{"id":838502,"date":"2026-07-31T16:28:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T16:28:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/838502\/"},"modified":"2026-07-31T16:28:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T16:28:09","slug":"cfl-schedule-today-july-31-montreal-alouettes-vs-ottawa-redblacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/838502\/","title":{"rendered":"CFL Schedule Today July 31: Montreal Alouettes vs Ottawa Redblacks"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 6-1 Montreal Alouettes<\/a> roll into TD Place looking to keep Ottawa winless with a season sweep on the line.<\/p>\n

This Week’s CFL Schedule<\/p>\n

Montreal Alouettes<\/a> at Ottawa Redblacks<\/a><\/p>\n

WhenFriday, July 31 at 7:30 PM ET
\nWhereTD Place Stadium, Ottawa
\nTVTSN
\nStreamWatch live on CFL+<\/a>
\nLineMontreal Alouettes -7 | O\/U 60<\/p>\n

Montreal has won four of its last five and just dropped 31 on Hamilton last week, while Ottawa is still searching for its first win six games into the season. These two already met in Week 4, and Montreal survived a shootout 37-35 \u2014 Ottawa hung around all night before the Als pulled it out late. That game finished well over this week’s total, and Ottawa’s offense has shown it can move the ball even in a 0-6 hole.<\/p>\n

The number says blowout, but the betting trends say otherwise. Montreal is 5-2 against the spread with six overs in seven games, and Ottawa has actually covered in three of its last five as a heavy underdog. Don’t be shocked if this one stays tighter than the seven-point line suggests, at least for a half.<\/p>\n

Players to Watch:<\/p>\n

Davis Alexander (Montreal Alouettes, QB) \u2014 Leads the league with 2,368 passing yards and just one interception, and he’s carved up defenses all year.
\nTyson Philpot (Montreal Alouettes, WR) \u2014 Tops the CFL with 839 receiving yards on 55 catches, the clear top target in this offense.
\nScott Hutter (Ottawa Redblacks, DB) \u2014 Ottawa needs takeaways to have a chance, and Hutter’s been the ballhawk for a defense that’s allowed 213 points this year.<\/p>\n

Injury Watch:<\/p>\n

Stevie Scott III (Montreal Alouettes, RB) \u2014 Out with a hamstring injury, thinning Montreal’s backfield behind Travis Theis.
\nJerreth Sterns (Montreal Alouettes, WR) \u2014 Out with a hand injury, one less weapon for Davis Alexander to work with.
\nNick Mardner (Ottawa Redblacks, WR) \u2014 Back off the six-game injury list and active, a real boost for an Ottawa passing game that’s been starving for playmakers.
\nBrett Lauther (Ottawa Redblacks, K) \u2014 Out with a quad injury, with Lewis Ward now up from the practice roster to handle kicking duties.<\/p>\n

Pick: Montreal Alouettes 34-24. Ottawa gets some bodies back and won’t go away quietly at home, but the Als have too much firepower and the Redblacks’ defense has bled 213 points through six games.<\/p>\n

CFL Standings<\/p>\n

TeamWLPFPA<\/p>\n

Edmonton Elks61203172
\nMontreal Alouettes61239204
\nSaskatchewan Roughriders42204169
\nWinnipeg Blue Bombers44204243
\nHamilton Tiger-Cats34167190
\nCalgary Stampeders34278244
\nToronto Argonauts34220219
\nBC Lions25187201
\nOttawa Redblacks06153213<\/p>\n

Quick Hits<\/p>\n

Ottawa activated three players off the six-game injured list this week \u2014 King Ambers, Daniel Okpoko and Nick Mardner \u2014 while shipping Brett Lauther to injured reserve and turning to Lewis Ward at kicker.
\nMontreal is also banged up in the trenches and secondary, with Justin Lawrence extended on the six-game list and Faion Hicks moved to reserve, testing the Als’ depth even amid their hot streak.
\nWith Stevie Scott III out, expect Travis Theis (538 rushing yards, 5 TDs) to carry a heavier workload for Montreal on the ground.
\nOttawa is 0-6 but hasn’t been blown out every week \u2014 last week’s 34-36 loss to Winnipeg shows this group can hang if the defense tightens up.<\/p>\n

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":"The 6-1 Montreal Alouettes roll into TD Place looking to keep Ottawa winless with a season sweep on…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":836295,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[437],"tags":[49,48,521,522,520,82],"class_list":["post-838502","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\/838502","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=838502"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/838502\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/836295"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=838502"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=838502"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=838502"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}