{"id":119809,"date":"2026-08-04T20:23:06","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T19:23:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.betway.com\/?p=119809"},"modified":"2026-08-04T20:27:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T19:27:09","slug":"cfl-picks-four-best-bets-for-week-10-including-value-on-the-elks-and-tiger-cats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.betway.com\/ca\/football\/cfl\/cfl-picks-four-best-bets-for-week-10-including-value-on-the-elks-and-tiger-cats\/","title":{"rendered":"CFL Picks: Four Best Bets for Week 10, Including Value on the Elks and Tiger-Cats"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":118546,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[766],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-119809","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cfl"],"acf":{"brief_description":"Calgary-Toronto projects as a shootout, while Saskatchewan, Edmonton and Hamilton offer intriguing spread value this weekend","auto_update_sportal365":true,"property_type":["","run_ads","","","",""],"main_image":118547,"authors":false,"custom_author":"Mark Keast","type":"news","properties":{"ads_enabled":true,"adult_content":false,"important":false,"live":false},"live_url":"","type_of_redirect":"permanent","body":[{"acf_fc_layout":"editor_block","content":"<p>Second place in the CFL\u2019s East Division is tightening up a little, with the Toronto Argonauts and Hamilton Tiger Cats both going into Week 10 with six points, eight points behind first-place Montreal.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: start;\">The Argos have one game in hand on the Ticats. The team received some good news on Sunday as they returned to practice after a bye week. Starting quarterback Chad Kelly was back in full practice after being forced to leave the game the previous weekend against the B.C. Lions with a neck injury.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: start;\">Both the Argos and Ticats play this weekend.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: start;\">Eight games in, the Edmonton Elks, at 6-2, are no longer a surprise in the West Division. In fact, bettors have reached a point in the season where they are looking less at preseason expectations and more at what teams have been outperforming the market.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: start;\">The Elks rivalry with the Saskatchewan Roughriders (5-2, second in the West) has become must-watch football. Edmonton beat Saskatchewan 36-34 in Week 8 on a last-second field goal, only to have the Roughriders return the favour in Week 9, 28-26. That\u2019s about as tight as it gets. They\u2019re both Grey Cup contenders, with each scheduled to play this weekend as well.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: start;\">The Montreal Alouettes are the class of the league, and a safe ATS bet, with a defence that forces mistakes and an offence that protects the football.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: start;\">The Calgary Stampeders looked like they were on the rebuild road earlier in the season, but they\u2019re legitimate, at 4-4, with dominant road wins over the Bombers in Week 8 (52-30) and the Ticats last weekend (44-20).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: start;\">Week 10 gets going with the Stampeders in Toronto against the Argonauts, 7:30 p.m. EST, BMO Field.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: start;\">In <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"editor-link\" href=\"https:\/\/betway.ca\/ca-on\/en-ca\/sports\/grp\/american-football\/canada\/cfl\"><u>CFL betting<\/u><\/a> at Betway, Calgary is a slight -125 Moneyline favourite, with Toronto at +105. The Stampeders are laying just 1.5 points (-110), while the Argonauts are +1.5 (-110). The Total is set at 67.5 points (Over -110, Under -110).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: start;\">This one is essentially a toss-up, which is why I am looking at the 67.5 Total, with both teams showing they can score quickly and turn games into shootouts. <strong>I am going to take the Over at -110, looking at how explosive Calgary has been over the past months, averaging 43 points per game.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: start;\">On Friday night, at 9 p.m. EST, the Ottawa Redblacks (0-7) take on the Roughriders in Saskatchewan, at Mosaic Stadium in Regina.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: start;\">Saskatchewan is a heavy -400 Moneyline favourite at Betway, with Ottawa at +325. The Roughriders are laying 7.5 points (-110), while the Redblacks are +7.5 (-110). The Total is the highest of the week at 61.5 points (Over -105, Under -115).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: start;\"><strong>Rather than laying down that Moneyline price, I am going to take Saskatchewan to cover that 7.5-point spread.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: start;\">Then on Saturday, the Elks are in Montreal to play the Alouettes in a first-place showdown, 3 p.m. EST, at Percival-Molson Memorial Stadium.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: start;\">At Betway, the home-side Alouettes are -200 Moneyline favourites, with the Elks at +165. Montreal is laying 3.5 points (-115), while Edmonton is +3.5 (-105). The Total is set at 58.5 points (Over -115, Under -105).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: start;\">Despite Edmonton&#8217;s explosive offense, oddsmakers continue to view Montreal as the CFL&#8217;s most complete team, giving the Alouettes the edge at home. The relatively small spread suggests bookmakers expect another close contest between two Grey Cup contenders.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: start;\"><strong>Take the Edmonton points, with what should be another tight finish for them.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: start;\">Finally, on Saturday, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats (3-5) travel to BC Place to face the B.C. Lions (2-5) at 7 p.m. EST. At Betway, the Lions are -300 Moneyline favourites, with Hamilton at +240. The Lions are laying 7.5 points (-105), while the Tiger-Cats are +7.5 (-115). The Total sits at 56.5 points (Over -110, Under -110).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: start;\">The Lions are being priced as if they&#8217;re the clearly superior team, but that hasn&#8217;t consistently shown up on the field this season. If Hamilton can protect the football, taking the points with the Tiger-Cats has some appeal, while a total of 56.5 suggests oddsmakers are expecting another high-scoring CFL game.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: start;\"><strong>Best bet here is Hamilton +7.5.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: start;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n"}]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.betway.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/119809","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.betway.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.betway.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.betway.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=119809"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blog.betway.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/119809\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":119811,"href":"https:\/\/blog.betway.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/119809\/revisions\/119811"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.betway.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/118546"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.betway.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=119809"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.betway.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=119809"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.betway.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=119809"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}