This is the week 8 in the Canadian Football League and we have received three former vs. West Shodowns to enjoy this week.
We went 2–1 in the week 7, so let’s try to maintain speed and get another winning week under our belt.
Montreal Alouetts-Guruwar in Calgary Stampders (-6.5), EDT on July 24 at 9:00 pm
Calgary Stampaders Regina and Vinypeg return home after a back-to-back impressive road win. They encounter with Montreal Ulorets, who won last week, but are lame in this matchup.
Davis Alexander helped Montreal return a late game on Argos in week 7, but in doing so, he rejected his hamstring, which means that we will get another help of McLeod Bethel-Thompson. Prior to this season, I felt that this ALS roster was quite good that MBT just had to keep it between lines and things. This is not the case because he lost both the games launched earlier this year.
Experienced QB will also be without star receiver Tyson Philopot for this game as Canadian pass catcher deal with his own hamstring problem. The time of all this is difficult on Alouettes, who are going against a stampders defense which has been dominating this season so far.
Calgary is the only unit in the new Defense League that is allowing less than 20 points per game at CFL this year. Calgary has also forced the most turnover this season, so again, it is not the best rescue, which is facing short-hand.
It is an interesting journey to see statistics for Calgary. As mentioned above, they do not just give points.
Stampders have not allowed more than 20 in a game since their week 1 win over Hamilton. But, if you allow the passing yard and the rising yard, the Calgary is at the bottom of the league. This is partially as the team has faced the most aggressive plays in 61.8 per game this season. Along with this, it has been said that they have a second yard distance per play at 6.2 in the league, which is only leaving Montreal behind.
Keeping this in mind, it is no surprise that he has given up the lowest 30-plus yard perfection this year. This stampaders defense forces you to be correct in all ways above the field, and they are willing to bet. At some point, a rival will make a mistake, and will be ready to bounce the caalies when the opportunity. This can be a problem for Bethel-Thompson, who threw two interceptions this year and will work shorthand.
The field that can be interesting for Montreal’s crime is a run game. Calgary has left the most yards per car Carry in the league this year, but they are in the middle of the pack when it comes to the congestion per game. This is mainly because his crime has opened up such a big lead, his opponents leave on the bus run. The ALS has not been a super run-Haavi team this year, but Sean Thomas-Erlington has shown glow with more than 60 yards this year. If Montreal can either stay close or be committed to the run, it can put pressure on their struggling passing game.
If everyone was healthy, we will talk about this game as possible gray cup preview. It is far from the case, however, especially towards the supernatural. I hope that Montreal’s high-level defense can keep this game relatively low scoring, but ultimately, they will not be able to slow down the crime of Calgary, so that they can win the road in Stamped City.
Pick: Under Calgary -6.5, 49.5
Vinypeg Blue Bombers in Toronto Argonauts (+3.5) – Saturday, July 26, EDT at 7:00 pm
Vinypeg blue bombers bounce back from a rare house damage when they go to Toronto Argonats on Saturday night.
Vinnipag is often not in one place to reversed the loss of the house, but it is still the same. On the surface, you can understand why this line can happen. Vinypeg is hitting the street after losing a back-to-back game with a QB, which is a bang, but has come against the two defeat teams that everyone believes is playing the best football in the league right now. In addition, Zach Collaros was a full participant in practice on Tuesday and is expected to play against Toronto.
My Tech: I like Vinypeg in this occasion. Those two disadvantages against Calgary did not look great, but the stampers are still for everyone. Toronto’s rescue has not shown us anything that will assure us that they can do the same thing that the Stampaders did. Toronto has allowed the second highest point per game at 31.5 per game this year, 13 more than Calgary. This should be a very easy matchup for blue bombers.
This should be a large Brady Olivera week against Toronto Defense. The sailors have allowed the third most running yard per game in the league this year. Oliviera did not have a major game based on the major game we are yet used to see in this season, but he is still capable of availing a struggling run defense. Toronto’s ground defense has improved in the last few weeks, but no bench in front of them was at Olivera level, so it should be a plus matchup for them this week.
Ultimately, I think bombers are playing better football than Argos, even with those back-to-back necklaces. I hope that Vinypeg will try two stamp games with everyone’s mind with a big win in Toronto.
Pick: Vinypeg -3.5
Hamilton Tiger-Cat-Sunday at BC Lions (-3.5), EDT on July 27 at 7:00 pm
East Division-Lending Hamilton Tiger-Cat Head West to close the week 8 in CFL with BC Lions for a matchup.
Hamilton was out of early blocks, but now he has found his stride. Tiger-Cats won four in a row with their crime in a show, which is an average of 35 points per game in that stretch. This is as the top scoring team in the league, while Bo Levi Mitchell has received his form from last season as he leads the league in the passing yard. The two -time MOP has thrown out of five of their six matches this season for more than 250 yards.
This will be an interesting test as he goes against a Lions Defense that has allowed the lowest passing yard per game in the league. However, those numbers may have some noise. He has faced a two-headed “Monster” of Alks in Cubi twice, Chris Strewler, McLeod Bethel-Thampson and Jake Mair.
In the week 3, they limited Zach Collaros to 178 yards, but they struggled against the riders last week, allowing the Trevor Harris to throw 395 yards and three for touchdowns. Therefore, while the number looks like a hard matchup, it can be a good place for Bo Levi Mitchell to stay hot.
Hamilton’s crime may not be enough to win the game, but I think they will be able to do enough to keep it closed with Lions this week.
Pick: Hamilton +3.5
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