CFL Betting: The Hamilton Tiger-Cats will look to win their second straight home game as they host the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Thursday night. It was a tough start to the season for last year’s Grey Cup runner-ups as the Tiger-Cats lost their first three games. They finally got off into the win column last week as the defeated Ottawa 33-23. It was the first time that the Hamilton offense finally looked good as quarterback Dan LeFevour threw for 361 yards and rushed for another 109 yards. The Tiger-Cats will face a tough test on Thursday against a Winnipeg team that comes into the contest at 4-1. Let’s look at the matchup and CFL predictions.
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 4-1 SU, 4-1 ATS
The Blue Bombers are 4-1 but they play in the tough West Division so they are actually tied for second with Edmonton, a half game behind Calgary who is unbeaten at 4-0. The Blue Bombers are coming off a huge win last week as they went into B.C. and got a 23-6 win. They will have to avoid a letdown on the road this week at Hamilton.
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 1-3 SU, 3-1 ATS
The Tiger-Cats had to play at the University of Guelph last week because Tim Hortons Field is still not ready. The lack of a true home field didn’t seem to matter to Hamilton as they scored touchdowns on their first three possessions against Ottawa. LeFevour became the third different starter for the Tiger-Cats at quarterback and based on how he played he may keep the job even when starter Zach Collaros returns.
Game Notes
The Blue Bombers are 1-4 ATS in their last five meetings in this series. The Blue Bombers are 14-5 ATS in their last 19 games in July. The Blue Bombers are 1-5 ATS vs. a team with a losing record. The Tiger-Cats are 10-4 ATS in their last 14 games in July. The Tiger-Cats are 1-5 ATS in their last six Thursday games. The Under is 42-17-1 in the Blue Bombers last 60 road games. The Under is 6-1 in the Tiger-Cats last 7 games in July. The Under is 4-1 in the Tiger-Cats last five home games.
CFL Predictions
We’ll look for the home team Tiger-Cats to get the win in this one on Thursday.
