CFL Week 6

[PassTheBuck]

Tough week 4, so I took the last week off to just watch and get prepared for week 6. There is one play right away that jumps out at me.

Hamilton Tiger Cats -2.5 (-110) -- 2.5 units: Through the first five weeks of the season it has become very clear that the teams can be split into two levels of talent. There are the elite (Montreal, Saskatchewan, Calgary), and there are the rest. Hamilton gets a bad rap for being 1-4, but 3 of those losses have been against the elite teams. The remaining two games were a split against Winnipeg, who are coming back to Hamilton sans a healthy Buck Pierce, trying to avenge the beatdown from three weeks ago. The last time they met Hamilton needed a win desperately... the same could be said this week. With four games in a row against Winnipeg and Toronto, their fate in the East will likely be decided by the end of week 9.

GL

YTD: 4-8, -6.37 units

 

[PassTheBuck]

Toronto Argonauts +6 (-110) -- 1 unit: Toronto runs, Edmonton can't stop the run. That will keep this game close, IMO.

GL

 

[douglas]

good luck ...............

 

[Coaster]

Read your TiCats post after I posted the same play.
We are on the same page. You got 2.5 I am at 3
GL to us

 

[PassTheBuck]

Calgary Stampeders ML (-135) -- 1 unit: I know it doesn't take a lot of money to move a CFL line in Vegas, but it was a bit perplexing to hear that people at some of the books are betting the Lions hard. I can't figure it out... Calgary has a better run game, better pass game, better run defence, and are probably equal in pass defence. Furthermore, BC has yet to adjust to playing home games outdoors. The only advantage to BC is the crowd noise, and you have to figure teams are adjusting for that by now. I NEVER bet against my Lions, but this is too tempting. Hopefully we'll all be running to the window as fast as Lulay is running for his life. And while on that subject, I will say that Lulay is a CFL ready QB, and when BC eventually gets tired of him and releases hiim he will be successful... Peyton Manning would have a hard time succeeding behind that offensive line, which is by far the worst in the entire league.

GL

YTD: 5-8, -5.37 units

 

[PassTheBuck]

Hamilton Tiger Cats 1st Half -1.5 (-110) -- 1 unit: I don't usually do 1st half bets, but I like Hamilton to come out strong. They are 3-0 at home in the 1st half this year (inc. preseason), while Winnipeg is 0-3 on the road (inc. preseason).

GL

YTD: 5-8, -5.37 units

 

[powerz]

Nice call buck

 

[powerz]

Nice call buck

whoops was referring to the 1st half bet in hamilton

 

[JohnMolson]

nice day PTB @)@)I think it's time to send Wally packing.His team blows

 

[PassTheBuck]

Again, it's that really really shitty O-Line. Lulay gets no time to survey the field, and it leads to key INTs and missing open receivers (i.e. Simon in the endzone, 3rd Q). The problem with Lulay is that he thinks he can make a play in the face of pressure when he needs to throw the ball away, or worst case scenario eat a sack or two. There are no holes for Robertson. I mean, if you look up and down the Lions roster, they are pretty stacked. They have a capable RB, the best receivers in the league, and more than capable QBs. They just don't have the time to make plays because that O-Line is >>that<< bad. On defence, the Lions haven't been this good in several years. They aren't the best in the league, but they are good enough to win football games.

I don't know if Wally is to blame for the problems... he did a good job of addressing the problems with the return game, so gotta give him credit there. I gotta believe that there just isn't anyone out there for him to bring in, and if he puts in one or two more imports he's screwed in other areas.

It's a shame that so much talent goes to waste, but it's a freakin' team meeting in the Leos' backfield half the time. Might be time to trade Paris Jackson for a top non-import offensive lineman. That's really the only guy who has any value to another team right now.