It is always important to look back before looking ahead never more so in the CFL. Heading into last weekend’s action the Dogs had been on an incredible 75% winning streak to start the season. What happened the dogs got whopped on all 4 games IF you had the opening lines. In two cases the closing line came into play as BC ended up pushing and @ +9 and Toronto ended up losing at –4.5, but the Lions opened at –7 and the Argos opened at –3 so early shoppers were happy.


As we move into week 5 we want to point that line moves on Totals have not been as profitable in the past 2 weeks. These plays started out a very solid 4-1 in the first weeks but have slipped to 6-7 so in the last two weeks they have gone 2-5. Not surprisingly the O-U have gone 6-2 during that span as Offenses and special teams seems to be clicking.

WEEK 5 Match Ups:

Calgary –6 @ Winnipeg O/U 55 – The Bluebombers come into this game limping they are 0-4 have benched their starting QB and lost two key linebackers last game. Calgary on the other hand is riding high as one of the top teams in the CFL. The offence is superb and the run defense has been stifling. So this should be another blow out right? Could very well be but the Bombers may show some back bone this will be a good game to keep our eye on the TOTAL as it has started to drop sitting now at 54.5.

ED –2.5 @ Hamilton O/U 52 – The Tiger cats looked lost with their star running back Jesse Lumsden, we thought perhaps Tre Smith may fill in nicely but he looked nervous dropping the ball on 3 of his first 5 touches. That seemed to set the tone for the cats last Friday who will have LUMSDEN back in the line according to the Hamilton Press. Edmonton on the other hand lead almost the entire game in Toronto except when it matter most at the end. The Eskimos are on a short week and have to travel to the East for the 2nd straight week. The key to this game maybe the loss of ESKIMO Defensive Tackle Fred Perry, his lack of pressure may help the Tiger Cats running game.

Mont +6.5 @ BC O/U 53 – Montreal looked horrible in the second half vs Sask last week and the test this week does not get any easier. Anthony Calvillo never plays well in BC Place and the AL’s are also playing their second game in a row OTR this and it’s the late start in BC. This does not bode well for Montreal backers, as the Leos are feeling pretty confident after back-to-back wins over the lowly Bluebombers. A lions ML parlay will be in order here.

TOR +4.5 @ SASK O/U 54 – This will be an intriguing match up. Kerry Joseph played brilliantly last week rushing for the game winning TD and over 100 yards. He will facing his old team the green riders for the first time since being dealt to Toronto he was named number 1 QB over Mike Bishop who was 11-2 as a starter last year. Sask has its own QB controversy and do they start Marcus Crandle when he is ready to return at QB despite Darrin Durant’s fine play while Crandle has been out. The Argos are struggling on defense but seem to get the stops when needed vs Edmonton, keep an eye on this total as well. Sask home games tend to be high scoring and head to head with the Argos the over is 8-4 but the Avg score has been 50 and the Avg line 47.5.
 

 

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