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Week 8 in the Canadian Football League is officially upon us, bringing with it three divisional games and a quarterback making his first career start.<\/p>\n
We have nine contributors making picks straight-up and against the spread, and they\u2019ll do so all season long. Enjoy.<\/p>\n
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This will be an emotional night, as this marks Saskatchewan\u2019s first game since team captain Jayden Dalke was killed in a car crash<\/a> that also took the life of Regina resident Bhishma Rajyaguru<\/a>, who will be honoured pre-game.<\/p>\n ABBOTT: Emotions could swing the Riders either way at this point, but I think their elite defensive coaching will know how to follow B.C.\u2019s blueprint for beating the Elks.<\/p>\n Straight-up: Saskatchewan. Against the spread: Edmonton.<\/p>\n BALLANTINE: The events of the week could lead to a big first half for the Riders, but the adrenaline may wear off before the game ends. Saskatchewan\u2019s below average run defence may be an issue against Justin Rankin.<\/p>\n Straight-up: Edmonton. Against the spread: Edmonton.<\/p>\n BORDIGNON: On what\u2019s sure to be an emotional night, I think the Elks pull off the win.<\/p>\n Straight-up: Edmonton. Against the spread: Edmonton.<\/p>\n FILOSO: I\u2019m not sure the Riders will be at their best given the challenging circumstances, which is what it\u2019ll take to beat the Elks.<\/p>\n Straight-up: Edmonton. Against the spread: Edmonton.<\/p>\n GASSON: I expected the Riders to be emotionally charged given the events of the week.<\/p>\n Straight-up: Saskatchewan. Against the spread: Saskatchewan.<\/p>\n HERRERA-VERGARA: The Riders should win this one on an emotionally-charged night.<\/p>\n Straight-up: Saskatchewan. Against the spread: Edmonton.<\/p>\n HODGE: The Roughriders should get the win on an emotional night but this spread seems a little too wide.<\/p>\n Straight-up: Saskatchewan. Against the spread: Edmonton.<\/p>\n HOSKINS: The Elks defence is up for the challenge and the offence has to re-find its form, right?<\/p>\n Straight-up: Edmonton. Against the spread: Edmonton.<\/p>\n KLEIN: It is tough to say how the emotions of the week will change things, but these are two relatively evenly-matched teams and it should play out that way on the field.<\/p>\n Straight-up: Saskatchewan. Against the spread: Edmonton.<\/p>\n TOTALS STRAIGHT-UP: Saskatchewan 5, Edmonton 4.<\/p>\n TOTALS AGAINST THE SPREAD: Edmonton 8, Saskatchewan 1.<\/p>\n Friday, July 24: Calgary Stampeders at Winnipeg Blue Bombers (-1.5) at 8:30 p.m. EDT<\/p>\n The Stampeders were swept on their recent home-and-home against the Montreal Alouettes, though both were relatively tight losses. Despite a 2-4 start to the season, Vernon Adams Jr. has thrown 17 touchdown passes and zero interceptions<\/a> amid a torrid start to the season. The Blue Bombers got off to a terrible start last week but were able to complete their comeback over the lowly Ottawa Redblacks to win in the CFL\u2019s first-ever two-point convert overtime shootout.<\/p>\n ABBOTT: The Stampeders are due for a bounce back game and Winnipeg is owed some karma for winning one they shouldn\u2019t have.<\/p>\n Straight-up: Calgary. Against the spread: Calgary.<\/p>\n BALLANTINE: The last time these teams played, Calgary was missing Jaylon Hutchings and Folarin Orimolade. Look for the terror twins to make the difference this week.<\/p>\n Straight-up: Calgary. Against the spread: Calgary.<\/p>\n BORDIGNON: I have picked the Stampeders the last two weeks and got burned. Lesson learned.<\/p>\n Straight-up: Winnipeg. Against the spread: Winnipeg.<\/p>\n FILOSO: Don\u2019t let their overtime escape gloss over the fact that Winnipeg was trailing Ottawa by 17 points in the fourth quarter.<\/p>\n Straight-up: Calgary. Against the spread: Calgary.<\/p>\n GASSON: The Blue Bombers are a team that finds ways to win.<\/p>\n Straight-up: Winnipeg. Against the spread: Winnipeg.<\/p>\n HERRERA-VERGARA: The Bombers struggled to beat the Redblacks, while the Stamps came short against the best team in the CFL twice. Calgary will take this one.<\/p>\n Straight-up: Calgary. Against the spread: Calgary.<\/p>\n HODGE: Vernon Adams Jr. has had a lot of past success playing against Winnipeg\u2019s defence and the Blue Bombers are coming off a short week.<\/p>\n Straight-up: Calgary. Against the spread: Calgary.<\/p>\n HOSKINS: The Stampeders were solid against a very tough team in Montreal. Winnipeg is not Montreal.<\/p>\n Straight-up: Calgary. Against the spread: Calgary.<\/p>\n KLEIN: The results haven\u2019t shown it, but the Stamps are trending in the right direction and I expect them to show the league how good they can be this week.<\/p>\n Straight-up: Calgary. Against the spread: Calgary.<\/p>\n TOTALS STRAIGHT-UP: Calgary 7, Winnipeg 2.<\/p>\n TOTALS AGAINST THE SPREAD: Calgary 7, Winnipeg 2.<\/p>\n Saturday, July 25: Toronto Argonauts at B.C. Lions (+3.5) at 7:00 p.m. EDT<\/p>\n The Argonauts lost in Hamilton last week, though they would have won had Lirim Hajrullahu not missed a 31-yard field goal on the game\u2019s final play. The team\u2019s defence continues to struggle, ranking eighth in yards allowed per play, but has generated the second-most takeaways in the CFL with 15. The Lions will start Chase Brice under centre as Nathan Rourke is out with a shoulder injury, though B.C. got some good news this week as he\u2019s expected to miss weeks, not months<\/a>. Brice threw four interceptions in a relief effort last week. This will be his first career start.<\/p>\n ABBOTT: This is a battle between a moveable object and a stoppable force. Chad Kelly should be the difference.<\/p>\n Straight-up: Toronto. Against the spread: Toronto.<\/p>\n BALLANTINE: Even with Nathan Rourke, B.C. has struggled to win. Without him, things will get ugly.<\/p>\n Straight-up: Toronto. Against the spread: Toronto.<\/p>\n BORDIGNON: The Argonauts need this win before the bye week and Chad Kelly is better than Chase Brice.<\/p>\n Straight-up: Toronto. Against the spread: Toronto.<\/p>\n FILOSO: Not complicated: this boils down to the fact that Chad Kelly is better than Chase Brice.<\/p>\n Straight-up: Toronto. Against the spread: Toronto.<\/p>\n GASSON: This would be a different game if Nathan Rourke was in it.<\/p>\n Straight-up: Toronto. Against the spread: Toronto.<\/p>\n HERRERA-VERGARA: The Argos aren\u2019t playing good football, but the Lions don\u2019t have Nathan Rourke.<\/p>\n Straight-up: Toronto. Against the spread: Toronto.<\/p>\n HODGE: Chase Brice gave the ball away four times last week and the one thing the Argonauts have done well defensively this season is force turnovers.<\/p>\n Straight-up: Toronto. Against the spread: Toronto.<\/p>\n HOSKINS: B.C. gets back in their home but will miss Rourke badly. Toronto proves that last week was just a blip.<\/p>\n Straight-up: Toronto. Against the spread: Toronto.<\/p>\n KLEIN: If Nathan Rourke was healthy, this would be an amazing spot for the Lions, but he\u2019s not, and I don\u2019t think they can take advantage of Toronto\u2019s struggling defence.<\/p>\n Straight-up: Toronto. Against the spread: Toronto.<\/p>\n TOTALS STRAIGHT-UP: Toronto 9, B.C. 0.<\/p>\n TOTALS AGAINST THE SPREAD: Toronto 9, B.C. 0.<\/p>\n Sunday, July 26: Hamilton Tiger-Cats at Montreal Alouettes (-10.5) at 7:00 p.m. EDT<\/p>\n
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