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November 13, 2013
CFL Playoffs Pick 'Em, Finals Edition: It's all favourites, all the time. Saskatchewan and Hamilton advance to their respective finals. This week we have two great quarterbacks in a dome, and two great running backs in the snow. Layer up and make your picks inside.
posted by DrJohnEvans to fantasy at 09:15 PM - 14 comments
Toronto by 8
Saskatchewan by 10
Toronto
Over
posted by DrJohnEvans at 09:16 PM on November 13, 2013
Toronto by 10
Saskatchewan by 3
Saskatchewan
Under
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 08:23 AM on November 14, 2013
Hamilton by 5
Calgary by 5
Saskatchewan
Over
posted by bender at 02:08 PM on November 14, 2013
Toronto by 15
Calgary by 12
Toronto
Over
(BTW, we Americans with a sense of humor wish to thank Canada for giving us Rob Ford ... usually we give you our nut cases for your entertainment. I'm just saddened he appeared in a Thursday press conference wearing the Argo double-blues)
posted by jjzucal at 04:38 PM on November 14, 2013
(...... I'm just saddened he appeared in a Thursday press conference wearing the Argo double-blues)
So are the Argonauts.
posted by tommybiden at 06:23 PM on November 14, 2013
ARGOS by 3
Calgary by 2
ARGOS
Under
We in Argoland are truly fed up with the ford's arrogance, pigheadedness, & embarrassment, enough is enough... can them both from all politics for life.
posted by argoal at 05:19 PM on November 15, 2013
Montreal guts it out in the bitter Guelph winds, but Hamilton wins it in overtime to make it to the East final. B.C. comes on strong in Regina, but the Roughriders rides a strong fourth quarter to seal the deal.
Milo kicks a solid seventeen points to easily take the bonus and make the difference in the standings.
The favourites win out the semis, and ride into town as the underdogs.
DIVISION FINALS
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (10-8) @ Toronto Argonauts (11-7) (Sunday, November 10)
Lookit this! Henry Burris and Ricky Ray, so long the faces of the Battle of Alberta, are now representing in the Battle of Ontario. Ray's solid year was interrupted by injury, but returned to put up career highs in his last game of the season. Burris led the league in passing yardage, but seemed to struggle in last week's semi. The Argos have lost star RB Chad Kackert to ankle surgery, but Jerious Norwood is ready to fill in once again. Make no mistake: under the closed SkyDome, this one will be all about the offence.
TSN.ca Eastern Final Preview
Saskatchewan Roughriders (11-7) @ Calgary Stampeders (14-4) (Sunday, November 10)
Both these teams feature league-leading running backs: Kory Sheets for the 'Riders and Jon Cornish for the Stamps. And given that the forecast calls for fog (?) and a high of -14 Celsius (!), they'll get plenty of work in. As for the passing game: veteran Kevin Glenn is trying to finally get over the Grey Cup hump, while it may just be the legs and not arm of Darian Durant that take the 'Riders back home.
TSN.ca Western Final Preview
Offence Wins Championships Bonus
Pick the team whose offence will have the greatest combined yardage in Sunday's games.
Turnovers Kill Ya Bonus
Last week there were 7 fumbles in the semi-final games. Given the weather and the teams involved, I'm setting the over/under for this week at 7.5. Pick whether the total number of fumbles this Sunday will be OVER or UNDER that number. All fumbles count, regardless of who recovered the ball.
Good luck!