Winnipeg looks to make it four straight as a banged-up Calgary team tries to avoid a third loss in a row.<\/p>\n
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Calgary Stampeders<\/a> at Winnipeg Blue Bombers<\/a><\/p>\n WhenFriday, July 24 at 8:30 PM ET Winnipeg has won three straight since dropping back-to-back games in Weeks 2 and 4, and they just survived a wild 36-34 shootout with Ottawa last week. Calgary is going the other direction, losing two in a row to Montreal by a combined score of 68-58, and their defense has now given up 214 points through six games \u2014 worst among teams with a winning-ish record in this range. These two split a track meet back in Week 1, with Winnipeg edging Calgary 30-28, and both offenses have shown they can put points on the board in a hurry.<\/p>\n Calgary’s been living dangerously all year \u2014 six overs in six games says everything about how their games go. Winnipeg’s been more of a mixed bag on the total, sitting 3-3, but this matchup has shootout written all over it given the head-to-head history and Calgary’s inability to keep anyone off the scoreboard.<\/p>\n Players to Watch:<\/p>\n Dedrick Mills (Calgary Stampeders<\/a>, RB) \u2014 85 carries for 524 yards this season, and Calgary will lean on him even more with their receiving corps thinned out by injury. Injury Watch:<\/p>\n Reggie Begelton (Calgary Stampeders, WR) \u2014 Out with a knee injury, another hit to a receiving group that’s already thin. Pick: Winnipeg Blue Bombers 30-27. Calgary’s defense has been leaking points all season and Winnipeg’s the hotter team riding a three-game streak, plus they just got a wave of players back off injury to shore up their front seven.<\/p>\n CFL Standings<\/p>\n TeamWLPFPA<\/p>\n Edmonton Elks<\/a>61203172 Quick Hits<\/p>\n Winnipeg got a healthy dose of good news this week, activating Kevens Clercius, Ethan Ball, Tanner Schmekel and Lane Novak off six-game injury \u2014 depth they’ll need against a Calgary offense that can score in bunches. Standings<\/a> | Full Schedule<\/a> | League Leaders<\/a><\/p>\n Who wins this week? Drop your picks in the comments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Winnipeg looks to make it four straight as a banged-up Calgary team tries to avoid a third loss…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":823460,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[437],"tags":[49,48,521,522,520,82],"class_list":["post-823459","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cfl","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-canadian-football-league","tag-canadianfootballleague","tag-cfl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/823459","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=823459"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/823459\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/823460"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=823459"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=823459"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=823459"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nWherePrincess Auto Stadium, Winnipeg
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\nLineWinnipeg Blue Bombers -1 | O\/U 60<\/p>\n
\nBrady Oliveira (Winnipeg Blue Bombers, RB) \u2014 426 yards on the ground and the engine of Winnipeg’s offense when they need to grind out a win.
\nWillie Jefferson (Winnipeg Blue Bombers, DL) \u2014 Anchors a Winnipeg front that will be asked to get after Calgary’s banged-up offensive line all night.<\/p>\n
\nDamien Alford (Calgary Stampeders, WR) \u2014 Questionable with a hamstring after being added back to the active roster this week.
\nRene Paredes (Calgary Stampeders, K) \u2014 Questionable with a hip injury, worth watching in a game that could come down to points.
\nJaiden Woodbey (Winnipeg Blue Bombers, LB) \u2014 Out with a calf injury.
\nDe’Shaan Dixon (Winnipeg Blue Bombers, DL) \u2014 Out with a hip injury.<\/p>\n
\nMontreal Alouettes51208186
\nWinnipeg Blue Bombers42155156
\nSaskatchewan Roughriders42204169
\nHamilton Tiger-Cats33149159
\nCalgary Stampeders24226214
\nToronto Argonauts24194207
\nBC Lions<\/a>14140156
\nOttawa Redblacks06153213<\/p>\n
\nCalgary’s injury list keeps growing, with Preston Nichols, Daniel Joseph, Sheldon II Arnold, Bailey Devine-Scott and Justin Sambu all extended on six-game injury this week, a rough sign for a team already allowing 214 points on the year.
\nFantasy players should stick with Dedrick Mills in this one \u2014 Calgary’s passing game is banged up enough that the ground game becomes the priority, and he’s already got 524 yards on the season.
\nCalgary cut ties with receiver Rashod Owens and defensive back Benny Sapp this week, more roster churn for a team trying to find answers after back-to-back losses to Montreal.<\/p>\n