored by Toronto in the first quarter this year."
https://www.cfl.ca/games/2597/edmonton-eskimos-vs-toronto-argonauts/#/preview
The East is off to a good start, 3-0 ATS & 2-1 SU, including Ottawa winning at Calgary.
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