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August 25, 2014
CFL Pick 'Em, Week 10: The Pick 'Em is hitting the halfway mark of the season in full stride: three games were nailed last week as the lead changes again. But perhaps our valiant players will finally be challenged by the traditional Week 10 grudge matches of the Labour Day Classic. Grab your extra vowels and make your picks inside.
posted by DrJohnEvans to fantasy at 10:22 PM - 15 comments
Montreal by 5
Saskatchewan by 8
Hamilton by 3
Calgary by 7
posted by goddam at 10:54 PM on August 25, 2014
Ottawa by 3
Saskatchewan by 3
Hamilton by 6
Calgary by 10
posted by ic23b at 03:23 AM on August 26, 2014
Montreal by 4
Winnipeg by 6
Hamilton by 14
Edmonton by 13
posted by bender at 10:34 AM on August 26, 2014
Montreal by 7
Saskatchewan by 7
Toronto by 7
Edmonton by 7
posted by cixelsyd at 12:37 PM on August 26, 2014
Ottawa by 7 Saskatchewan by 2 Toronto by 12 Calgary by 5
posted by DrJohnEvans at 01:52 PM on August 26, 2014
Ottawa by 11
Saskatchewan by 19
Toronto by 23
Calgary by 8
posted by tommybiden at 04:26 PM on August 26, 2014
Montreal by 5
Saskatchewan by 16
Toronto by 3
Edmonton by 10
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 04:41 PM on August 26, 2014
This week, CFL teams re-imagined as classic Australian paintings. Montreal by 9. See if you can guess the connections. Saskatchewan by 15. They're probably very tenuous. Toronto by 10. Nobody bothered entering last week's music connection round. Edmonton by 14. Philistines.
posted by owlhouse at 09:18 PM on August 26, 2014
monti by 7
saski by 6
argosssssssssssssssi by 4. where they play is still up in the air!
cali by 5
posted by argoal at 10:16 AM on August 28, 2014
Montreal by 6
Winnipeg by 3
Toronto by 13
Calgary by 11
posted by rcade at 06:41 PM on August 28, 2014
10 minutes to get this in. I've been threatening to do it all week, but somehow things have kept me from the keyboard at the critical times. Anyway, here goes.
Ottawa at Montreal: Alouettes can't find their way to a win, but Redblacks have the wrong color scheme for Montreal on Labor Day weekend. Look for Montreal to win a squeaker. Montreal by 3.
Winnipeg at Saskatchewan: Ned Kelly, one of the roughest riders ever seen in Australia takes on the blue-coated bombers. Ned will win another round against the blue coats. Saskatchewan by 9.
Toronto at Hamilton: Argos go for a short trip along the lake and run into a bunch of kitties. Ticats have been declawed this season, and Argos are finding their stroke. Toronto by 6.
Edmonton at Calgary: The pretty good Eskimos take on the very good Stampeders. Look for the quadrupeds who run amok to keep the visitors frozen. Calgary by 16.
posted by Howard_T at 07:30 PM on August 29, 2014
Ottawa by 2
Saskatchewan by 8
Hamilton by 4
Calgary by 3
posted by JPR at 08:44 PM on August 29, 2014
Montreal by 3
Saskatchewan by 13
Toronto by 4
Calgary by 6
posted by Reever at 08:45 PM on August 29, 2014
owlhouse, the only connection I managed to make was the Toronto-Hamilton one. Is the Sydney Harbour Bridge standing in for the Burlington Skyway?
posted by DrJohnEvans at 02:36 PM on September 01, 2014
Montreal puts up a good fight, but suffers a fourth-quarter fade in Winnipeg, and Toronto suffers much the same fate in Edmonton. Calgary rides roughshod over the former Rough Riders. And in the most competitive (and only intra-divisional) game, Saskatchewan just edges B.C. in Vancouver to get the upper hand in their division race.
Out to prove that word count matters, Howard_T and owlhouse both have big weeks to jump into a tie for first. Howard_T nails two spreads for a monster eight points, while owlhouse hits three margins for six. Reever also nails the Winnipeg spread to climb into contention.
WEEK 10
Yessir, it's the formal halfway point of the season: the Labour Day Classic! Black tie only please.
Ottawa @ Montreal (Friday, August 29)
Yikeswhich team is in worse shape? Ottawa's lost five in a row, Montreal six. Good thing they're getting this game over with first.
Winnipeg @ Saskatchewan (Sunday, August 31)
Speaking of five in a row, that's how many Saskatchewan's won. And yet they're still tied for third with Winnipeg. The loser of this game will find themselves four points, and three teams, back of first.
Toronto @ Hamilton (Monday, September 1)
Hamilton finally gets their new stadium, AND a game against a divisional opponent! Unfortunately for them, it's Toronto coming to town.
Edmonton @ Calgary (Monday, September 1)
The marquee game of the week. Both teams are 7-1, tied for first, and on a three-game winning streak. Winner takes all! ...until they play again next week, of course.
Good luck!