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
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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