{"id":300449,"date":"2025-11-22T21:55:28","date_gmt":"2025-11-22T21:55:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/300449\/"},"modified":"2025-11-22T21:55:28","modified_gmt":"2025-11-22T21:55:28","slug":"weekly-predictor-who-will-win-the-112th-grey-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/300449\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Predictor: Who will win the 112th Grey Cup?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 112th Grey Cup is here, and I have only one wish: the finish is as good as the four games we\u2019ve had through the Grey Cup Playoffs already in 2025.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve had two walk-off field goals and a game-winning touchdown with 11 seconds left. The most lopsided result was the Alouettes\u2019 nine-point victory over Winnipeg, but that game was in question until the final minutes of the fourth quarter.<\/p>\n

I predicted the Roughriders and Alouettes would be here at the start of the season, and here we are. The two deepest teams helmed by the two men who have been nominated for Coach of the Year for two straight seasons got the job done, making for a classic matchup for the 112th Grey Cup.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s my breakdown:<\/p>\n

\"112th112th GREY CUP
\u00bb\u00a03 storylines that could define the 112th Grey Cup<\/a>
\u00bb\u00a03 strengths for each team in the 112th Grey Cup<\/a>
\u00bb\u00a03 reasons why\u00a0<\/a>Trevor Harris<\/a>,\u00a0<\/a>Davis Alexander<\/a>\u00a0will lead team to victory<\/a>
\u00bb\u00a0KPMG Playoff Probability: Who will win the 112th Grey Cup?<\/a><\/p>\n

MONTREAL VS. SASKATCHEWAN<\/p>\n

Sunday, November 16
6:00 p.m. ET
TSN\/RDS\/CTV\/CFL+<\/p>\n

I want to start with the defences of these two teams.<\/p>\n

They are the best two defences in the Canadian football league and have been for most of the year. There are playmakers all over the field.<\/p>\n

You have last year\u2019s finalists for Most Outstanding Defensive Player with Rolan Milligan Jr. and Tyrice Beverette. You have two of the best middle linebackers in the game with Darnell Sankey<\/a> and Jameer Thurman<\/a>. The defensive lines get it done with a tenacious rotation of players, each able to get after the quarterback.<\/p>\n

Corey Mace and Noel Thorpe have been running top defences for a long time in the CFL, so I would expect them to have some magic dialled up for Jason Maas and Marc Mueller, who are running the respective offences.<\/p>\n

Mustafa Johnson<\/a>\u2019s status will be something to monitor again this week, as the interior of Montreal\u2019s defensive line is a bit thin for depth.<\/p>\n

But there is no bigger injury to monitor than Davis Alexander<\/a>\u2019s hamstring. He\u2019s already admitted he plans on getting approximately 20 treatments on the hamstring this week in Winnipeg to make sure it\u2019s ready to go. It\u2019ll be wrapped, and I\u2019m sure there will be heating pads to get him ready to go.<\/p>\n

Yes, he has played through the injury, but just ask Nathan Rourke<\/a> how much more uncomfortable the Riders\u2019 defence will be making things for Alexander.<\/p>\n

The run game will be big for Montreal to try to slow down the Riders\u2019 defence, but Saskatchewan boasts the best rush defence in the game, so good luck with that.<\/p>\n

The Roughriders are riding Trevor Harris<\/a> for as long as the veteran can take them. In the final couple of drives of the Western Final, Harris was dealing because the Lions couldn\u2019t bring the pressure. If the Alouettes can\u2019t get to Harris, it\u2019s going to be a long night.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ll give the edge to the Alouettes\u2019 special teams, which can be a major factor in Grey Cups \u2013 as we\u2019ve seen in the past.<\/p>\n

But I can\u2019t ignore Alexander\u2019s hamstring, having already watched McLeod Bethel-Thompson<\/a> warm up on the sideline late in the Eastern Final. I know the medical staff will have him as ready as possible, but nagging hamstring injuries only heal with rest, and seven days isn\u2019t enough.<\/p>\n

Alexander will tough it out. I expect the game will be tight, but I think the Riders will be extremely opportunistic in this game.<\/p>\n

PICK: SASKATCHEWAN<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The 112th Grey Cup is here, and I have only one wish: the finish is as good as…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":300450,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[437],"tags":[49,48,521,522,520,82],"class_list":{"0":"post-300449","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cfl","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-canadian-football-league","11":"tag-canadianfootballleague","12":"tag-cfl","13":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/300449","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=300449"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/300449\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/300450"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=300449"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=300449"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=300449"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}