Tag: Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Just a few weeks ago, fans of West Division CFL teams were drawing up their roadmap to the Grey Cup, with some of them thinking that perhaps finishing fourth and crossing over into the East Division could be the easiest way to Regina on November 20th. Just days later, however, it no longer seems like … Continue reading All of a Sudden, the Crossover Doesn’t Seem Guaranteed
Week 10 has great storylines. Can the Bombers stay undefeated? They "play it back" against the Alouettes in a battle for air supremacy, this time in the 'Peg. The Lions roar into Calgary to battle with the Horsemen in an effort to see which squad will get a leg up in the race to become … Continue reading CFL Betting Odds & Ends – Week 10
Week nine of the Canadian Football League season has thrown a bit of a wrench into the power rankings, as our writers found each position difficult to navigate, with multiple spots being decided by a single point. Things are close, both at the top of the rankings and the bottom, so let's break things down … Continue reading CFL Power Rankings – Week 9
In the last couple of weeks, we've fallen off a bit. We're looking for a big week to bounce back, so let's get right into it! Alouettes @ Tiger-Cats - Second Place on the Line Hamilton is favoured, giving Montreal three at Tim Horton's field in the Steel City. I'm taking Hamilton at home, but … Continue reading CFL Betting Odds & Ends – Week 8
If you use week six as your measuring stick, this wasn't the most entertaining week in the Canadian Football League. If you use any other week, however, you would realize that, once again, fans around this country have been spoiled with yet another great week of CFL football. The largest margin of victory in any … Continue reading CFL Power Rankings – Week 7
Well, if you handicap football for long enough -- and I have been doing it for over 50 years -- you know that you will see some odd weeks. Last week was one of them. It was our first losing weekend this season, as a couple of late interceptions by the Argo defence, one a pick-six, … Continue reading CFL Betting Odds & Ends – Week 7
You just never know what is going to happen when you go to a Canadian Football league. All four games across the league were won by one possession, and it gave us some of the most entertaining football we have seen in a long time. In all of that, the CFL finally returned to Nova … Continue reading CFL Power Rankings – Week 6
Phew! That was close. The three-game set for week five saw our Odds & Ends picks facing their possible first losing week. Fortunately, the Saturday Game pulled us through on the over with an avalanche of points. We are sitting at 13-6 on the season with the Pick of the Week at 5-0. You can't lose dough when … Continue reading CFL Betting Odds & Ends: Week 6
Week five of the Canadian Football League season was a bit of an odd one. A third of the league was on a bye, with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Toronto Argonauts, and Montreal Alouettes all sitting at home watching the games. What it did mean was the West Division's thrashing of the East wouldn't be as … Continue reading CFL Power Rankings – Week 5
It looked for a while like we were going to have our first perfect week, but we were foiled by a late scoring drive by the Toronto Argonauts in their game against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, as they covered the 4.5-point opening line. Still, sitting at 11-5 after four weeks, and 4-0 on the Play of … Continue reading CFL Betting Odds & Ends: Week 5
