With just three weeks left in the CFL season playoff positioning will be on the line this week as the league offers up four matchups on its betting slate. Week 18 gets underway on Friday night with the displaced Toronto Argonauts hosting the Montreal Alouettes at Tim Hortons Field in Hamilton.
Montreal at Toronto - Friday, October 23
Last 10 Meetings: Toronto 5-5 SU, 5-5 ATS | OU 1-9
The UNDER has paid off for totals bettors in each of the last five games between the Alouettes and the Argonauts as those two teams meet on the CFL betting lines on Friday night. Toronto won both SU and ATS against Montreal in the first meeting of the season between the teams on October 12, earning a 25-17 road victory as a 1.5-point favorite at the sportsbooks. The Argos, though, are just 2-3 ATS in the last five games between the two teams.
At Sportsbook the Argonauts are listed as 9.5-point favorites against the Alouettes.
Hamilton at B.C. - Friday, October 23
Last 10 Meetings: B.C. 5-5 SU, 3-7 ATS | OU 6-3-1
The Tiger-Cats easily beat the Lions both SU and ATS in the first meeting of the season between the two teams on August 15 as they battle once again on Friday night. Hamilton blasted B.C. 52-22 as an 8.5-point home favorite on the CFL odds in that earlier contest, producing an easy OVER result for totals bettors at the sportsbooks. The OVER has paid off in four of the last five games between the Tiger-Cats and Lions dating back to 2013.
At Sportsbook the Lions vs Tiger-Cats matchup is listed as a pick'em.
Ottawa at Winnipeg - Saturday, October 24
Last 10 Meetings: Winnipeg 1-2 SU, 2-1 ATS | OU 2-1
The RedBlacks won but didn't cover the spread in their first meeting of the season with the Blue Bombers with the teams hitting the gridiron together again on Saturday. Ottawa topped Winnipeg 27-24 as a 5-point home favorite in their October 16 matchup, turning in an UNDER result for totals bettors at the sportsbooks. The teams split their meetings 1-1 both SU and ATS in 2014 in a pair of OVER results.
At Sportsbook the Blue Bombers vs RedBlacks matchup is listed as a pick'em.
Edmonton at Saskatchewan - Saturday, October 24
Last 10 Meetings: Saskatchewan 4-6 SU, 2-8 ATS | OU 4-6
The Roughriders have managed to cover the posted spread at the sportsbooks in just one of their last eight games against the Eskimos dating back to 2013 as those teams close out the CFL slate for the week on Saturday. Saskatchewan lost both SU and ATS against Edmonton in their first meeting of the season on July 31, falling 30-5 as a 9.5-point road favorite in the fifth consecutive UNDER result between the two teams.
At Sportsbook the Eskimos are listed as 10-point favorites against the Roughriders.
