Here’s an angle for Silly Ball bettors: take a hard look at betting the under in Winnipeg Blue Bombers games for the next little bit.
That might be a bit obvious, considering they just signed unemployed QB Michael Bishop in a desperate effort to kick start the offense. But let’s see how oddsmakers react this week.
The over/under is 1-3 in Bombers games so far this season and oddsmakers at Pinnaclesports.com have posted all three of their totals between 50 and 53.5 points. It’s a little surprising we haven’t seen a bigger adjustment considering their starting quarterbacks just threw for a total of 66 yards in a 19-5 loss to the Toronto Argos and Stefan Lefors has the worst completion percentage in the CFL (46 percent).
What you might not have read about is that head coach Mike Kelly told the Winnipeg Free Press last week that he was going to simplify his offense because he had overestimated his talent at the beginning of the season. And that’s likely to continue with yet another quarterback stepping in to take over this week.
Another reason to like the under is the defense has been playing well considering the guys on the defensive unit can barely get off the field. The Blue Bombers allowed an average of 21 points in their three losses and it’s thanks to the defense they’ve actually managed to cover the spread twice.
The one worry for under bettors is that the defense might be exhausted this week for the rematch against the Argos in Toronto on Saturday afternoon. The good news there though, is the Boatmen only score 23.5 points per game – only four more than the Bombers.
Let’s see what the oddsmakers give us, but I’m thinking it could be a while before we see Winnipeg get over the number.
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