The Montreal Alouettes will travel to Winnipeg to take on the Blue Bombers Friday night to kick off Week 13 of the CFL. Montreal is coming off a dominant 46-16 victory over the Ottawa RedBlacks, while Winnipeg is coming off a narrow 19-22 loss to the Edmonton Elks.
Date/Location: Friday, August 28, 2026 / IG Field, Winnipeg, MB
Kickoff Time: 8:30 PM ET / 5:30 PM PT
Channel: TSN, RDS (Canada), CBSSN (USA), CFL+ (Global)
Odds (If you place bets, please do so responsibly in moderation):
Spread: Montreal -13.5 (-110), Ottawa +13.5 (-110)
Moneyline: Montreal -750, Ottawa +520
Over/Under: 62.5 (Over -110, Under -110)
Montreal Alouettes: The Alouettes are coming off a commanding 46-16 win over Ottawa. Davis Alexander completed 20 of 23 passes for 260 yards and 2 touchdowns with no interceptions. Travis Theis rushed for 88 yards and a touchdown on 11 carries, while Shomari Lawrence added 71 yards on 10 carries. The receiving corps was led by Tyson Philpot (9 catches for 75 yards and 2 TDs) and Cole Spieker (4 catches for 89 yards).
Winnipeg Blue Bombers: The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are coming off a close 19-22 loss to Edmonton despite leading 16-6 at the half. Zach Collaros completed 19 of 30 passes for 219 yards with 1 touchdown and 1 interception. Brady Oliveira rushed for 118 yards on 16 carries. Nic Demski led the team in receiving with 5 catches for 80 yards.
Alouettes Keys to the Game
Keep Davis Alexander Protected
Alexander has been putting up video game-like numbers this season and is helping Montreal stay very dangerous with him under center. Winnipeg has 2 of the top sack leaders in Jake Ceresna and Willie Jefferson; Montreal needs to keep Alexander protected against them.
Keep Running the Football
Montreal is having a great season rushing in the ground game and should look to keep going.
Stop Brady Oliveira
Winnipeg is a smash-mouth football team and has been for years. You need to take away their bread and butter by limiting the run game.
Get Pressure on Collaros
Montreal needs to get pressure on Collaros and make him uncomfortable.
Alouettes to Watch
10 QB Davis Alexander
Alexander leads the league in passing yards with 3,400 over 10 games with 20 touchdowns and 2 interceptions.
5 RB Travis Theis
Theis is currently third in rushing in the league with 788 yards on 120 carries (6.6 average) with 7 touchdowns.
6 WR Tyson Philpot
Philpot is dominating the stats leaders with 1,229 yards receiving over 10 games with 9 touchdowns. He is currently on pace to break the single-season receiving record.
WR Tyler Snead
Snead has 982 yards receiving over 10 games with 6 touchdowns and is currently 2nd in the league in receiving yards.
94 DT Mustafa Johnson
Johnson is a great run stopper who has 18 tackles, including 4 sacks on the season.
48 CB Kabion Ento
Ento had a pick-6 last week as a great special teams play where he ripped the ball away from Ottawa’s holder following a fumbled snap and returned it 49 yards downfeild setting up a touchdown.
RedBlacks to Watch
8 QB Zach Collaros
Collaros has passed for 1,426 yards over 6 games with 6 touchdowns and 4 interceptions.
20 RB Brady Oliveira
Oliveira leads the league in rushing with 850 yards on 139 carries (6.1 average) and 4 touchdowns.
10 WR Nic Demski
Demski leads the Bombers in receiving with 643 yards over 10 games and has 3 touchdowns.
12 WR Tim White
White is currently 17th in receiving in the league with 603 receiving yards over 10 games with 5 touchdowns.
5 DE Willie Jefferson
Jefferson has 13 tackles and 6 sacks over 10 games in what is his 12th CFL season.
94 DE Jake Ceresna
Cersna has 13 tackles, including 6 sacks, over 10 games.
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Score Prediction:
I am predicting the Montreal Alouettes to win 31-17.