With just four weeks left to go in the regular season, the CFL playoff picture is becoming a little clearer but there's still so much to go.
Before our predictions for week 18, here's what happened last week:
- The Winnipeg Blue Bombers extended their winning streak to seven games and became the first team in the West to punch their ticket to the postseason after a 55-27 thumping of the Edmonton Elks;
- The BC Lions held the Hamilton Tigercats to zero first half points… and lost. An epic collapse by the Lions as they were up 16-0 at one point, but fell in overtime, 32-29;
- A game that wasn’t particularly close, the Saskatchewan Roughriders beat the Ottawa Redblacks, 29-16.
- This game was just for kicks as the Toronto Argonauts kicked eight field goals on their way to a 37-31 win over Montreal.
- And the CFL trade deadline came and went with just one trade going down, as BC and Montreal struck a trade.
As for us, Jordy went 2/3 and Bowen went 0-3 on last week's picks. Jordy is now 28/51 on the year while Bowen is now 25/51. Jordy also lead the head-to-head 9-7 plus a tie, with just three weeks to go in the regular season.
Let's look at our thoughts and playoff scenarios for week 18:
| BEST BET | PROP BET | HEAD-TO-HEAD |
|
Jordy - Winnipeg over Hamilton Bowen - BC over Calgary |
Jordy - BC Lions William Stanback over 77.5 rushing yards + to score a touchdown Bowen - Winnipeg -4.5 over Hamilton |
Jordy - Saskatchewan Bowen - Edmonton |
Playoff scenarios
Saskatchewan - can clinch playoff spot with a win, a Calgary loss, and a Hamilton loss.
BC - can clinch playoff spot with a win, a Hamilton loss, and an Edmonton loss.
Ottawa - can clinch a playoff spot with a Hamilton loss.
Winnipeg - can clinch home playoff game with a Saskatchewan or BC loss; can clinch first in Western Conference with win and Saskatchewan loss.
This week's schedule (all times Pacific):
Friday, Oct. 4 - Winnipeg at Hamilton - 4 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 4 - Calgary at B.C. - 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 5 - Saskatchewan at Edmonton - 4 p.m.
Let us know what you think of our picks and enjoy week 18 of the CFL season!
