Toronto Argonauts at Hamilton Tiger Cats (-6, 47.5)
The Tiger Cats have been playing disciplined football and, within the limits of their talent, it has proven positive since the start of the season. The Argos, despite the fact they seem more talented on paper, have found ways to shoot themselves in the foot and it becomes more obvious each week that their head coach Bart Andrus is no Marc Trestman and that he struggles to master the subtleties of 3-down football. Kevin Glenn and Quinton Porter have proved more accurate than Kerry Joseph, rookie DeAndra’ Cobb is a better running back than Jamal Robertson and defensively, the Tiger Cats play with more cohesion. It won’t be easy, it won’t be pretty but Hamilton should again take advantage of their opponent’s mistakes to steal a victory. The six points, however, is another story.
Pick: Toronto +6
Edmonton Eskimos at Calgary Stampeders (-6, 60)
Ricky Ray has been on fire in the past month and the Eskimos are finally playing to their potential, having won four of their last five - three of them after trailing late in a game. This team has character, no doubt about it. Arkee Whitlock, who had a tough start, is becoming a solid and versatile running back. He rushed for 302 yards in his last two games, scoring three touchdowns for the Eskimos. But can they beat the Stampeders at McMahon Stadium? They only did so once in their last four visits in Calgary. The Eskimos are, in my humble opinion, the best team in the West. But when they meet their Alberta rivals, in Calgary, logic doesn’t prevail.
TORONTO (2 - 6) at HAMILTON (4 - 4) - 9/7/2009, 4:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TORONTO is 8-17 ATS (-10.7 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 8-17 ATS (-10.7 Units) in all lined games over the last 2 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
TORONTO is 5-2 against the spread versus HAMILTON over the last 3 seasons
TORONTO is 5-2 straight up against HAMILTON over the last 3 seasons
5 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
EDMONTON (5 - 3) at CALGARY (4 - 4) - 9/7/2009, 7:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
EDMONTON is 0-6 ATS (-6.6 Units) after 2 or more consecutive straight up wins over the last 2 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
CALGARY is 4-3 against the spread versus EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
CALGARY is 4-3 straight up against EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
5 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
Toronto (2-6) @ Hamilton (4-4)-- Argos (-2) won season opener here 30-17, leading 30-3 at half; they're 1-6 since then, losing last four games by average score of 24-15. Hamilton won last three home games since the opener, allowing 17.3 ppg- they covered six of last seven games, but allowed 33-31 points in losing last two games. All four Hamilton home games stayed under total, as did five of last six Argonaut games.
Edmonton (5-3) @ Calgary (4-4)-- Eskimos won four of last five games, taking last two by combined total of four points- they allowed 30+ pts in five of last seven games. Stampeders (+1) lost 38-35 to Eskimos three weeks ago, despite 30-45/460 passing day for Burris; Stamps are 2-2 at home; they're 3-1 when they score 31+ points, 1-3 otherwise. Five of last seven Edmonton games went over the total.
4:00 PM
TORONTO vs. HAMILTON
Toronto is 18-5 ATS in its last 23 games when playing Hamilton
Toronto is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games when playing Hamilton
Hamilton is 6-18 SU in its last 24 games
Hamilton is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games at home
7:30 PM
EDMONTON vs. CALGARY
Edmonton is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Calgary
Edmonton is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Calgary
Calgary is 10-5 ATS in its last 15 games when playing Edmonton
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Calgary's last 9 games when playing Edmonton
Game 405-406: Toronto at Hamilton
Dunkel Ratings: Toronto 104.226; Hamilton 111.289
Dunkel Line: Hamilton by 7; 39 1/2
Vegas Line: Hamilton by 5 1/2; 47
Dunkel Pick: Hamilton (-5 1/2); Under
Game 407-408: Edmonton at Calgary
Dunkel Ratings: Edmonton 109.127; Calgary 115.943
Dunkel Line: Calgary by 7; 54 1/2
Vegas Line: Calgary by 5 1/2; 60 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Calgary (-5 1/2); Under
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