The Week 16 standings are now posted here.
Only 3 weeks left in the regular season. Don't forget only the top 8 will qualify for the post-season, so you may want to start thinking about making your picks accordingly.
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Here are the games for Week 17:
Winnipeg @ Toronto
Edmonton @ B.C.
Montreal @ Saskatchewan
Hamilton @ Calgary
Winnipeg @ Toronto: I don't know what to hope for this week. A Winnipeg win will drop Hamilton into fourth. A Toronto win will all but mathematically eliminate Hamilton from the race for 2nd-place, and, well, it's a Toronto win. Ricky Ray may be back this week, and the Bombers won't have home field advantage. Gotta go with the odds here. Argos by 6.
Edmonton @ B.C.: Nothing I say can change the fact that B.C. is just too good. Lions by 11.
Montreal @ Saskatchewan: Montreal has been very beatable this season, but the Riders haven't been any better. Still, Montreal is usually a reasonable bet. Als by 4.
Hamilton @ Calgary: I really hope I'm wrong here. But Hamilton on the road is putrid, and Calgary is 5-2 at home. Stamps by 8.
I really hope I'm wrong on the last one, and an Argo loss would be nice. Nevertheless, these are my picks.
Well, so much for my 50-50 ranking. And if I had followed the advice of my power ranking spreadsheet, I would have been 3-1 last week instead of 1-3. So this week, I'm going with it.
My week 17 picks:
Toronto over Winnipeg - Could easily go the other way, but Winnipeg still isn't consistent enough (not that Toronto is either). Plus Winnipeg's road record is, well, as bad as Hamilton's.
BC over Edmonton - Edmonton has been playing well lately, but BC is still better.
Saskatchewan over Montreal - This one could go either way, but home field should take this one.
Winnipeg @ Toronto
Edmonton @ B.C. Montreal @ Saskatchewan
Hamilton @ Calgary
Toronto over Winnipeg is pretty self-explanatory.
Edmonton's been on a role, but beating B.C. at home is a tall task.
Montreal/Saskatchewan always have great games; could go either way, but I'm gonna be a homer and pick Montreal.
Hamilton/Calgary is gonna be that weird game that Hamilton could win, but I gotta go with Calgary.
