Thursday, October 02, 2008
CFL Pick 'Em, Week 15 Big favourites plus big blowouts means big points for everybody. How did you fare? I'm not telling you. At least, not until you click "read more". I'm tricky like that. Make your picks inside.
Well, that went pretty much as expected. But hey, at least we had a close game in Winnipeg! And at least Saskatchewan's slow collapse is giving us something to talk about at the water cooler.
| EDM @ WPG | CGY @ TOR | HAM @ BC | SSK @ MTL | |
| Result | Winnipeg by 7 | Calgary by 28 | B.C. by 30 | Montreal by 25 |
| Margin of Error | 5 to 9 | 20 to 36 | 21 to 39 | 18 to 33 |
The favourites pretty much ruled the day, giving everyone a nice automatic three points for the week. The differences were made in the spreads. There were some six-pointers spotted further down in the standings, as some also-rans are making a determined effort to crawl back into contention. But the serious story was tommytrump's two margins for a big five points, increasing his lead over JPR to three points. With only five weeks to go, it's going to be tough to catch himbut not impossible.
| SpoFite | EDM @ WPG | S | CGY @ TOR | S | HAM @ BC | S | SSK @ MTL | S | Points | Total Points |
| tommytrump | Calgary | 23 | B.C. | 25 | Montreal | 5 | 48 | |||
| JPR | Calgary | B.C. | Montreal | 3 | 45 | |||||
| MrFrisby | Calgary | B.C. | 21 | Montreal | 4 | 45 | ||||
| owlhouse | Calgary | B.C. | Montreal | 3 | 42 | |||||
| apoch | Winnipeg | Calgary | B.C. | Montreal | 4 | 42 | ||||
| Ying Yang Mafia | Calgary | B.C. | 22 | 3 | 41 | |||||
| Reever | Winnipeg | 7 | Calgary | B.C. | Montreal | 6 | 40 | |||
| HATER 187 | Calgary | B.C. | Montreal | 3 | 39 | |||||
| Spitztengle | Calgary | B.C. | Montreal | 3 | 39 | |||||
| The_Black_Hand | Winnipeg | 7 | Calgary | 20 | B.C. | 6 | 39 | |||
| DrJohnEvans | Winnipeg | 2 | Calgary | B.C. | 21 | Montreal | 6 | 39 | ||
| BoKnows | 7 | Calgary | 21 | B.C. | 28 | 5 | 38 | |||
| NoMich | Calgary | B.C. | Montreal | 3 | 36 | |||||
| Folkways | Calgary | 22 | B.C. | Montreal | 4 | 36 | ||||
| Monica Poland | 0 | 27 | ||||||||
| Anaconda | Winnipeg | Calgary | B.C. | Montreal | 4 | 27 |
I don't actually know what a water cooler is, I've just heard my parents talk about them in wistful terms.
WEEK 15
B.C. @ Toronto (Friday, October 3) A study in opposites: B.C. is gearing up for a solid playoff push, while nobody knows what the heck is going on in Toronto. Take the win, and the points, and the magic pony.
Calgary @ Saskatchewan (Friday, October 3) Calgary was the team which put a stop to the Riders' 6-0 start, and now they're in first place. Of course, their recent success is largely thanks to back-to-back wins against a very ineffective Argos defence, but Saskatchewan's D hasn't been looking much better lately.
Montreal @ Hamilton (Saturday, October 4) Montreal's magic number to clinch the division is one. I can't believe I'm writing that on October 2.
Winnipeg @ Edmonton (Saturday, October 4) Winnipeg's been playing a good game lately, but they're headed into the second-toughest place to do so: Edmonton is 5-1 at home. Give Edmonton the slightest of slight edges here.
Good luck!
