Line are out...mine in brackets.
Bombers +1 (-3) Eskimos 58.5 (56.5)
Tiger Cats +3.5 (+2.5 ) Redblacks 56 (55)
Lions +4.5 (+3.5) Stampeders 57 (54.5)
Argonauts NL Alouettes
Bombers getting one is a surprise and would be put out there to stave off a rush of loaded Eskimos' money. The Tiger Cats, Redblacks and Argos won't be getting any of my money this week.
Home divisional dogs with a positive scoring margin........which means they're a decent team have been 6-11 ATS before week 13, (and 9-2 ATS thereafter) which fits the Lions and the Bombers this week.
Away divisional favorites that are below 500 have been 7-2 ATS before week 11.......Redblacks.
Teams that have won their last three games that they played on the road have been 10-5 ATS and 10-5 O/U as away divisional favorites....Eskimos.
Teams that have scored >31 points their last game and won have been 1-5-1 ATS and 1-6 O/U as divisional home dogs.....Bombers.
Teams that have averaged 30 points/game have been 2-8 ATS and 2-8 O/U as home underdogs, 1-3 ATS and 1-3 O/U in divisional games.....Bombers.
Teams that are home divisional dogs and that will be on the road next week versus a team that will be home favorites have been 22-33-2 ATS.....Bombers.
TONS of past history favoring the unbeaten Eskimos and let's face it....they've been playing their butts off this season. They and Calgary are clearly a notch above everyone else this year.....so far.
Despite all this, I don't like them in the Bombers home ground this week. Despite the fact that when Calgary rocked into Winnipeg earlier this season, they crushed and embarrassed the Bombers.
Unbeaten teams on the road in the CFL?.....going back to 2007 after week 6 there's only been two instances, which means parity rules in the "C". Eskimos though very tough, don't have the looks of a juggernaut to me. I said last week that the wheels will fall off a little in one of the Esks' two next games and they didn't last week. This may be the week.
Will ponder some more on this game.