It?s a special week in the football betting wars ? Labour Day Weekend is upon us, with the appropriate Canadian spelling, of course. Monday gives us the two most important matchups of the CFL regular season: the Battle of Ontario and the Battle of Alberta. These games are not for the faint of heart. The 2010 season is already half over, and the difference between winning and losing this week is huge when it comes to making the playoffs.
Monday: Toronto Argonauts at Hamilton Tiger-Cats (2:30 p.m. ET) - ODDS
These two local rivals (Hamilton is an hour?s drive away from Toronto, traffic notwithstanding) are very evenly matched this year. Each has allowed 26.9 points per game; the Argonauts (5-3 SU and ATS) have the better record despite scoring 10 fewer points on the season than the Tiger-Cats (4-4 SU and ATS). Hamilton also picked up the 16-12 victory as a 3-point dog when they met two weeks ago at the Rogers Centre.
The futures market is a lot more confident about the Ti-Cats. They?re 17-2 to win the 2010 Grey Cup, while Toronto languishes at 13-1. Argos QB Cleo Lemon (seven TDs, five INTs) has yet to establish himself in the Canadian game at the same level as Hamilton?s Kevin Glenn (14 TDs, seven INTs). Toronto also has a rookie place-kicker in Grant Shaw (17-of-25 on field goals), while Hamilton dresses three-time All-Star Sandro DeAngelis (14-of-20, but 8-of-9 in his last four games).
Monday: Edmonton Eskimos at Calgary Stampeders (6:00 p.m. ET) - ODDS
This is a classic Labour Day matchup, but the Eskimos (2-6 SU, 3-5 ATS) are anything but classic this year, while the Stampeders (7-1 SU, 6-2 ATS) have galloped into top place on the Grey Cup futures market at 17-10. They destroyed Edmonton 56-15 when they met two weeks ago at McMahon Stadium, also the site of Monday?s contest. The Stamps improved to 5-0 SU and 4-1 ATS against their Alberta rivals with that victory.
Calgary has only been getting stronger as the season rolls along. The latest acquisition: defensive lineman Corey Mace, a product of the Wyoming Cowboys and property of the Buffalo Bills for the past three seasons. The Stampeders defense has already given up the fewest points in the league at 22.1 per game, while scoring the most at 33.9 points. The OVER is 4-1-1 in their last six games, and 4-1 in Edmonton?s last five.
Monday: Toronto Argonauts at Hamilton Tiger-Cats (2:30 p.m. ET) - ODDS
These two local rivals (Hamilton is an hour?s drive away from Toronto, traffic notwithstanding) are very evenly matched this year. Each has allowed 26.9 points per game; the Argonauts (5-3 SU and ATS) have the better record despite scoring 10 fewer points on the season than the Tiger-Cats (4-4 SU and ATS). Hamilton also picked up the 16-12 victory as a 3-point dog when they met two weeks ago at the Rogers Centre.
The futures market is a lot more confident about the Ti-Cats. They?re 17-2 to win the 2010 Grey Cup, while Toronto languishes at 13-1. Argos QB Cleo Lemon (seven TDs, five INTs) has yet to establish himself in the Canadian game at the same level as Hamilton?s Kevin Glenn (14 TDs, seven INTs). Toronto also has a rookie place-kicker in Grant Shaw (17-of-25 on field goals), while Hamilton dresses three-time All-Star Sandro DeAngelis (14-of-20, but 8-of-9 in his last four games).
Monday: Edmonton Eskimos at Calgary Stampeders (6:00 p.m. ET) - ODDS
This is a classic Labour Day matchup, but the Eskimos (2-6 SU, 3-5 ATS) are anything but classic this year, while the Stampeders (7-1 SU, 6-2 ATS) have galloped into top place on the Grey Cup futures market at 17-10. They destroyed Edmonton 56-15 when they met two weeks ago at McMahon Stadium, also the site of Monday?s contest. The Stamps improved to 5-0 SU and 4-1 ATS against their Alberta rivals with that victory.
Calgary has only been getting stronger as the season rolls along. The latest acquisition: defensive lineman Corey Mace, a product of the Wyoming Cowboys and property of the Buffalo Bills for the past three seasons. The Stampeders defense has already given up the fewest points in the league at 22.1 per game, while scoring the most at 33.9 points. The OVER is 4-1-1 in their last six games, and 4-1 in Edmonton?s last five.
