The Montreal Alouettes (1-1) host the Hamilton Tiger-Cats (0-2) Friday night at Percival Molson Memorial Stadium. Kickoff will be at 7:30 p.m. ET in the night’s lone CFL game. Below, we look at the Tiger-Cats vs. Alouettes odds and lines and make our best CFL picks, predictions and bets.
The winless Ticats are making a change under center this week with Dane Evans taking over for Jeremiah Masoli, according to head coach Orlondo Steinauer. Masoli was limited at practice all week due to a ribs injury. He completed just 62.1% of his passes for 377 yards and a single touchdown against 4 interceptions through two games.
The Als returned from a Week 1 bye to upset the Edmonton Elks 30-13 on the road in Week 2 before taking a 28-22 road loss against the Calgary Stampeders last week. QB Vernon Adams went just 20-for-42 for 261 yards and 2 TDs against 1 INT in Calgary. Montreal makes its home debut after going 6-3 at Molson Memorial Stadium in 2019.
Tiger-Cats at Alouettes odds, spread and lines
Odds via Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 5:29 a.m. ET.
- Money line: Tiger-Cats -145 (bet $145 to win $100) | Alouettes +105 (bet $100 to win $105)
- Against the spread/ATS: Tiger-Cats -2.5 (-120) | Alouettes +2.5 (-115)
- Total: 46.5 (O: -125 | U: -110)
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Tiger-Cats at Alouettes odds, lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Alouettes 25, Tiger-Cats 22
Money line
The ALOUETTES (+105) are a strong play as home underdogs Friday night. They excelled in their home stadium in 2019 and looked dominant on the road in Week 2 of this season before taking a step back against the Stamps and unknown QB Jake Meier last week. The Als fell 1 yard and a fraction of a second shy of what would have been a stunning comeback.
This is also a bet against the Tabbies, who have regressed on both sides of the ball after playing in the 2019 Grey Cup. Evans passed for 3,754 yards and 21 TDs against 13 interceptions. He added another 161 yards and 3 scores on the ground while spelling an injured Masoli in 2019, but it’s the defense that’s more concerning.
Hamilton had the CFL’s No. 1 scoring defense in 2019 but gave up a total of 49 points in its first two games this season. Adams and the Als can pounce on that at home.
Against the spread
We can take the ALOUETTES +2.5 (-115) with a 2-point cushion in the event of a loss as insurance for our upset prediction.
Any CFL bettor knows the pain of losing on a late rouge and we just saw Montreal come up agonizingly shy of victory last week.
Over/Under
Bet the OVER 46.5 (-125).
We’ve seen Montreal’s ability to score quickly and Evans is sure to inject some life into the stagnant Hamilton attack.
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