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August 19, 2017
CFL Pick 'Em, Week Ten: ... is not quite here yet. But I'll be away next week so you get your post a little earlier than usual. Grab your solar goggles and make your picks inside.
posted by DrJohnEvans to fantasy at 10:39 AM - 16 comments
Well!!! It's a good thing I check out SpoFi on the weekends, even though there is usually very little activity. So it's off to the cottage for Dr. John. Is that a "cottage" like those once owned by the multi-millionaires in Newport, RI? While the rest of us frantically pound away at the keyboard and call upon every bit of intelligence we need to make our picks, Dr. John is resting in the country, sitting in the porch rocker with a cold microbrew or perhaps a nice chilled Nova Scotian red wine in hand. Enjoy it, Dr. J; you deserve it.
Bombers against the little birds looks to be no problem. The larks have barely fledged while the bombers have flown and successfully completed several missions. Winnipeg by 16
Eskimos make ready for the rested Roughriders. Could this be a trap for the team that does not lose? That's not very likely. Edmonton by 13
Lions don't wear red or black, and they wouldn't look good in either color. They have fearsome claws and big teeth, but the stubborn bi-colors from the Capitol City will avoid a mauling. Ottawa by 6
Knock knock. Who's there? Argo. Argo who? Argo to Calgary and lose again. Calgary by 21
posted by Howard_T at 06:05 PM on August 19, 2017
Montreal by 3
Edmonton by 23
B.C. by 17
Calgary by 10
posted by jjzucal at 09:46 PM on August 19, 2017
Winnipeg by 7
Edmonton by 7
BC by 10
Calgary by 18
posted by cixelsyd at 02:37 PM on August 20, 2017
Winnipeg by 18
Edmonton by 19
Ottawa by 17
Calgary by 16
posted by tommybiden at 12:09 PM on August 21, 2017
Winnipeg by 6
Edmonton by 10
Ottawa by 3
Calgary by 18
posted by ic23b at 02:17 PM on August 21, 2017
Winnipeg by 12
Edmonton by 12
Ottawa by 12
Calgary by 19
posted by DrJohnEvans at 10:29 AM on August 22, 2017
Winnipeg by 6
Edmonton by 10
BC by 3
Calgary by 14
posted by jagsnumberone at 04:18 AM on August 23, 2017
Winnipeg by 20
Edmonton by 12
B.C. by 8
Calgary by 16
posted by tahoemoj at 07:13 PM on August 23, 2017
bombers by eight
Eddie by three
Ottawa by three
Calgary by 10
posted by argoal at 09:16 PM on August 23, 2017
Winnipeg by 16
Edmonton by 15
Ottawa by 16
Toronto by 15
posted by bender at 02:59 PM on August 24, 2017
Winnipeg by 9
Edmonton by 10
Ottawa by 6
Calgary by 18
posted by rcade at 07:03 PM on August 24, 2017
Wpg by3; Edm by3; BC by 4; Cgy by8.
posted by JPR at 09:05 PM on August 24, 2017
Winnipeg by 6
Saskatchewan by 3
Ottawa by 7
Calgary by 8
posted by Reever at 09:08 PM on August 24, 2017
Is that a "cottage" like those once owned by the multi-millionaires in Newport, RI?
No road access; no electricity; no cell signal; no plumbing? No problem!
posted by DrJohnEvans at 08:02 PM on August 27, 2017
Back online and catching up. Here are last week's results and standings. Thanks for your patience, everyone!
Winnipeg puts in the time and hands Edmonton their first loss of the season. Ottawa piles on the points to make sure Hamilton's streak remains intact. B.C.'s defence makes a game of it, keeping Bo Levi Mitchell out of the end zone, but Calgary grinds out the tough win. Back home, Ricky Ray finds a touch of the old magic, airing it out as the Argos wallop the Als.
| EDM @ WPG | OTT @ HAM | CGY @ BC | MTL @ TOR | |
| Result | Winnipeg by 7 | Ottawa by 19 | Calgary by 4 | Toronto by 32 |
| Margin of Error | 5 to 9 | 13 to 25 | 3 to 5 | 22 to 42 |
argoal grinds out a couple of extra points to widen his lead to three, over a fresh three-way tie for second.
| SpoFite | EDM @ WPG | S | OTT @ HAM | S | CGY @ BC | S | MTL @ TOR | S | Points | Total Points |
| argoal | Ottawa | Calgary | 4 | Toronto | 5 | 37 | ||||
| ic23b | 7 | Ottawa | Calgary | 3 | 34 | |||||
| Reever | Winnipeg | Ottawa | Calgary | Toronto | 4 | 34 | ||||
| jjzucal | Ottawa | 13 | Calgary | Toronto | 4 | 34 | ||||
| JPR | Winnipeg | Ottawa | Calgary | 5 | 4 | 32 | ||||
| jagsnumberone | Winnipeg | Ottawa | Calgary | Toronto | 4 | 32 | ||||
| cixelsyd | Winnipeg | Ottawa | Calgary | 3 | 31 | |||||
| Howard_T | Winnipeg | 8 | Ottawa | Calgary | Toronto | 5 | 31 | |||
| DrJohnEvans | Ottawa | Calgary | 2 | 27 | ||||||
| rcade | Winnipeg | Ottawa | 13 | Calgary | 4 | 27 | ||||
| tahoemoj | Winnipeg | Ottawa | 18 | Calgary | 4 | 27 | ||||
| bender | Winnipeg | 9 | Ottawa | Calgary | 4 | 23 | ||||
| tommytrump | Ottawa | 21 | Toronto | 3 | 22 |
posted by DrJohnEvans at 09:45 PM on August 27, 2017
I'm headed off the grid to the cottage, so this week's post is a little early. Full standings and updates when I return. Thanks for your patience!
WEEK 10
Winnipeg @ Montreal (Thursday, August 24)
Winnipeg put its division on notice with a convincing win over Edmonton. Montreal has looked stronger as of late, but a true Western contender will dominate its Eastern road trips. Is Winnipeg there yet?
Saskatchewan @ Edmonton (Friday, August 25)
Saskatchewan is looking to break their lose-one-win-one streak, and coming off a bye week, Kevin Glenn's aching bones will be nicely rested. Unfortunately for them, they're playing Edmonton.
B.C. @ Ottawa (Saturday, August 26)
Ottawa finally booked win #2 and finally has a positive point differential. Still a pretty lousy record, though. They have a tough road ahead, but perhaps it starts with a B.C. team that's gone a little cold lately.
Toronto @ Calgary (Sunday, August 28)
Toronto never seems to do too well in Calgary. This is likely because Calgary is very good, and Toronto is \_(ツ)_/.
Good luck!