The Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Winnipeg Blue Bombers meet in the 107th Grey Cup Sunday at McMahon Stadium in Calgary, AB. The big game will kick off at 6 p.m. ET. We analyze the Tiger-Cats vs. Blue Bombers odds and lines, while providing CFL betting picks and tips for the matchup.
Tiger-Cats vs. Blue Bombers: 107th Grey Cup preview, betting trends and notes
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- This is the first Grey Cup matchup in which both participants are missing their Week 1 starter at quarterback. Bombers QB Matt Nichols and Ti-Cats QB Jeremiah Masoli suffered season-ending injuries.
- Blue Bombers QB Zach Collaros has completed 28 of 46 attempts for 460 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions through two playoff games. He suffered an injury in Week 1 with the Saskatchewan Roughriders and was replaced by Cody Fajardo.
- Collaros started for the Tiger-Cats the last time they made the Grey Cup in 2014. They lost 20-16 to the Calgary Stampeders.
- The Blue Bombers haven’t played in a Grey Cup since 2011, when they lost 34-23 to the BC Lions.
- Hamilton hasn’t won a Grey Cup since 1999 and Winnipeg hasn’t won since 1990.
- The Tabbies beat the Bombers 23-15 in Hamilton in Week 7, and 33-13 in Winnipeg in Week 16.
Tiger-Cats vs. Blue Bombers: 107th Grey Cup odds, picks and betting tips
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated Thursday at 3 p.m. ET.
Prediction
Tiger-Cats 32, Blue Bombers 26
Moneyline (ML)
The Tiger-Cats (-176) are relatively large favorites over the Blue Bombers (+145) in the championship game. Hamilton went 6-3 on the road over the regular season and Winnipeg was 3-6 before winning back-to-back road playoff games. The two sides will now meet at a neutral site.
Back HAMILTON to end its Grey Cup drought and extend Winnipeg’s by another year.
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Against the Spread (ATS)
Both teams have been excellent ATS through the postseason. The Ti-Cats are 13-4 overall ATS and 6-2 on the road. The Bombers were 14-6 overall and 5-4 on the road, and covered as underdogs in each of their two road playoff games.
Stick with the TIGER-CATS, who’re laying -3.5 points at -110.
Over/Under (O/U)
Take the OVER 51.5 (-110). The Bombers had played to four straight Overs before falling short of the projected total last week against the Roughriders. The Tiger-Cats went 2-2-1 against the O/U over five games since the beginning of October.
Four of the last five Grey Cups have fallen short of this year’s projected total, but Sunday is calling for clear skies and temperatures above freezing in Calgary. The runways will be clear.
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