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July 11, 2016
CFL Pick 'Em, Week Four: Our little pick 'em is usually business casual, but this week, clients are in the office. That's right: you've got a tie. Which means points are hard to come by this week. Loosen your Half Windsor and make your picks inside.
posted by DrJohnEvans to fantasy at 10:20 PM - 16 comments
Toronto by 5
Edmonton by 15
Hamilton by 5
British Columbia by 15
posted by tommybiden at 11:29 PM on July 11, 2016
Ottawa by 3
Winnipeg by 7
Hamilton by 10
BC by 22
posted by jagsnumberone at 12:28 AM on July 12, 2016
Ottawa by 12
Winnipeg by 3
Hamilton by 14
Saskatchewan by 7
posted by DrJohnEvans at 11:58 AM on July 12, 2016
Is there a logic to when CFL games are on an ESPN channel and when they're only on ESPN3? I want my RedBlackTV.
posted by rcade at 05:03 PM on July 12, 2016
Toronto by 3
Edmonton by 9
Hamilton by 14
B.C. by 21
posted by MrFrisby at 07:22 PM on July 12, 2016
Toronto by 5
Edmonton by 16
Montreal by 13
Saskatchewan by 14
posted by bender at 08:10 AM on July 13, 2016
Ott by 3; Edm by 3; Mtl by 3; BC by 4.
posted by JPR at 02:43 PM on July 13, 2016
Toronto by 4
Edmonton by 7
Hamilton by 3
Saskatchewan by 6
posted by Reever at 02:43 PM on July 13, 2016
There are lessons to be learned here. The first one is to pay attention to the schedule and not wait until Friday morning to make your picks for Wednesday and Thursday. The second is that I know about as much about Canadian Football as I know about how to build an array using ADA. In other words, I know it exists, I know its uses, but anything beyond that is total mystery. So here goes:
Tiger Cats claw their way to a win, although the little lark tries to escape. Hamilton by 6
Cats rule this week. Around my house they rule every day, but that's another story. Lions' ride is not rough. BC by 13
posted by Howard_T at 01:51 PM on July 15, 2016
Howard and I got the 13-point spread in the B.C. game because of a single!
Condolences to Ic23b and Tahoemoj.
posted by rcade at 12:46 PM on July 17, 2016
Winnipeg rides a big first half to the win as the Ti-Cats continue to struggle at home. Toronto rides their defence to a gritty win out in Vancouver. Edmonton needs overtime to do it, but they pile on the points to edge the Riders. Out in Ottawa, overtime settles absolutely nothing, as the Stamps and Redblacks wrestle their way to the all-too-rare tie.
With a tie, two underdog wins, and everybody getting points for EDM/SSK, this was a weird week. A strong four points for Reever, while rcade takes advantage of the confusion to slip into first place.
"We'll get a new stadium," said the Argos, "and then we'll be forever free of weird scheduling constraints."
WEEK 4
Ottawa @ Toronto (Wednesday, July 13)
The return of Trevor Harris! Formerly Toronto's much-vaunted super-backup, he escaped to Ottawa to become their... much-vaunted super-backup. But with Henry Burris on the shelf, Argos fans will get a chance to see Harris's zany yet effective playmaking once more.
Edmonton @ Winnipeg (Thursday, July 14)
I don't know what to think about this game. Both of these teams are probably better than they've been playing? Winnipeg home edge I guess? Yeah, let's go with that.
Hamilton @ Montreal (Friday, July 15)
That loud, wet smack you heard was Hamilton hitting the basement floor. They should probably beat Montreal, but there's a lot of "shoulds" in their rear-view mirror.
B.C. @ Saskatchewan (Saturday, July 16)
Speaking of early-season stumbles, Saskatchewan's in last place and keeps getting late-night texts from 2015. If they want to move on they'd better start winning — but first-place B.C., with their division-leading defence, is a tough place to start.
Good luck!