Montreal chases its 12th win and BC heads into Toronto as a road favorite in a Week 18 slate loaded with contenders.<\/p>\n
This Week’s CFL Schedule<\/p>\n
BC Lions<\/a> at Toronto Argonauts<\/a><\/p>\n WhenSaturday, October 3, 2026 at 3:00 PM ET Toronto has won four straight and five of its last six, but the oddsmakers still like BC on the road \u2014 and it’s not hard to see why. The Lions have hit 30-plus points in six consecutive games and come in 4-1 over their last five, including a 31-24 win over Saskatchewan last week. Toronto took the first meeting back in Week 8, 26-12, and the Argos have won five straight at BMO Field, going a perfect 4-0 there this season.<\/p>\n The wrinkle: Toronto’s Argonauts<\/a> list Chad Kelly on the single-game injury report, with Paxton Delaurent pulled up from the practice roster as a result. BC countered its own injury to DL Levi Bell by adding Shaun Peterson Jr. off the practice squad and getting DB Ronald Kent Jr. back from league suspension. BC also owns the league’s best red-zone touchdown rate at 75 per cent against a Toronto defense that ranks second in the league at stopping it (54.9 per cent allowed) \u2014 something has to give in the scoring zone.<\/p>\n Players to Watch:<\/p>\n Nathan Rourke (BC, QB) \u2014 Averaging 349.7 passing yards and 11.1 yards per attempt with 15 TDs over his last seven games. Injury Watch:<\/p>\n Chad Kelly (TOR, QB) \u2014 Transferred to single-game injury; Paxton Delaurent elevated from the practice roster. Pick: BC Lions 34-30. With Kelly banged up and BC’s offense rolling behind Rourke, the Lions grind out a shootout in Toronto and cash the spread \u2014 BC is 6-7 ATS this season but has been the league’s most consistent scorer down the stretch.<\/p>\n Winnipeg Blue Bombers<\/a> at Montreal Alouettes<\/a><\/p>\n WhenSaturday, October 3, 2026 at 7:00 PM ET Winnipeg has owned this series lately, winning the last four meetings between these two \u2014 including a 44-28 beatdown back in Week 13. But Montreal enters at 11-3, the best record in the league, and the Als are 10-4 against the spread this season with 11 overs in 14 games. Something has to break the recent trend, and Montreal getting Dylan Wynn back from reserve and Jerreth Sterns off the six-game injury list to bolster a receiving corps that already features Tyson Philpot and Tyler Snead feels like the tipping point.<\/p>\n Brady Oliveira torched Montreal’s defense for a season-high 139 yards last week, his 28th career 100-yard game \u2014 tying Earl Lunsford for eighth all-time and putting him one shy of Andrew Harris’s Canadian record. On the other side, Philpot needs just 135 yards to break Terry Evanshen’s 59-year-old Canadian receiving record of 1,662, and he’s nine catches from Brad Sinopoli’s Canadian reception mark. Winnipeg is banged up in the trenches, with Matt Jaworski headed to the six-game injury list and Gavin Cobb lost at receiver, though Ontaria Wilson returns from injury to help soften that blow.<\/p>\n Players to Watch:<\/p>\n Tyson Philpot (MTL, WR) \u2014 Chasing two Canadian records in the same week with 1,528 yards and 108 catches already banked. Injury Watch:<\/p>\n Nick Callender (MTL, OL) \u2014 Six-game injury list. Pick: Montreal Alouettes 35-27. Winnipeg has the head-to-head edge, but Montreal’s offense is too deep and the Als have made a habit of covering at home \u2014 this is where the streak snaps.<\/p>\n CFL Standings<\/p>\n TeamWLPFPA<\/p>\n Montreal Alouettes113498410 Quick Hits<\/p>\n Montreal activated WR Jerreth Sterns off the six-game injury list and brought back DL Dylan Wynn from reserve, giving Davis Alexander more firepower against a tough Winnipeg defense. Standings<\/a> | Full Schedule<\/a> | League Leaders<\/a><\/p>\n Who wins this week? 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\nWhereBMO Field, Toronto
\nTVTSN
\nStreamWatch live on CFL+<\/a>
\nLineBC Lions -4 | O\/U 64<\/p>\n
\nDamonte Coxie (TOR, WR) \u2014 Sitting at 1,260 yards, on pace for over 1,500 as part of Toronto’s four-headed receiving attack.
\nJustin McInnis (BC, WR) \u2014 Needs just 18 yards for a third straight 1,000-yard season and seven yards to become the 36th Canadian to hit 5,000 career receiving yards.<\/p>\n
\nLevi Bell (BC, DL) \u2014 Single-game injury.<\/p>\n
\nWherePercival Molson Memorial Stadium, Montreal
\nTVTSN
\nStreamWatch live on CFL+<\/a>
\nLineMontreal Alouettes -6 | O\/U 58<\/p>\n
\nBrady Oliveira (WPG, RB) \u2014 One 100-yard game away from tying the Canadian career record held by Andrew Harris.
\nTim White (MTL, WR) \u2014 Needs 124 yards for a fifth straight 1,000-yard receiving season.<\/p>\n
\nGavin Cobb (WPG, WR) \u2014 Six-game injury list.
\nMatt Jaworski (WPG, DL) \u2014 Six-game injury list.<\/p>\n
\nEdmonton Elks114470382
\nToronto Argonauts96445431
\nBC Lions86428381
\nSaskatchewan Roughriders87430408
\nCalgary Stampeders88572541
\nWinnipeg Blue Bombers77373382
\nHamilton Tiger-Cats511396474
\nOttawa Redblacks015355558<\/p>\n
\nChad Kelly’s move to the single-game injury report is the biggest swing factor in the BC-Toronto game, with Paxton Delaurent now in line to see action behind centre.
\nFantasy managers should be all over Tyson Philpot this week \u2014 he’s two record chases away (Canadian receiving yards and receptions) and lined up against a Winnipeg secondary that’s already given up plenty of big plays this year.
\nBC’s offense has now topped 30 points in six straight games, a run that includes a 48-point explosion against Montreal back in Week 15.<\/p>\n