Week 8 will open up on Thursday with the first-place team in the East hosting the first-place team in the West as the Saskatchewan Roughriders travel to take on the Montreal Alouettes. The week will wrap up on Sunday with the last-place teams from each division facing each other as the Edmonton Elks host the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Sunday night.
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Saskatchewan Roughriders (5-1) @ Montreal Alouettes (5-1)
Thursday, July 25, 7:30 PM Eastern, Montreal, QC, TSN (Canada), CFL + (USA), CFL+ (Global)
The reigning Grey Cup Champs are coming off the bye to take on the first-place team in the west as Montreal looks to bounce back from a loss against the Toronto Argonauts in week 6 which saw quarterback Cody Fajardo leave the game early due to a leg injury. Montreal will be without Fajardo in this contest and instead, Caleb Evans will start at quarterback. The Saskatchewan Roughriders will be without a key player of their own as runningback A.J. Ouellette will miss the game due to injury.
Writer's Pick: 89% Saskatchewan
Calgary Stampeders (3-3) @ Ottawa RedBlacks (4-2)
Friday, July 26, 7:30 PM Eastern, Ottawa, ON, TSN (Canada), CFL + (USA), CFL+ (Global)
The Calgary Stampeders look to build on their win last week which saw them defeat the BC Lions 25-24. Quarterback Jake Maier has completed 71.5% of his passes for 1,559 yards and 11 touchdowns with 5 interceptions over 6 games.
The Ottawa RedBlacks won each of their last 2 games which were both against the Edmonton Elks. Dru Brown has completed 62.5% of his passes for Ottawa for 1,556 yards and 5 touchdowns with 4 interceptions over 6 games.
Writer's Pick: 67% Ottawa
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (2-5) @ Toronto Argonauts (3-3)
Saturday, July 27, 7:00 PM Eastern, Toronto, ON, TSN (Canada), CBS Sports Network (USA), CFL+ (Global)
The Toronto Argonauts will host the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Saturday in what is a rematch of the 2022 Grey Cup. The Bombers look to bounce back after losing to Saskatchewan last week 9-19 after winning their 2 games prior to week 7. Quarterback Zach Collaros has completed 65.3% of his passes for 1,406 yards and 2 touchdowns with 7 interceptions over his 6 starts.
The Toronto Argonauts are coming off a close loss to their divisional rivals the Hamilton Tiger-Cats by a score of 24-27 in week 7. Cameron Dukes has completed 72.5% of his passes for 1,184 yards and 6 touchdowns with 5 interceptions over 5 games.
Writer's Pick: 56% Winnipeg
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (1-5) @ Edmonton Elks (0-6)
Sunday, July 28, 7:00 PM Eastern (5 PM MT), Edmonton, AB, TSN (Canada), CBS Sports Network (USA), CFL+ (Global)
From a pure win percentage standpoint, this matchup is a battle of the bottom feeders however both teams have played at a higher level of quality than their record would indicate. Hamilton finally got their first win last week as they defeated Toronto 27-24. Hamilton’s quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell is 2nd in passing yards in the league having completed 67.9% of his passes for 1,941 yards and 12 touchdowns with 6 interceptions over 6 games.
Edmonton has been snakebitten and they are still looking for their first win. They lost on game-winning field goals three weeks in a row from weeks 4 through 6. McLeod Bethel-Thompson is currently third in passing yards in the league having completed 71.2% of his passes for 1,703 yards and 9 touchdowns with 6 interceptions over 6 games.