Canada Day Weekend Preview
Will the suffering stop here in week 4 for Winnipeg, Edmonton, and Hamilton or will they continue their losing streaks.
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Winnipeg is playing the worst football they've played since 2012 while starting 0-3. That season was the last time Winnipeg ever started 0-3 and 0-4. That season they finished 3rd in the west at 6-12 and missed the playoffs.
Matchup 1: Edmonton Elks @ BC Lions
The BC Lions lost in week one to Toronto, but bounced right back going 2-0 since. Vernon Adams Jr has shown strong skill, and is my current guess for the West's Most Outstanding Player finalist. McLeod Bethel-Thompson has played well, but Edmonton was not thinking that they would start 0-3 again with him under centre. I am going with all of the CFL writers on this one when picking BC to win.
Matchup 2: Montreal Alouettes @ Toronto Argonauts
This is a rematch of last years East Semifinal where the Als dominated Chad Kelly on defence by forcing 9 turnovers. They have starter 3-0 so far with Toronto not far behind at 2-0. This game will come down to the wire, and sometimes experience isn't always key. So I'm picking Cameron Dukes and the Toronto Argonauts to pull off this upset.
Matchup 3: Winnipeg Blue Bombers @ Calgary Stampeders
Winnipeg looks to stop the losing streak, but with the injuries from Kenny Lawler and Dalton Schoen, it won't be easy. Collaros and Oliveria need to be near perfect against this dangerous Calgary team. Calgary may be 1-1, but their loss was to the strong BC Lions. This may be a biased pick, but I am again going with Winnipeg.
Matchup 4: Hamilton Tiger-Cats @ Ottawa Redblacks
This my be one of the worst Sunday night games of the season as far as excitement goes. For a good Sunday night game you want good teams, not last years worst team vs this years worst team. Bo Levi Mitchell has been good this year, but he also throws too many interceptions. Ottawa's Dru Brown was proven himself as a good QB after defeating his old team, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. While this game won't have the excitement of the Montreal game, it could be close, and in the CFL anything can happen. Even knowing that, I would choose the Redbacks to win this game, dooming g another 0-3 team to lose another game.
The Saskatchewan Roughriders have a bye this week. They lead the West with a 3-0 record which they hope to improve next week against Toronto.