{"id":246585,"date":"2025-10-28T22:45:15","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T22:45:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/246585\/"},"modified":"2025-10-28T22:45:15","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T22:45:15","slug":"prediction-time-cfl-ca-writers-division-semi-finals-picks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/246585\/","title":{"rendered":"Prediction Time: CFL.ca writers&#8217; Division Semi-Finals picks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>TORONTO \u2014 Welcome to the Grey Cup Playoffs.<\/p>\n<p>The regular season is in the books, but the writers are still making their selections through the post-season.<\/p>\n<p>Pat Steinberg sits at the top of the leaderboard, with Kristina Costabile, Matthew Cauz, and Jamie Nye all tied for second.<\/p>\n<p>Who are they rolling with in the Division Semi-Finals?<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s find out.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1871344 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Playoff-Logo-Final-800x600.png\"   alt=\"2023 CFL PLAYOFFS\" width=\"156\" height=\"117\" data-uw-rm-alt-original=\"\" data-uw-rm-alt=\"CT\"\/>2025 GREY CUP PLAYOFFS<br role=\"presentation\"\/>\u00bb\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gamezone.cfl.ca\/pickem?&amp;utm_source=editorial&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_campaign=pickem_2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"https:\/\/gamezone.cfl.ca\/pickem?&amp;utm_source=editorial&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_campaign=pickem_2025\" aria-label=\"Play Pick \u2018Em presented by Old Dutch now - open in a new tab\" data-uw-rm-ext-link=\"\" data-uw-original->Play CFL Pick \u2018Em presented by Old Dutch now!<\/a><br \/>\u00bb\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfl.ca\/2025\/10\/26\/semi-final-saturday-heads-to-montreal-and-bc-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"https:\/\/www.cfl.ca\/2025\/10\/26\/semi-final-saturday-heads-to-montreal-and-bc-2\/\" aria-label=\"Division Semi-Final Saturday heads to Montreal and BC - open in a new tab\" data-uw-rm-ext-link=\"\" data-uw-original->Division Semi-Final Saturday heads to Montreal and BC<\/a><br \/>\u00bb\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfl.ca\/2025\/10\/28\/weekly-predictor-who-wins-the-division-semi-finals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Weekly Predictor: Who wins the Division Semi-Finals?<\/a><br role=\"presentation\"\/>\u00bb\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfl.ca\/newsletter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" aria-label=\"Subscribe to the CFL\u2019s newsletter for exclusive offers and league updates - open in a new tab\" data-uw-rm-ext-link=\"\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"https:\/\/www.cfl.ca\/newsletter\/\" data-uw-original->Subscribe to the CFL\u2019s newsletter for exclusive offers and league updates<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2776553 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2025-Writers-Picks-DSF-1080x1350-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"726\" height=\"908\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>WINNIPEG AT MONTREAL<\/p>\n<p>Saturday, November 1<br \/>2:00 p.m. ET<br \/>TSN\/CTV\/RDS\/CFL+<\/p>\n<p>The Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Montreal Alouettes met in Week 21, but that wasn\u2019t a fair representation of what we\u2019re about to see in the Eastern Semi-Final. Both teams were resting starters in the Bombers\u2019 win last week, keeping their stars fresh for the post-season. Winnipeg won the earlier season meeting between these two clubs, but it\u2019s worth noting that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfl.ca\/players\/davis-alexander\/165844\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-ga-category=\"Clicks - Article\" data-ga-action=\"article-player-link\" data-ga-opt-label=\"Davis Alexander\">Davis Alexander<\/a>, who is 11-0 to start his CFL career, did not play in either of those meetings. Can Alexander, in his first post-season start, lead his Als to the Eastern Final against the Tiger-Cats? Or will the veteran <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfl.ca\/players\/zach-collaros\/155276\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-ga-category=\"Clicks - Article\" data-ga-action=\"article-player-link\" data-ga-opt-label=\"Zach Collaros\">Zach Collaros<\/a> take his Bombers to the Final, looking to be the first crossover team in league history to get to the Grey Cup? Most of the writers are betting on the youngster.<\/p>\n<p>WRITERS\u2019 PICK: 80% Montreal<\/p>\n<p>CALGARY AT BC<\/p>\n<p>Saturday, November 1<br \/>5:30 p.m. ET<br \/>TSN\/RDS\/CFL+<\/p>\n<p>Vernon Adams Jr. vs. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfl.ca\/players\/nathan-rourke\/165740\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-ga-category=\"Clicks - Article\" data-ga-action=\"article-player-link\" data-ga-opt-label=\"Nathan Rourke\">Nathan Rourke<\/a>? Sign us up. Just one year ago, these two quarterbacks were on the same team heading into the Western Semi-Final. BC lost that game, which Adams Jr. started, and in the off-season they decided to trade away Big Play VA to the Calgary Stampeders. Now, the former teammates go head-to-head in the winner-takes-all matchup. BC swept the season series between these two clubs, and are riding a six-game winning streak heading into the playoffs. Calgary started the season off hot, then dipped a bit, but are coming back to being the team we were used to seeing when the weather was warmer, winning their last three games to finish the regular season. Who will move on to the next round? All of the pick makers think Rourke and his Leos will face the Roughriders next weekend.<\/p>\n<p>WRITERS\u2019 PICK: 100% BC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"TORONTO \u2014 Welcome to the Grey Cup Playoffs. 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