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RELATED 1. WHICH POSITION WILL SCORE THE FIRST TOUCHDOWN OF THE 2026 SEASON<\/p>\n Dustin Crum<\/a> lifted the 2025 lid with a rushing major for the REDBLACKS. He\u2019s now a member of the Alouettes, who just happen to open the 2026 regular season at the Tiger-Cats. Intriguing though it may be to double up on Crum, the likely short-yardage pivot in Montreal, we\u2019ll go with another Als player to initiate this year\u2019s touchdown total.<\/p>\n We\u2019re liking Tyson Philpot<\/a> on a long scoring toss from Davis Alexander<\/a> in what will be an entertaining matchup that could very well see these two teams play again for all the Eastern Final marbles on November 7 (more on that later).<\/p>\n 2. WILL A KICKER MAKE A FIELD GOAL LONGER THAN 60.5 YARDS?<\/p>\n Yes. Winnipeg\u2019s Sergio Castillo<\/a> drilled a 63-yard rocket during Week 10 last season, while Montreal\u2019s Jos\u00e9 Maltos D\u00edaz\u2019 58-yard field goal in Week 11 displayed his range.<\/p>\n As long as those two are healthy, there will always be a strong possibility that the 60.5-yard barrier will be eclipsed.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n 3. WILL A PLAYER HAVE MORE THAN 12.5 SACKS DURING THE REGULAR SEASON?<\/p>\n Yes, and we\u2019re looking at Calgary sack specialist Clarence Hicks<\/a> to be atop the list. Hicks emerged as a vital cog behind the Stampeders\u2019 resurgent 2025 season, recording 12 sacks on his way to being named a West Division All-CFL defensive lineman.<\/p>\n He finished third in the CFL in sacks, trailing league-leader Mathieu Betts<\/a> (15) and Julian Howsare<\/a> (13), setting the stage for the third-year pro to be involved in the All-CFL conversation this year.<\/p>\n 4. WILL WINNIPEG\u2019S BRADY OLIVEIRA HAVE OVER OR UNDER 1,700.5 RUSHING AND RECEIVING YARDS COMBINED DURING THE REGULAR SEASON?<\/p>\n Under. It\u2019s not because of a decline in production from Brady Oliveira<\/a>, who has topped 1,700 yards from scrimmage each of the past three seasons, including a career-best 546 receiving yards in 2025.<\/p>\n The Blue Bombers will look to reduce Oliveira\u2019s heavy usage (an average of 270.2 touches per season since 2022) with an emphasis on improving a passing game that finished last in 2025 (235 yards per game).<\/p>\n 5. WHICH QUARTERBACK WILL LEAD THE 2026 SEASON IN PASSING YARDS?<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Having two of the league\u2019s three-best yardage producers and two other pass-catchers who recorded at least 681 yards points in the direction of BC\u2019s Nathan Rourke.<\/a> The Canadian pivot fell a mere seven yards (5,290) from topping Hamilton\u2019s Bo Levi Mitchell<\/a> (5,296) for the league\u2019s yardage crown last season.<\/p>\n Rourke averaged 10.6 yards per pass while completing 60 per cent of his attempts from 20 yards in depth. Mitchell will definitely be in play, while a healthy Trevor Harris<\/a> will light up scoreboards as the Roughriders defend their Grey Cup title, yet Rourke\u2019s upside is too much to ignore.<\/p>\n 6. WILL ANY TEAM SCORE 40+ POINTS DURING THANKSGIVING WEEKEND?<\/p>\n Let\u2019s be optimistic and say yes.<\/p>\n The Montreal Alouettes and Saskatchewan Roughriders meet on Thanksgiving Weekend in 2026 in a battle between two of the best pivots in the CFL in Trevor Harris and Davis Alexander, making offensive fireworks very much a possibility.<\/p>\n 7. WILL A TEAM FINISH THE REGULAR SEASON WITH 13+ WINS?<\/p>\n If Rourke is healthy, then BC should be good for 13-14 wins in a West Division that they should dominate alongside Saskatchewan.<\/p>\n Having the likes of Keon Hatcher Sr., Justin McInnis<\/a>, and Jevon Cottoy<\/a> to throw at, and the explosive James Butler<\/a> in the backfield presents the Lions with enough firepower to dominate any defence.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n 8. WHICH TEAM WILL WIN THE EASTERN FINAL?<\/p>\n Unlike last season, when we went beyond the edge of the limb and picked Ottawa, we\u2019ll go with a healthy Davis Alexander<\/a> and Montreal, which should thrive from a breakout campaign from running back Stevie Scott III.<\/p>\n
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