Here are some stats and interesting facts as we head into week 7 of the 2019 season, some obvious, some less so:
Winnipeg remains the only unbeaten team, while Toronto is still the only team without a win.
The east-west head-to-head matchup is nearly even, with the West taking 7 of the 12 games played so far.
Home teams have a combined record of 15-8.
There has been an average of 52.96 points scored per game, with an average point spread of 15.39 points.
There have been no tie games so far, and B.C.'s 18-17 win over Toronto on July 6 is still the only game decided by 1 point.
9 games have been decided by 7 points or less, and 10 have been decided by 14 points or more.
Hamilton has scored more points per game than any other team; Winnipeg is second. Winnipeg has allowed fewer points per game than any other team; Hamilton is second. That makes for an interesting matchup on Friday.
After their slow start, Montreal is now the second hottest team in the league, with a 3-game winning streak. More remarkably, with a bye in Week 7, they will be the only team not to lose a game in the month of July.
Note that four of the west’s seven wins have been against Toronto. Wonder what these standings would look like if it weren’t for Toronto’s odd schedule?
That’s the average? Holy moly, we’ve had some blowouts this year. 64-14, 41-10, 32-7, 37-10, 33-6, 31-1! We’re averaging one blowout (25 or more differential) a week!
Sorry, it was indeed an oversight to say that Montreal will be the only team not to lose in July.
I was looking down the “last loss” column in my spreadsheet and saw that Montreal was the only team that listed a June date. Winnipeg showed “—”, so I didn’t notice it.
No disrespect intended to the Bombers.
If Hamilton wins on Friday, though, my point remains.
But you can’t compare the record of “Regina” with the record of Ottawa and Toronto, as Regina will play 10 intra-divisional games, while Ottawa and Toronto will play only 8.
But you can’t compare the record of “Regina” with the record of Ottawa and Toronto, as Regina will play 10 intra-divisional games, while Ottawa and Toronto will play only 8.
My vote goes to Halifax Schooners. That way they're not trying to claim any of the rest of the Atlantic provinces as their own territory and thus effectively standing in the way of another expansion franchise in the Atlantic provinces at some point in the future.
