Friday, September 01, 2006

Sports Betting

Football Betting
CFL Betting Lines - Week 12 Game PreviewsWeek 12 in the CFL gets started as usual on Friday night, but thanks to the Canadian Labour Day holiday on Monday, the action gets stretched out an extra day. On Friday night, the two best teams in the league will battle when the B.C. Lions visit the Montreal Alouettes. On Sunday night, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers will try to get back on track against the Saskatchewan Roughriders. The annual Labour Day Classic doubleheader on Monday gets started with the Edmonton Eskimos and Calgary Stampeders in the afternoon, followed by the Toronto Argonauts and Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the evening. B.C. at Montreal - Friday, 7:30 pm EDTThe Lions and Alouettes clash Friday night in a battle of the best in the west versus the best in the east. B.C. was idle last week after edging Edmonton 30-28 as an 8.5-point favorite back in Week 10. Buck Pierce got the start for an injured Dave Dickenson in that contest and threw for 274 yards with a touchdown. Dickenson's ankle injury has him listed as probable for this week's game, so he should be back behind center on Friday night. Montreal has hit a bad streak recently and has lost three games in a row after a 7-0 start. The Als got hammered by Calgary last week 41-23 as a 4.5-point favorite. Anthony Calvillo had a mediocre game, passing for 289 yards, with a touchdown and an interception, while running back Robert Edward was limited to only 16 yards on eight carries with a costly fumble. This is the first meeting between these two teams this season after they met up twice last year. Montreal barely won both games last season, 46-44 (-3) and 27-26 (+7). The Lions are favored this time around after opening as a 2-point road favorite. Winnipeg at Saskatchewan - Sunday, 7:30 pm EDTThe Winnipeg Blue Bombers' injury troubles continued last week in an 18-15 loss to Toronto as a 2.5-point underdog. The Bombers were missing both quarterback Kevin Glenn and star receiver Milt Stegall once again to injury. Backup QB Mike Quinn passed for only 92 yards with two touchdowns and a costly interception late in the game. Running back Charles Roberts rushed for 120 yards on 21 carries in the loss. The Bombers will be without Glenn (knee) again this week, but Stegall is listed as probable with cracked ribs. The Roughriders' offense flourished last week, despite having two quarterbacks sidelined with injuries. Saskatchewan slammed Hamilton 51-8 as a 5-point favorite behind third-string QB Rocky Butler, who passed for 191 yards with three touchdowns. Matt Dominguez was Butler's favorite target as he hauled in six passes for 119 yards and two touchdowns. Butler will get the start again this week with Kerry Joseph (knee) and Marcus Crandell (elbow) both still sidelined. Winnipeg and Saskatchewan are meeting for the first time this season after clashing three times last year. The Roughriders won all three games and were able to cover the spread in two out of three games. The Roughriders are a 4-point favorite in this game. Edmonton at Calgary - Monday, 3 pm EDTThe battle of Alberta will be reignited Monday afternoon as Edmonton takes on Calgary in Game 1 of the Labour Day Classic doubleheader. The Eskimos were off last week, which they probably needed to try and get out of the West Division basement. Edmonton's last game was a 30-28 loss to B.C. as an 8.5-point underdog back in Week 10. Ricky Ray threw for 312 yards with a touchdown and two interceptions, while Troy Davis rushed for 35 yards and a pair of touchdowns on nine carries. Edmonton has scored a league-low 173 points in nine games this season. The Calgary Stampeders are rolling right now, having won three straight after blasting Montreal 41-23 as a 4.5-point underdog last week. Henry Burris had another solid game versus Montreal, passing for 295 yards with three touchdowns and an interception. Joffrey Reynolds rushed for 50 yards and a touchdown on 11 carries and Ken-Yon Rambo caught four passes for 95 yards and two touchdowns. Edmonton hosted Calgary way back in Week 2 and came away with an 18-14 win as a 5.5-point favorite. The Stampeders are a 7.5-point favorite in the rematch. Toronto at Hamilton - Monday, 6 pm EDTOntario rivals Toronto and Hamilton renew acquaintances Monday in Game 2 of the Labour Day Classic. The Argonauts staged a fourth-quarter comeback against Winnipeg last week to come away with an 18-15 win as a 2.5-point favorite. Damon Allen carried the team on his back in the fourth quarter with a pair of touchdown passes, as he finished the game with 277 passing yards and the two scores. John Avery had a strong game, rushing for 90 yards on 14 carries, but he could be on the sidelines this week after being listed as questionable with an ankle injury. The Tiger-Cats' woeful season hit a new low last week, as they were ripped by Saskatchewan 51-8 as 5-point underdog. Jason Maas got the start, but he was ineffective after completing only 16-of-27 passes for 118 yards with an interception. His replacement, Kevin Eakin, wasn't any better, as he completed 6-of-14 passes for 70 yards with a pair of interceptions. Hamilton's eight points in the game came on three conceded safeties and two punt singles. Hamilton has not scored an offensive touchdown at home in three games. Toronto and Hamilton have already faced off twice this season with each team winning a game apiece. Hamilton defeated Toronto 27-17 as a 3-point underdog in Week 2, while Toronto beat Hamilton 20-2 as a 4-point underdog in Week 9. Toronto is a big 7.5-point road favorite in the rubber match.
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