The 5-1 Alouettes host a Ticats team that just snapped a two-game skid, with Montreal favored by 11 at home.
This Week's CFL Schedule
Hamilton Tiger-Cats at Montreal Alouettes
| When | Sunday, July 26 at 7:00 PM ET |
| Where | Percival Molson Memorial Stadium, Montreal |
| TV | TSN |
| Stream | Watch live on CFL+ |
| Line | Montreal Alouettes -11 | O/U 56 |
Montreal has won three straight and is riding shootout wins over Calgary in back-to-back weeks, 37-30 and 38-32, while putting up at least 37 points in four of its last five. Hamilton snuck past Toronto 24-23 last week to snap a two-game slide, but this is a different animal — the Alouettes already beat the Ticats 30-27 back in Week 1, and Montreal's offense has only gotten scarier since. The Als are 4-2 against the spread this year and have gone over the total in all six games, so a shootout at Molson feels like the safe bet again.
Players to Watch:
- Davis Alexander (Montreal Alouettes, QB) — 154-of-216 for 2,181 yards and 11 touchdowns without throwing a single interception all season.
- Tyson Philpot (Montreal Alouettes, WR) — Leads the CFL with 50 catches for 807 yards and gets to work against a Hamilton secondary that's banged up.
- Larry Rountree (Hamilton Tiger-Cats, RB) — Has 334 yards on the ground and needs to keep pounding the rock to slow this Montreal offense down and keep Alexander off the field.
Injury Watch:
- Quavian White (Hamilton Tiger-Cats, DB) — Out with a hamstring injury, a real blow against this Montreal passing attack.
- Shemar Bridges (Hamilton Tiger-Cats, WR) — Questionable with a hip issue, another hit to Hamilton's receiving corps.
- Tyler Ternowski (Hamilton Tiger-Cats, WR) — Out with a shoulder injury.
- DeVonte Dedmon (Montreal Alouettes, WR) — Back on the active roster off the six-game injury list after clearing his hamstring, a boost for Montreal's return game and receiver room.
- Jerreth Sterns (Montreal Alouettes, WR) — Out with a hand injury.
Pick: Montreal Alouettes 38-24. The Als have scored at least 37 in four of five, Hamilton is banged up all over its secondary, and Montreal's covered the number in four of six this year — no reason to think that stops now.
CFL Standings
| Team | W | L | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton Elks | 6 | 1 | 203 | 172 |
| Montreal Alouettes | 5 | 1 | 208 | 186 |
| Saskatchewan Roughriders | 4 | 2 | 204 | 169 |
| Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 4 | 3 | 185 | 208 |
| Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 3 | 3 | 149 | 159 |
| Calgary Stampeders | 3 | 4 | 278 | 244 |
| Toronto Argonauts | 3 | 4 | 220 | 219 |
| BC Lions | 1 | 5 | 152 | 182 |
| Ottawa Redblacks | 0 | 6 | 153 | 213 |
Quick Hits
- Montreal got DeVonte Dedmon back off the six-game injury list this week, giving Davis Alexander another weapon to pair with Tyson Philpot and Tyler Snead.
- Hamilton is without three defensive backs — Quavian White, Devynn Cromwell and a Questionable Shemar Bridges — right as they face the league's hottest passing attack.
- Fantasy angle: start Tyson Philpot with confidence against a Ticats secondary that's thin at corner and safety.
- Hamilton's win over Toronto snapped a two-game skid, but the schedule doesn't get any easier against a Montreal team that's outscored opponents by 75 points over its last three.
Standings | Full Schedule | League Leaders
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