CFL Pick 'Em, Week Nine: Half way through the 2015 CFL season! While parity was the name of the game early on, Hamilton, Toronto, Calgary and Edmonton are beginning to break away from the pack. Meanwhile, Saskatchewan still struggles to register their first W of the season. Break up the Prairie Pity Party and make your picks inside!
BC by 6
Hamilton by 17
Calgary by 5
Toronto by 3
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 07:57 PM on August 17, 2015
Montreal by 6
Hamilton by 10
Calgary by 10
Toronto by 8
posted by cixelsyd at 10:47 PM on August 17, 2015
BC by 12
Eddie by 12
Sask by 12
Toronto by 12
All the home teams this week. What could possibly go wrong?
posted by owlhouse at 02:10 AM on August 18, 2015
Montreal by 8
Hamilton by 14
Calgary by 9
Toronto by 16
posted by bender at 10:21 AM on August 18, 2015
B.C. by 16
Edmonton by 12
Calgary by 11
Toronto by 8
posted by tommybiden at 04:13 PM on August 18, 2015
Montreal by 4
Hamilton by 12
Saskatchewan by 2
Ottawa by 7
posted by goddam at 09:13 PM on August 18, 2015
Montreal by 6
Hamilton by 10
Calgary by 17
Toronto by 2
posted by jagsnumberone at 03:33 AM on August 19, 2015
Thanks to Reever for getting the post up while I was on vacation! I'll try to get the updated standings posted tonight.
B.C. by 10
Hamilton by 8
Saskatchewan by 7
Toronto by 14
posted by DrJohnEvans at 04:25 PM on August 20, 2015
Just getting a white-background comment out of the way so I can have green for my tables. This is a good life hack, kids.
posted by DrJohnEvans at 09:35 PM on August 20, 2015
Reever did an excellent job with the sum-ups and previews, so let's move right on to the results for last week.
EDM @ MTL | TOR @ WPG | BC @ HAM | OTT @ CGY | |
Result | Edmonton by 3 | Toronto by 7 | Hamilton by 30 | Calgary by 45 |
Margin of Error | 2 to 4 | 5 to 9 | 21 to 39 | 32 to 59 |
Not that I should have botheredit's the same ol' story. jags nails the Edmonton win and hits the Hamilton margin to score seven points and extend his lead to ELEVEN. Holy cow!
SpoFite | EDM @ MTL | S | TOR @ WPG | S | BC @ HAM | S | OTT @ CGY | S | Points | Total Points |
jagsnumberone | Edmonton | 3 | Toronto | Hamilton | 21 | Calgary | 7 | 39 | ||
argoal | Edmonton | 2 | Toronto | Hamilton | Calgary | 5 | 28 | |||
JPR | 3 | Toronto | Hamilton | Calgary | 4 | 26 | ||||
tahoemj | Edmonton | Toronto | 6 | Hamilton | 4 | 25 | ||||
ic23b | Edmonton | Toronto | 6 | Hamilton | Calgary | 5 | 24 | |||
rcade | Toronto | Calgary | 2 | 23 | ||||||
bender | Edmonton | 2 | Toronto | 3 | 22 | |||||
goddam | Edmonton | 4 | Hamilton | 3 | 22 | |||||
cixelsyd | Edmonton | Toronto | Hamilton | Calgary | 4 | 22 | ||||
rumple | Calgary | 1 | 20 | |||||||
Reever | Toronto | 8 | Hamilton | 3 | 20 | |||||
tommytrump | Edmonton | Toronto | Hamilton | Calgary | 4 | 20 | ||||
DrJohnEvans | Edmonton | Hamilton | Calgary | 3 | 18 | |||||
jjzucal | Edmonton | Toronto | Hamilton | 3 | 18 | |||||
Ying Yang Mafia | Edmonton | Calgary | 2 | 14 | ||||||
Howard_T | 0 | 13 | ||||||||
owlhouse | Edmonton | Toronto | 9 | 3 | 13 |
Good luck! With the picks you already made, that is.
posted by DrJohnEvans at 09:37 PM on August 20, 2015
A low-scoring affair in Quebec as Montreal failed to hold off a faltering Eskimo team who squeaked out a victory on a last minute field goal. Toronto gets used to coming back to win as a fourth quarter push sealed the deal in the 'Peg. The Tiger-Cats fired on all cylinders to dominate the Lions in Steeltown, while Calgary avenged a Week 5 loss to the REDBLACKS by utterly destroying them at home.
Dr. J will post the latest scores based on last week's results, but here is a preview of Week Nine to get you started.
WEEK 9
Montreal @ BC (Thursday, August 20) Both teams had had rough patches and flashes of brilliance to start the season. Both suffered dispiriting losses last week and are looking to right the ship. Both QBs want to show they're better than their records indicate. Can Montreal begin a two-week road trip with a win?
Hamilton @ Edmonton (Friday, August 21) Hamilton has shown they're the team to beat in the CFL this season. Special teams, offence and defence have all found ways to score early and often. Edmonton's defence has kept them in close games, but offensively they struggle without Mike Reilly. Can they snap the Ti-Cats four game winning streak at home?
Calgary @ Saskatchewan (Saturday, August 22) Regina is always a tough place for visiting teams to play, even when the boys in Green and White are 0-7. Third-string QB Brett Smith looked good for the Riders vs Toronto in Week 7 and is a rare bright spot in a dark season so-far. Calgary is fresh off dismantling Ottawa at home and are looking to continue their winning ways.
Ottawa @ Toronto (Sunday, August 23) Ottawa is struggling to find consistency. While they've already doubled their wins from last season, the Capital team wants to show they're competitors. Toronto could be the place to do it, though the Boatmen have shown slow starts don't mean they won't finish strong.
posted by Reever at 01:28 PM on August 17, 2015