After two weeks of byes, it is back to a full schedule for the CFL as the league enters its eighth week of the regular season. The following is a brief betting preview and prediction for all of this week’s games.

Thursday, August 16

Hamilton Tiger-Cats vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers             

Milt SteagallHamilton’s three-game winning streak came to an end last Thursday night in a 31-20 loss to Calgary as a four-point home favorite. The Tiger-Cats are now 3-3 straight-up on the year and 4-2 against the spread. The total has gone OVER in five of their six games. Winnipeg is coming off its bye week with a 1-5 SU (2-4 ATS) record. The total has gone 3-2-1 in its six games. The Blue Bombers have given-up the most points in the CFL while scoring the fewest points as well. Quarterback Buck Pierce remains out of the lineup with a foot injury.

The Tiger-Cats are 6-1 ATS in their last seven games following a SU loss and the total has gone OVER in seven of their last 10 games following a SU loss. The Blue Bombers are 11-5-1 ATS in their last 17 home games. The total has gone OVER in five of their last eight games at home. Head-to-head, Winnipeg has won the last four meetings SU and is 3-1 ATS. The total has gone OVER in six of the last seven meetings in Winnipeg. Stick with same formula this time around as the well-rested Bombers get the win at home.

Winnipeg 34  Hamilton 29


Friday, August 17

Montreal Alouettes vs. Edmonton Eskimos       

Montreal went into last week’s bye fresh off a 36-26 victory over Winnipeg as a two-point road favorite. It is now 3-3 SU (2-4 ATS) and the total has gone OVER in four of its six games. Edmonton’s 28-20 win over Saskatchewan last Friday night as a two-point home favorite raised its record to 4-2 both SU and ATS. The total has gone 2-3-1 this season. Look for the addition of running back Cory Boyd, who was recently released by Toronto, to help boost the Eskimos’ ground game.

The Alouettes are 6-20 ATS in their last 26 games following a SU win and the total has gone OVER in 10 of their last 13 road games. The Eskimos are 4-0 ATS in their last four home games and the total has stayed UNDER in three of their last five games following an ATS win. Montreal is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 trips to Edmonton and the total has gone OVER in seven of those games. Look for Edmonton to win at home in a game that once again goes OVER the total.

Edmonton 33  Montreal 28


Saturday, August 18

Toronto Argonauts vs. Calgary Stampeders 

StampederToronto lost to British Columbia 18-9 as a three-point home underdog right before last week’s bye to fall to 3-3 SU and 2-4 ATS. The total has stayed UNDER in four of its six games. Calgary’s win over Hamilton evened its record at 3-3 SU and ATS and the total has been evenly split 3-3 as well. The Stampeders has scored 30 or more points in five of their six games.

The Argonauts are 5-1 ATS in their last six games following a SU loss. The total has stayed UNDER in five of their last seven road games. The Stampeders are 0-3-1 ATS in their last four games following a SU win. The total stayed UNDER in six of their last eight home games. Toronto is 4-0 SU and ATS in the last four meetings overall, but just 1-5 ATS in its last six trips to Calgary. The total has stayed UNDER in the last five meetings here. Go with Calgary at home in a game that goes OVER the total.

Calgary 38  Toronto 33


Sunday, August 19

Saskatchewan Roughriders vs. British Columbia Lions

Saskatchewan has lost its last three games after a 3-0 start to fall to 3-3 SU and 4-2 ATS. The total has gone OVER in four of the six games. It lost those three games by a combined 12 points. BC is 4-2 SU (3-3 ATS) on the year and the total has stayed UNDER in five of six games so far. The Lions have scored 20 points or less three times this season.

The Roughriders are 1-6 ATS in their last seven games following a SU win. The total has stayed UNDER in five of their last six games following a bye. The Lions are 7-3 ATS in their last 10 games following a bye and the total has stayed UNDER in 16 of their last 21 games overall. Saskatchewan is 1-4 ATS in the last five meetings and 1-5 ATS in the last six games played in BC. The total has stayed UNDER in eight of the last nine meetings here. Look for the same kind of result on Sunday as BC wins in a low-scoring battle.

British Columbia 24  Saskatchewan 16