Ron Raymond's CFL Football Picks and Predictions
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Ron’s 2008 CFL Record:
- 5* CFL BEST BET Record: 2-6 ATS
- 1* CFL Record: 7-9 ATS
CFL Week 9 Previews
By CFL Handicapper Ron Raymond of Phoenixsports.com
The OVER/UNDER record on the season is 34-26-0 for 56% and you will have noticed in the Stamps vs. Lions game the bookmakers have made their adjustments to this total, which will discourage the public from betting the OVER in this matchup. However, it’s been an explosive season for the offenses and it might take a few more weeks to get those UNDERS tickets to start cashing.
Here are my CFL previews for Week 9. Enjoy!
Saskatchewan (55.5) vs. Edmonton (-3)
Roughriders vs. Eskimos History: The Saskatchewan Roughriders are 9-9-3 (ATS), 5-16 (SU) and the O/U is 9-12-0 vs. the Eskimos in Edmonton since 1996.
Ron’s Comment: The Roughriders and Eskimos are both coming off a bye week; therefore, both teams will be eager to get rolling this Thursday at Commonwealth Stadium. The Eskimos are anticipating a crowd of 48,000 to 50,000, as 43,000 tickets have already been sold to Thursday’s tilt vs. the top draw in the league, the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Lady luck finally ran out on the Roughriders prior to the Bye week, they fell 30-25 to the Calgary Stampeders and they will have another tough time this week in Edmonton, as they are only 5-16 SU at Commonwealth Stadium since 1996. In fact, the Riders are only 3-13 SU on the road vs. division opponents when the total is 54.5 or higher. Plus, Saskatchewan has been hit with a ton of leg injuries this season, but they’ve still managed to average 29.86 Points For a game, while their stingy defense allows only 23.29 points against. QB Ricky Ray is looking like the old Ricky Ray before he left to the NFL and has found new favorite receivers in Kelly Campbell and Fred Stamps. Furthermore, Edmonton is in a great betting spot this week, they are 11-2 SU as a home favorite in August before a division game on deck. The Eskimos who lost a 40-34 nail bitter in BC two weeks ago might get caught looking head to next week, as they have their biggest regular season game of the year on deck, the BIG Labor Day Classic with the Stampeders at McMahon Stadium. As for the Roughriders, they face the Blue Bombers next Sunday on August 31st. Great way to kick off Week 9!
ATSCalculator.com Forecast: The ATS Calculator has Saskatchewan winning by 3.25 points and the O/U to land on 54.49 points.
ATSDatabase.com Stat of the Game: When EDMONTON team played as Home team as a Favorite - Allowed score 40 points or more against; The Eskimos are 7-3 SU in this role since ’96.
Calgary (58) vs. BC Lions (-3)
Stampeders vs. Lions History: The Calgary Stampeders are 9-8-1 (ATS), 5-13 SU and the O/U is 8-10-0 vs. the Lions at BC Place since 1996.
Ron’s Comment: Great Wendy’s Friday night matchup this week on TSN in Canada; the Calgary Stampeders travel to BC Place in Vancouver to face the BC Lions. The Stamps and Lions are both coming off their bye week and it’s a dangerous spot for both teams, as both the Stamps are Lions are coming off big wins prior to the Bye week. Calgary won as a road underdog in Saskatchewan 30-25, while the Lions went to 4-3 on the season beating the Edmonton Eskimos who were enjoying a 2-game winning streak at the time. In fact, prior to their tilt with the Leo’s, Edmonton was unbeaten ATS in their last 5 games. Calgary has a great offense with Henry Burris as their field general, keep in mind Dave Dickenson is returning as a back up in BC since leaving the team in the offseason, so there’s always a chance Dickenson can come into the game and give the Stamps a shot in the arm if needed. The Stamps are averaging 29.14 (PF) a game, while their defense has been the main surprise, giving up only 23.71 points per game. However, the Stamps are in a bad betting spot, they are only 2-10 SU as a Road Underdog vs. a division foe, while the total is 54.5 or higher. Plus, don’t forget the big Labor Day classic on deck for Calgary, as they have the Eskimos in Week 10 in the nationally televised game where the whole country is paying attention to this main event. As for the Lions, they have seen their last 3 games go OVER the posted total in their last 3 matches and that’s why you’ve seen the line makers have made their adjustments with a high total for this contest. During the last 3 season, it seems Wally Buono’s teams seem to kick it up a notch after Week 8, as they are 13-3 SU as a Home Team during the month of August between Week 8 to 12. To dig a bit deeper into this statistic, the BC Lions are 10-1-1 SU the last 3 years during Week 8 to 12, so look for the Leo’s to maybe stick to this trend. The warning shot for the Lions is their next game, as they might be looking ahead subconsciously with the surging Montreal Alouettes on deck who are making some noise now in the Eastern Division.
ATSCalculator.com Forecast: The ATS Calculator has Calgary winning by 3.89 points and the O/U to land on 56.12 points.
ATSDatabase.com Stat of the Game: When ANY CFL team played as Road team as a Underdog -Playing on Friday -Total is 54.5 or more - Coming off a 1 ATS; The UNDER is 12-3-1 for the Road Dog (Calgary) in this situation since 1996.
Ron Raymond’s Pick on this game: Click here
Good luck and remember, this is the CFL, anything can happen during the 3 minute warning! Trust me; I’ve got the scars to prove it!
2008 CFL Schedule
Pre-Season A
- Game # 1 Thursday June 12: Toronto vs. Montreal 07:00 PM
- Game # 2 Thursday June 12: Winnipeg vs. Hamilton 07:00 PM
- Game # 3 Friday June 13: BC vs. Saskatchewan 09:00 PM
- Game # 4 Friday June 13: Edmonton vs. Calgary 09:00 PM
Pre-Season B
- Game #5 Thursday June 19: Hamilton vs. Toronto 07:00 PM
- Game # 6 Thursday June 19: Montreal vs. Winnipeg 08:00 PM
- Game # 7 Thursday June 19: Saskatchewan vs.Edmonton 09:00 PM
- Game # 8 Thursday June 19: Calgary vs. BC 10:00 PM
Week 1
- Game # 9 Thursday June 26: Montreal vs. Hamilton 07:00 PM
- Game # 10 Thursday June 26: BC vs. Calgary 10:00 PM
- Game # 11 Friday June 27: Toronto vs. Winnipeg 08:00 PM
- Game # 12 Saturday June 28: Edmonton vs. Saskatchewan 07:30 PM
Week 2
- Game # 13 Thursday July 03: Hamilton vs. Toronto 07:00 PM
- Game # 14 Thursday July 03: Calgary vs. Edmonton 10:00 PM
- Game # 15 Friday July 04: Winnipeg vs. Montreal 07:00 PM
- Game # 16 Friday July 04: Saskatchewan vs. BC 10:00 PM
Week 3
- Game # 17 Thursday July 10: Calgary vs. Montreal 07:00 PM
- Game # 18 Thursday July 10: Toronto vs. Edmonton 10:00 PM
- Game # 19 Friday July 11: BC vs. Winnipeg 08:00 PM
- Game # 20 Saturday July 12: Saskatchewan vs. Hamilton 04:00 PM
Week 4
- Game # 21 Thursday July 17: Hamilton vs. Calgary 09:00 PM
- Game # 22 Friday July 18: Winnipeg vs. BC 10:00 PM
- Game # 23 Saturday July19: Montreal vs. Saskatchewan 07:00 PM
- Game # 24 Sunday July 20: Edmonton vs. Toronto 04:00 PM
Week 5
- Game # 25 Thursday July 24: Calgary vs. Winnipeg 08:00 PM
- Game # 26 Friday July 25: Edmonton vs. Hamilton 07:00 PM
- Game # 27 Friday July 25: Montreal vs. BC 10:00 PM
- Game # 28 Sunday July 27: Toronto vs. Saskatchewan 07:00 PM
Week 6
- Game # 29 Thursday July 31: Hamilton vs. Montreal 07:00 PM
- Game # 30 Thursday July 31: BC vs. Edmonton 10:00 PM
- Game # 31 Friday August 01: Winnipeg vs. Toronto 07:00 PM
- Game # 32 Saturday August 02: Saskatchewan vs. Calgary 08:00 PM
Week 7
- Game # 33 Thursday August 07: Toronto vs. Hamilton 07:00 PM
- Game # 34 Thursday August 07: Calgary vs. Saskatchewan 10:00 PM
- Game # 35 Friday August 08: Montreal vs. Winnipeg 07:30 PM
- Game # 36 Friday August 08: Edmonton vs. BC 10:30 PM
Week 8
- Game # 37 Thursday August 14: Hamilton vs. Winnipeg 08:00 PM
- Game # 38 Friday August 15: Montreal vs. Toronto 07:30 PM
Week 9
- Game # 39 Thursday August 21: Saskatchewan vs. Edmonton 09:00 PM
- Game # 40 Friday August 22: Calgary vs. BC 10:30 PM
Week 10
- Game # 41 Friday August 29: BC vs. Montreal 07:30 PM
- Game # 42 Sunday August 31: Winnipeg vs. Saskatchewan 03:00 PM
- Game # 43 Monday September 01: Edmonton vs. Calgary 04:00 PM
- Game # 44 Monday September 01: Toronto vs. Hamilton 07:30 PM
Week 11
- Game # 45 Friday September 05: Calgary vs. Edmonton 09:00 PM
- Game # 46 Saturday September 06: BC vs. Hamilton 04:00 PM
- Game # 47 Sunday September 07: Toronto vs. Montreal 01:00 PM
- Game # 48 Sunday September 07: Saskatchewan vs. Winnipeg 04:00 PM
Week 12
- Game # 49 Friday September 12: Winnipeg vs. Toronto 07:00 PM
- Game # 50 Friday September 12: Montreal vs.Calgary 10:00 PM
- Game # 51 Saturday September 13: Hamilton vs. Edmonton 07:00 PM
- Game # 52 Saturday September 13: Saskatchewan vs. BC 10:00 PM
Week 13
- Game # 53 Friday September 19: Winnipeg vs.Hamilton 07:30 PM
- Game # 54 Saturday September 20: Toronto vs. Calgary 06:30 PM
- Game # 55 Saturday September 20: BC vs. Saskatchewan 09:30 PM
- Game # 56 Sunday September 21: Edmonton vs. Montreal 01:00 PM
Week 14
- Game # 57 Friday September 26: Edmonton vs. Winnipeg 08:00 PM
- Game # 58 Saturday September 27: Calgary vs. Toronto 07:00 PM
- Game # 59 Saturday September 27: Hamilton vs. BC 10:00 PM
- Game # 60 Sunday September 28: Saskatchewan vs. Montreal 01:00 PM
Week 15
- Game # 61 Friday October 03: BC vs. Toronto 07:00 PM
- Game # 62 Friday October 03: Calgary vs. Saskatchewan 10:00 PM
- Game # 63 Saturday October 04: Montreal vs. Hamilton 04:00 PM
- Game # 64 Saturday October 04: Winnipeg vs. Edmonton 07:00 PM
Week 16
- Game # 65 Friday October 10: Toronto vs. Winnipeg 07:30 PM
- Game # 66 Friday October 10: Edmonton vs. BC 10:30 PM
- Game # 67 Monday October 13: Hamilton vs. Montreal 01:00 PM
- Game # 68 Monday October 13: Saskatchewan vs. Calgary 04:30 PM
Week 17
- Game # 69 Friday October 17: BC vs. Edmonton 09:00 PM
- Game # 70 Saturday October 18: Montreal vs. Toronto 03:00 PM
- Game # 71 Saturday October 18: Winnipeg vs. Calgary 06:30 PM
- Game # 72 Sunday October 19: Hamilton vs. Saskatchewan 03:00 PM
Week 18
- Game # 73 Friday October 24: Calgary vs. Hamilton 07:30 PM
- Game # 74 Saturday October 25: Edmonton vs. Saskatchewan 06:30 PM
- Game # 75 Saturday October 25: Toronto vs. BC 10:00 PM
- Game # 76 Sunday October 26: Winnipeg vs. Montreal 01:00 PM
Week 19
- Game # 77 Thursday October 30: Saskatchewan vs. Toronto 07:30 PM
- Game # 78 Friday October 31: Montreal vs. Edmonton 09:00 PM
- Game # 79 Saturday November 01: Hamilton vs. Winnipeg 02:00 PM
- Game # 80 Saturday November 01: BC vs. Calgary 05:00 PM
Grey Cup Playoffs Semi-Finals
- Game # 81 Date and Teams to be announced.
- Game # 82 Date and Teams to be announced.
Grey Cup Playoffs Finals
- Game # 83 Teams to be announced.
- Game # 84 Teams to be announced.
Grey Cup Finals
Game # 85 Sunday Nov 23: Western Finalist vs. Eastern Finalist -06:00 PM Game to be played at Olympic Stadium in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
2008 CFL Team by Team Schedules and Results
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