Labour Day Weekend had a classic, a decently close game and a little domination too. Saskatchewan, Hamilton and Calgary all came away with wins in week 12. I went 3-0 straight up and 2-1 against the spread last week to take me to 33-13 straight up and 30-16 against the spread this season. This week there is a couple rematches and a couple more games with big playoff implications. Let’s see how I see them playing out.

(1-9) B.C. Lions @ (5-4) Montreal Alouettes Friday 7:30pm ET

The Lions have looked uninspired lately but hopefully a bye week last week can get them back towards where they can be. People in the media have called the team out for not playing to their full ability and I question whether that locker room is together at all. For Montreal they took down Toronto a couple of weeks ago before having a bye last week. They look to take a real strangle hold on second in the East with a win and I think they are poised to do that this week.

Prediction: Alouettes win 32-25

(1-9) Toronto Argonauts @ (3-7) Ottawa Redblacks Saturday 1:00pm ET

The Argo’s looked decent against Hamilton last week but yet again, couldn’t put a full 60 together. McLeod Bethel-Thompson isn’t looking lost at the QB position and with some work he could be a decent quarterback to build around going into next year. Toronto has a prime opportunity to pick up a win on the road this week. For Ottawa this game is approaching must win territory. They are making a change at QB. Dom Davis is out, Jonathon Jennings is in. I still don’t trust Jennings as a starter like I have stated many times and don’t think he is the answer. I think the Argo’s beat the Redblacks this week.

Prediction: Argonauts win 27-24

(7-3) Saskatchewan Roughriders @ (8-3) Winnipeg Blue Bombers Saturday 4:00pm ET

The Roughriders picked up a huge win against the Bombers last week in the LDC. William Powell was a stud on the last drive and has been a massive pickup for the Riders. This week is now a battle for first in the West. If Saskatchewan wins they will take over first place but they haven’t had much luck in the Banjo Bowl rematch. For Winnipeg their offence struggled without Nichols and Harris and there are reports Nichols might be out much longer than the 4-6 weeks originally expected. This will be Harris’ last game that he misses due to his PED violation but it will be tough again for the Bombers. I see the Riders taking both games of the back to back this season.

Prediction: Roughriders win 26-23

(6-4) Calgary Stampeders @ (6-5) Edmonton Eskimos Saturday 7:00pm ET

The Stamps walked all over Eskimos last week in Calgary, now they meet again in Edmonton. Calgary dominated on all sides of the ball last week and Edmontons offence looked terrible. For the Stamps Bo Levi Mitchell came back and seemed to calm the waters. He spread the ball around and it was a well played game. For Edmonton they have once again flopped in a big game. They’ve lost to Winnipeg twice and Calgary twice now and I’m starting to wonder if they were pretenders. We will see this week. I see Bo and Calgary taking both games.

Prediction: Stampeders win 34-30

Point Spread Betting Odds (Bodog)

(3-0 straight up, 2-1 against the spread last week , 33-13 straight up and 30-16 against the spread this season)

BC @ Montreal: Take Montreal -6.5.

TOR @ Ottawa: Take Toronto +5.

SSK @ WPG: Take Saskatchewan +1.5.

EDM @ CGY: Take Calgary +3.

I think there should be some pretty close games this week. All four have the ability to go down to the final drive. We will see which teams show up in week 13. Thanks for reading and remember to check out the Squib Kick Radio podcast for all things football!