{"id":120329,"date":"2026-09-03T15:30:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T14:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.betway.com\/?p=120329"},"modified":"2026-09-03T15:34:51","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T14:34:51","slug":"cfl-picks-elks-ticats-lead-labour-day-weekend-best-bets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.betway.com\/ca\/football\/cfl\/cfl-picks-elks-ticats-lead-labour-day-weekend-best-bets\/","title":{"rendered":"CFL Picks: Elks, Ticats Lead Labour Day Weekend Best Bets"},"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-120329","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cfl"],"acf":{"brief_description":"Quarterback injuries loom over Week 14 as surging B.C. challenges Montreal and Winnipeg visits Saskatchewan","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>Labour Day Weekend has always been a high-water mark during the professional football season for me, and that includes the NFL. The traditional Labour Day CFL game between the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and the hated Toronto Argonauts at old Ivor Wynne Stadium in Hamilton\u2019s east end was always a must-attend in my youth.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: start;\">Week 14 starts tomorrow in Montreal with the Alouettes (9-2) hosting the red-hot B.C. Lions (6-5), at 7:30 p.m. EST. Sunday sees the Winnipeg Blue Bombers (6-5) travel to Saskatchewan to play the Roughriders (7-4) at 7 p.m. EST.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: start;\">And on Labour Day, as per tradition, the Argos (5-6) play the Ticats (4-8) in Hamilton at 2:30 p.m. EST, followed by the Edmonton Eskimos (8-3) in Calgary to take on the Stampeders (5-6) at 6 p.m. EST.<\/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 this morning, the Alouettes are -170 on the moneyline, with the Lions at +150. Montreal is a 3.5-point favourite at +100, while B.C. is +3.5 at -120. The total is 60.5, with the over at -115 and the under at -105.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: start;\">The Roughriders are -225 on the moneyline, with the Bombers at +185. Saskatchewan is a 4.5-point favourite at -115, while Winnipeg is +4.5 at -105. The total is 57.5, with the over at -105 and the under at -115.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: start;\">The Argos are -200 on the moneyline, with the Ticats at +165. Toronto is a 3.5-point favourite at -115, while Hamilton is +3.5 at -105. The total is 58.5, with the over and under at -110.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: start;\">The Elks are -125 on the moneyline, with the Stampeders at +105. Edmonton is a 1.5-point favourite at -105, while Calgary is +1.5 at -115. The total is 58.5, with the over and under at -110.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: start;\">Clearly, the sportsbook sees the Lions as a threat against the Als, with the +3.5 spread suggesting they expect the Lions to keep the game within a field goal. The Lions have been rolling since quarterback Nathan Rourke returned from injury. In just nine games, he already sits sixth in the CFL in passing \u2013 2,784 yards, with 13 TDs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: start;\">Winnipeg looks dangerous again, and Montreal QB Davis Alexander\u2019s health (he briefly left last weekend\u2019s game against Winnipeg with a lower-body problem) could impact the line as we get closer to kickoff.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: start;\">Stampeders quarterback Vernon Adams Jr., who missed last weekend\u2019s 28-23 win over Hamilton with a head injury, is the most important injury development to monitor for the Edmonton game.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: start;\">The Argos are the clear favourites to go into Steeltown and punch out a win, with -3.5 at -115 showing the market considers Toronto marginally more likely to cover.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: start;\">I like the Elks at -1.5 versus Calgary (-105), since they are rested after a week off and have the CFL\u2019s stingiest defence, allowing 279 points in 11 games; plus, they are more stable at QB with the Adams Jr. situation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: start;\">And call me a home-team lover, but Hamilton at +3.5 (-105) gives me the shade I need against a Toronto team that\u2019s sloppy poppy, explosive yet unreliable (QB leads the league with 17 interceptions), plus they are 3-6 away from home.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: start;\">I also don\u2019t see an offence blowout in Montreal, so I\u2019m leaning Under 60.5 (-105) in that one, especially factoring in Alexander\u2019s health status. Both teams have solid defences \u2013 B.C. is second in the CFL with 291 points allowed, while Montreal is fourth with 307.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: start;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: start;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n"}]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.betway.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/120329","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=120329"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blog.betway.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/120329\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":120330,"href":"https:\/\/blog.betway.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/120329\/revisions\/120330"}],"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=120329"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.betway.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=120329"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.betway.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=120329"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}