SPORTS WAGERS
MONTREAL –10 over Toronto
The Argos have already matched last year’s win total with three and have surpassed the win total many predicted for them this year. No doubt the Argos are this year’s surprise team and they’re going in the right direction but this looks like a major letdown week. You see, the Argos have played four very close and intense games and that takes its toll. In week one they lost by 14 in Calgary but make no mistake, the game was very close throughout. In week 2 they beat Winnipeg by two, followed by fourth quarter comebacks against Calgary and last week against B.C, when a pick-6 by Byron Parker with under three minutes to go put the Argos up by four. Cleo Lemon is last in the CFL in pass completions and despite the 3-1 record, the Argos have allowed more points than they’ve scored. They’ve caught every single team at the right time and they may also have caught teams taking them a bit too lightly. So, while the Argos deserve a lot of credit the fact is they’re out of its class here. The Als are an offensive juggernaut and you can double that when they play at home. This is a good situation for the Als in that they’ve finally had a full week to prepare after a difficult three-game trip to open the season. The Als, too, are 3-1 but they have not come close to peaking yet. Even in its 37-14 win over Hamilton last week, they used seven FG’s to score 21 points and had they been sharp they would’ve scored a major on at least half of those. Well, the Als have now been home for two weeks with a comfortable routine and it’s worth noting that beating the Argos gives them great pleasure. No, check that, beating them is not satisfying enough, ruining them is. Expect the Argos bubble to burst in the what is the perfect set-up for the Als, that being first place in the East is up for grabs and the Argos are simply not a legit first-place team. Play: Montreal –10 (Risking 2.1 units to win 2).