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CFL Division Semifinal Betting Odds - Against the Spread Picks. The CFL 2014 Grey Cup Playoffs get underway this Sunday with Montreal hosting British Columbia as a crossover team from the West in the East Division Semifinal and Saskatchewan will be on the road against Edmonton in the West Division Semifinal. I have once again dug deep into the stats and betting trends for these two matchups to come up with my picks based on betting odds. CFL football betting - Current odds and value plays for Grey Cup 2019. With few exceptions, each of the nine teams in the CFL has seen its odds in the 'To Win the 2019 Grey Cup' proposition bet fluctuate pretty dratcially over the. CFL playoff odds, and who you should root for today. SPORTS CLUB STATS. Your team’s chances of making the playoffs. CFL Playoff Chances. Add your own league! Games Above.500. Chance Will Make Playoffs. 100: 100: 100: 100: 100: 100: 100: 100: 100: Chance will make playoffs. Examples seen on the CFL Vegas Odds pages could include -08, -12, -15 and -20. The -10 price is the most common value in the industry while many books offer reduced 'juice odds' and that would fall into the -08 category. The lower-juice sportsbooks are normally found outside of the state Nevada.
The 2020 Grey Cup futures odds are one of the last refuges for sports bettors with the coronavirus pandemic sweeping across the globe and forcing the cancellation or postponement of nearly all major sporting events. Below, we turn our attention north of the border to the Canadian Football League, and look at the CFL odds and best bets to win the 2020 Grey Cup Nov. 22, in Regina, Saskatchewan.
2020 Grey Cup Betting Odds
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Odds last updated Friday, March 13 at 1 p.m. ET.
TEAM | 2020 GREY CUP ODDS | LAST GREY CUP WIN |
Hamilton Tiger-Cats | +340 | 1999 |
Saskatchewan Roughriders | +500 | 2013 |
Winnipeg Blue Bombers | +550 | 2019 |
Calgary Stampeders | +550 | 2018 |
Edmonton Eskimos | +600 | 2015 |
BC Lions | +650 | 2011 |
Montreal Alouettes | +800 | 2010 |
Toronto Argonauts | +800 | 2017 |
Ottawa Redblacks | +1300 | 2016 |
The Tiger-Cats will enter the 2020 season — scheduled to kick off in early June — as the odds-on favorites to win the 2020 Grey Cup after finishing as the runner-ups to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers last November in Calgary. The 2020 host Roughriders come in second at +500 odds. They finished the 2019 season atop the West Division, but they lost 20-13 on home field to the Blue Bombers in the West Final.
Only one team will enter the 2020 season with odds greater than 10-1, with that being the Redblacks following their last-place 2019 campaign. The 2016 Grey Cup champs played in three of the previous four championship games before going just 3-15 last season.
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2020 Grey Cup Betting Picks
Blue Bombers (+550)
The reigning champs will enter the 2020 season with just the third-best odds to win the 108th Grey Cup following their miracle 2019 season. QB Zach Collaros will remain as the starter under center, with Matt Nichols joining the Argonauts and Chris Streveler moving on to the NFL.
RB Andrew Harris, the CFL’s rushing leader in 2019, returns to lead the backfield once again.
New to sports betting? A $10 futures bet on the Blue Bombers to win the 2020 Grey Cup will return a profit of $55.
Eskimos (+600)
The Eskimos snuck into the playoffs in 2019 and made it to the East Final as the crossover team before losing to the Tiger-Cats. QB Trevor Harris ranked second in the CFL with 4,027 passing yards while throwing 16 touchdowns against six interceptions. He has plenty of Grey Cup experience with the Redblacks.
RB CJ Gable remains a free agent, but Shaquille Cooper and Alex Taylor will be able to fill the void. Harris ran for a team-high six touchdowns in 2019. The defense shared the league lead with 56 sacks last season, and they allowed a league-low 222.9 yards per game.
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Redblacks (+1300)
Ottawa was the laughing stock of the CFL last season, going just 1-8 on home field, 2-7 on the road and 1-7 against the East Division. They scored a league-low 312 points and allowed a league-high 564 points in 18 games. The QB position was addressed this offseason with the addition of Nick Arbuckle. Dominique Davis will revert to a backup role.
The Ti-Cats remain the juggernauts in the East Division, but the door is fairly open behind them. The Argos added former Bombers QB Matt Nichols, but they remain thin at both running back and receiver. The Alouettes lost RB William Stanback to the NFL and will struggle to replace his contributions.
The value here can’t be ignored in a nine-team league where anything can happen.
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The CFL 2014 Grey Cup Playoffs get underway this Sunday with Montreal hosting British Columbia as a crossover team from the West in the East Division Semifinal and Saskatchewan will be on the road against Edmonton in the West Division Semifinal. I have once again dug deep into the stats and betting trends for these two matchups to come up with my picks based on betting odds as provided by 5Dimes Sportsbook.
The Lions made it into the CFL Playoffs as a crossover team with an overall record of 9-9 both straight-up and against the spread. It would be hard to say that they are bringing a world of momentum into this matchup after going just 2-5 SU (3-4 ATS) in their last seven games. The total has stayed UNDER in four of their last six outings behind as offense that has averaged just 19.3 points over the course of its final seven games.
The other main concern is quarterback Kevin Glenn's ability to take care of the ball. In a 33-16 loss to Calgary last week that cost BC the third-seed in the West, he was picked-off twice to bring his season total to a league-high 17 interceptions on the year. Travis Lulay could be on the active roster, but his availability to actually play in this game is still a longshot at best.
Montreal, on the other hand, has a world of momentum on its side heading into this game, despite the fact it lost to Hamilton 29-15 last week as a four-point road underdog. The Alouettes have gone 6-1 SU in their last seven games that includes a profitable 5-1-1 mark ATS. The total stayed UNDER in six of their final seven games.
The two key factors that have fueled Montreal's second half turnaround after a dismal 1-7 SU start out of the gate have been the play of quarterback Jonathan Crompton, who was able to light a spark under the offense and a defense that tightened things up down the stretch by holding teams to 17 points or less during the Alouettes' recent six-game winning streak.
Head-to-Head Betting Trends
The Lions are a profitable 18-7 ATS in their last 25 games against Montreal, but they come into this game with eight SU losses of their last nine road games against the Alouettes. The total has gone OVER the closing line in five of the last six meetings in Montreal.
Head-to-head in this year's regular season series, the home team won both games SU and ATS the total stayed UNDER in both contests.
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Betting Prediction
Stick with Montreal all the way in this one as the better overall team. It will quickly bounce-back from last week's loss with a SU win at home that more than covers the 2.5-point spread.
Saskatchewan Roughriders vs. Edmonton Eskimos
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This game will be a rerun of last week's season finale in which Saskatchewan snapped a five-game SU losing streak with a 24-17 victory over Edmonton as a 1.5-point home favorite. This was just the first time it covered ATS in its last eight games and the total stayed UNDER the 45.5-point line.
The Roughriders' fade down the stretch really started with the loss of starting quarterback Darian Durant due to an elbow injury. He was instrumental in getting things off to a fast start after his team jumped-out to a 8-2 SU record in its first 10 games. In his place, both Tino Sunseri and Kerry Joseph have taken turns leading this offense, but for the most part the end result has been the same. Durant is actually listed as questionable for Sunday's game, but the really good news for Saskatchewan is the success it had running the ball on Edmonton this past Saturday with 194 total rushing yards on the day.
The Eskimos have been chasing Calgary all season long in the West as clearly the second-best team in the CFL with a 12-6 record both SU and ATS on the year. They jumped-out to a 7-1 SU start this season and they were 5-2 SU in their last seven games before this past Saturday's loss. Over the course of it final eight games, Edmonton was 7-1 ATS and the total stayed UNDER in six of its last seven games.
Edmonton also has some Injury concerns at the quarterback position. Matt Nichols was able play in last week's game; however Mike Reilly remains questionable for this Sunday with a lingering foot injury. Reilly threw for 3,327 yards and 16 touchdowns this season while completing 64.6 percent of his throws. Nichols tacked-on another 1,014 yards passing and four scores while completing 62.3 percent of his attempts.
Head-to-Head Betting Trends
The Eskimos are 18-5 SU in their last 23 home games against the Roughriders and they are 4-1 ATS in the last five meetings at Commonwealth Stadium. The total has gone OVER in four of the last five meetings in Edmonton.
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This season series consisted of three games with Edmonton holding a 2-1 edge both SU and ATS. The total stayed UNDER in all three contests.
Betting Prediction
It hard to put all that much emphasis on last week's game as Edmonton had nothing on the line in that matchup. The betting odds for this game remain off the board due to the quarterback situation for both teams, but I am still banking on the Eskimos rolling to a relatively easy victory to set-up next Sunday's showdown against Calgary.