CFL WEEK 19
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CFL WEEK 19
SASKATCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS (11-6) at TORONTO ARGONAUTS (4-13)
WHEN: Thursday, 6:30 p.m. TV: TSN.
STREAKS: Sask.: 2W; Tor.: 8L.
VEGAS LINE: Roughriders by 9.5 points.
THE STORYLINE: Big tilt for the Riders, who must win in The Big Smoke and then hope the Lions lose in Calgary on Saturday if they are to play host to their second-consecutive West Division semifinal. Matt Dominguez will sit, but the Riders are welcoming back D.J. Flick to their receiving corps for the first time since he broke his leg in Week 2. The Argos, meanwhile, are just trying to stop the bleeding that has seen them drop eight in a row and finish their disastrous ’08 with a win for Don Matthews. The Don would obviously like a ‘W’, too, especially since he’s made no secret of his desire to return to the sidelines next year.
FYI: Michael Bishop will start for the Riders, marking the third-consecutive week Saskatchewan head coach Ken Miller has changed his QB.
MONTREAL ALOUETTES (11-6) at EDMONTON ESKIMOS (9-8)
WHEN: Friday, 8 p.m.. TV: TSN/RDS.
STREAKS: Mtl.: 1L; Edm.: 2L.
VEGAS LINE: Eskimos by 2.
THE STORYLINE: Tough one to figure, given there is nothing at stake for either squad. The Als, however, have shown over the last two weeks or so that head coach Marc Trestman plays to win and you can bet he’ll want to keep his troops sharp with them enjoying a bye in the first round of the playoffs. The Esks, meanwhile, have a whole mess of issues to resolve in their regular-season finale after getting punted 55-9 last week in Regina. QB Ricky Ray must be sharper than he was a week ago, but the whole squad looked out of sorts.
FYI: The Alouettes have outscored their opponents 118-52 in first quarters this season.
HAMILTON TIGER-CATS (3-14) at WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS (7-10)
WHEN: Saturday, 1 p.m.. TV: TSN. RADIO: CJOB.
STREAKS: Ham.: 3L; Wpg.: 1W.
VEGAS LINE: Bombers by 6.
THE STORYLINE: Tough to sell a game where the two clubs are a combined 10-24, but this one should be intriguing. The Ticats are playing solid ball under Marcel Bellefeuille — who had ‘interim’ removed from in front of his title of head coach this week — and are finally starting to show some of the promise and talent expected when veteran talent sleuth Bob O’Billovich came aboard. Two names that jump out are QB Quinton Porter and WR Prechae Rodriguez. The Bombers, meanwhile, would like to head into the post-season on a winning note — which would undoubtedly push tickets for the East Semifinal vs. Edmonton next weekend — but also desperately want to stay healthy in the process.
FYI: Bomber QB Kevin Glenn has thrown for 12 touchdowns and just four interceptions in his last eight games against the Ticats.
B.C. LIONS (11-6) at CALGARY STAMPEDERS (12-5)
WHEN: Saturday, 4 p.m. TV: TSN.
STREAKS: B.C.: 2W; Cal.: 3W.
VEGAS LINE: No line, pending outcome of Saskatchewan-Toronto game (an Argo win guarantees second in the West for the Lions).
THE STORYLINE: A Lion win here, regardless of the Rider-Argo tilt, means B.C. would play host to a playoff game for the fifth consecutive season. B.C. welcomes back Stefan Logan to their lineup and his timing couldn’t be better with Charles Roberts having suffered a season-ending Achilles injury. Lions boss Wally Buono on that injury and Roberts’ future on the left coast: "Any time you have a serious injury like that, there’s always concern," he told the Vancouver Province. "It’s a very major surgery. Whether he’s back next year… that’s an off-season decision." Here’s hoping Blink is back in ’09.
FYI: Calgary RB Joffrey Reynolds has rumbled for 249 yards, and a 6.6-yards per carry average, in his last two games against the Lions.
THE PICKS
CHRIS CARIOU: Saskatchewan, Montreal, Winnipeg, B.C.
BOB IRVING: Saskatchewan, Edmonton, Winnipeg, B.C.
ED TAIT: Saskatchewan, Montreal, Winnipeg, B.C.
RANDY TURNER: Saskatchewan, Montreal, Winnipeg, B.C.
MITCH ZALNASKY: Saskatchewan, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Calgary.
LAST THREE WEEKS/OVERALL: Ed Tait: 8-4/43-25; Chris Cariou: 8-4/41-27; Randy Turner: 9-3/40-28; Mitch Zalnasky: 8-4/37-31; Bob Irving: 7-5/36-32.