Hamilton Tiger-Cats at Montreal Alouettes odds, picks and predictions

Analyzing Saturday’s Hamilton Tiger-Cats at Montreal Alouettes odds and lines, with expert CFL picks, predictions and best bets.

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The Hamilton Tiger-Cats (8-9) and Montreal Alouettes (10-7) meet Saturday for a Week 21 matchup at Percival Molson Memorial Stadium. Kickoff for is set for 4 p.m. ET (TSN/CFL+). Below, we analyze FanDuel Sportsbook’s lines around the Tiger-Cats vs. Alouettes odds, and make our expert CFL picks and predictions.

The Tiger-Cats head to Montreal, which will also be the site of next weekend’s East Division semifinal. Don’t expect either side to show much in this meaningless regular-season finale, as both teams are locked into their seeds.

Hamilton lost 33-30 against the BC Lions last weekend, but it covered the 3.5-point number at most shops. The Ti-Cats are 5-1 against the spread (ATS) across the past 6 games.

Montreal has won 4 in a row to get into position for the home playoff game, and it has covered 5 in a row.

This will be the 1st time the Alouettes host the Tiger-Cats this season after 2 previous visits to The Hammer. The Als are 2-0 straight up (SU) and ATS against the Ti-Cats this season, cashing the Over (44) in Week 3, and Under (45) in Week 9.

Tiger-Cats at Alouettes odds

Odds provided by FanDuel Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 12:29 p.m. ET.

  • Moneyline (ML): Tiger-Cats +110 (bet $100 to win $110) | Alouettes -135 (bet $135 to win $100)
  • Against the spread (ATS): Tiger-Cats +2.5 (-110) | Alouettes -2.5 (-110)
  • Over/Under (O/U): 47.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)

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Tiger-Cats at Alouettes key injuries

Tiger-Cats

  • RB James Butler (rest) out
  • LB Nic Cross (knee) out
  • DB Richard Leonard (hamstring) out
  • DL Casey Sayles (healthy scratch) out
  • WR Tyler Ternowski (shoulder) out
  • WR Duke Williams (ankle) out

Alouettes

  • DL Avery Ellis (torso) questionable
  • OL Sean Jamieson (knee) out
  • WR Kaion Julien-Grant (shoulder) out
  • DB Zach Lindley (head) out
  • DL Almondo Sewell (elbow) questionable
  • WR Reggie White Jr. (knee) out

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Tiger-Cats at Alouettes picks and predictions

Prediction

Alouettes 22, Tiger-Cats 16

Moneyline

MONTREAL (-135) is worth playing, but go lightly. We don’t know how long certain players will play, as these teams meet again next weekend.

Hamilton (+110) could easily pull off the road win, but there are just so many unknowns. How long will the starters go? Will teams open up the playbook, or be rather vanilla, saving things for the playoff game? The latter is almost a certainty.

Against the spread

MONTREAL -2.5 (-110) is worth playing lightly, as it has won and covered in both previous meetings at Hamilton +2.5 (-110) this season.

Again, though, be careful, as there are a lot of unknowns with playing time, etc.

Over/Under

UNDER 47.5 (-110) is the lean, but play it very lightly in this dress rehearsal for the semifinal.

Montreal enters having cashed the Under in 5 of the past 6 games, and it has hit the Under in 3 of the past 5 games at home.

The total has gone low at a 2-2 clip in the past 4 games for Hamilton, so there isn’t much to glean there. The Under is 7-5 in the past 12 games overall for the Ti-Cats, including the most recent meeting with the Als in Week 9.

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Hamilton Tiger-Cats at Montreal Alouettes odds, picks and prediction

Analyzing Friday’s Hamilton Tiger-Cats at Montreal Alouettes matchup, with CFL odds, lines, picks, predictions and best bets.

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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