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June 28, 2010
The 6th Annual chicobangs Memorial SpoFi CFL Pick 'Em: Six! Can you believe it? That's equal to a quarter of the number of players on the field at any given time. Given that, why not lend your ear to the sport that will sweat its way into your heart this summer: the ages-old tradition of three-down pigskin. Almost as old a tradition is our weekly picking of the winners, and the shame and glory found therein. Be a part of history and make your picks inside.
posted by DrJohnEvans to fantasy at 08:32 AM - 25 comments
Looks like my Costanza title defense starts here.
Saskatchewan by 10
Toronto by 16
Hamilton by 3
BC by 8
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 09:00 AM on June 28, 2010
Montreal by 7 Calgary by 4 Winnipeg by 7 Lions by 3
posted by apoch at 09:00 AM on June 28, 2010
Montreal by 7 Calgary by 4 Winnipeg by 7 Lions by 3
posted by apoch at 09:00 AM on June 28, 2010
Saskatchewan by 6
Calgary by 18
Hamilton by 15
British Columbia by 4
posted by tommybiden at 09:08 AM on June 28, 2010
I don't suppose I can pick up the games in Cambodia? Saskatchewan by 9. No? Well it won't make any difference. Calgary by 15. Because watching will probably only confuse me. Winnipeg by 12. It's not like I know anything to start with. Edmonton by 7.
posted by owlhouse at 09:33 AM on June 28, 2010
Montreal by 4
Calgary by 14
Winnipeg by 7
Edmonton by 4
posted by cixelsyd at 10:07 AM on June 28, 2010
Good ol' DrJohn...thanks for cranking up the pick 'em again!
Sassy by 10
Gary by 14
Winny by 9
Bessie by 12
posted by The_Black_Hand at 11:26 AM on June 28, 2010
posted by The_Black_Hand at 11:26 AM on June 28, 2010
Yes! I'm sure I will do just as well at this as the NHL Playoff pick 'em.
Saskatchewan Roughriders by 8
Toronto Argonauts by 5
Winnipeg Blue Bombers by 3
B.C. Lions by 14
posted by bender at 01:21 PM on June 28, 2010
Montreal by 13
Calgary by 10
(It will take the Argo's at LEAST one game to work out the kinks - let's be honest with ourselves)
Winnipeg by 8
British Columbia by 9
posted by Reever at 09:59 AM on June 29, 2010
saskie by 4 calglarie by 6 hami by 7 eddie by 3
GO ARGOS!!
posted by argoal at 12:35 PM on June 30, 2010
First game? I'm riding the home teams. God - have even half these teams determined who the starting QB is?
Sask by 5 Calgary by 11 Winnipeg by 7 BC by 9
Look, for the record - I may be from here, but I'm just as clueless as the rest of ya.
posted by WeedyMcSmokey at 02:13 PM on June 30, 2010
The good folks over at SportSelect have set the following lines for this week's CFL action:
Montreal -11/2
Calgary -131/2
Hamilton -11/2
Edmonton -31/2
The "Big Man" at TSN (aka Chris Schultz) has these for his weekly picks:
Montreal by 10
Calgary by 12
Hamilton by 5
Edmonton by 6
Perry "The Peerless One" Lefko at Sportsnet uses Randall the Handle's line (in brackets) for his picks:
Montreal (1) to WIN and COVER
Calgary (14) to WIN and COVER
Hamilton (1) to WIN and COVER
Edmonton (4) to WIN and COVER
No sense in keeping score for these non-SpoFites, DJE ... unless, of course, anyone just wants to compare ourselves to the "pros" ... I just like to synthesize things a bit before I lock my own picks down
(he says like it actually helps him)
posted by Spitztengle at 09:42 PM on June 30, 2010
Grey Cup Rematch. Who doesn't think that the Riders have a whole helluva lot to prove to themselves and their fans? I honestly don't think the the Als will make a repeat appearance for Lord Grey this year. For the sake of a few of the tickets I'm hoping to sell to this year's game, I'd even accept the Riders being there (if not the Double E, of course). This game is at Mosaic. Riders gonna have the desire cranked ... against the odds and sportscasters' unanimity: Riders by 12
Calgary actually looked a whole lot better in the preseason than I thought they would. Argos? Yeah, they're gonna suffer without a proven QB. It could be ugly: Stamps by 28
The Hammer has a lot of people in their corner already. I'd have to say I'm part of that club. I think they're gonna finish tops in the east. Bombers will be better than last year too, which will enable the two of 'em to work together to dethrone the Als. Bombers finish a tight 3rd still though. In what could be the most interesting game of the week: TiCats by 5.
Printers this. Printers that. Frankly, my dear ... I don't give a rat's ___. Not that they don't have the threats, it's that karma is still a bitch. Gonna be a test to see if he's really been humbled since his return. The Double E could be the most exciting team in the league this year. Yes, I'm biased, but they've got some serious depth and threat in the receiving corps ... not to mention the guy(s) gonna be throwin' it at 'em. Richie's got his hands on the D ... a better overall unit taking the field this year. And remember, they do host the GC in November. Right now, it's a 1 in 8 (1:6 or 1:4, depending on how you look at it) shot at playing in front of the home crowd for Lord Grey. Either way, I like those odds. To kick the 2010 season off right: EE by 11.
posted by Spitztengle at 10:00 PM on June 30, 2010
Saskatchewan by 7
Calgary by 11
Hamilton by 5
Edmonton by 3
posted by DrJohnEvans at 01:10 AM on July 01, 2010
Well hello! I guess you Yanks can find a few games on the NFL Network.
posted by DrJohnEvans at 01:19 AM on July 01, 2010
Also, Boatmen Blog is back!
posted by DrJohnEvans at 11:35 AM on July 01, 2010
Got in!
Revenge for the Riders by 3 Copeland with the TD, Argos by 7 Bombers by 3 Lions start strong by 10
posted by rahilsuleman at 12:26 PM on July 01, 2010
Saskatchewan by 4
Calgary by 14
Hamilton by 6
Edmonton by 7
posted by JPR at 06:53 PM on July 01, 2010
Wow, Too many men, Again. That game was awesome.
posted by rahilsuleman at 11:34 PM on July 01, 2010
Well hello! I guess you Yanks can find a few games on the NFL Network.
Who gets the NFL Network?
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 12:49 PM on July 02, 2010
I call your Boatmen Blog and raise you a Rider Prophet.
I know that's a string bet by saying call and then adding a raise, but we're not really playing poker
posted by Spitztengle at 04:36 PM on July 02, 2010
Buck Pierce and the Bombers are actually lookin' pretty good against the Tabbies.
posted by Spitztengle at 10:11 PM on July 02, 2010
SK 54 - MON 51 (by 3)
CAL 30 - TOR 16 (by 14)
WIN 49 - HAM 29 (by 20)
BC 25 - EDM 10 (by 15)
posted by Spitztengle at 01:25 AM on July 05, 2010
THE PICK 'EM - What we do
It's nearly July and you know what that means: bouncy-ball and slidey-puck are over, and bat-and-stick still has approximately 16,973 games to go until the World Series. What better way to while away the summer days than picking winners and losers in the world's best three-down pointy-ended-ball sport?
THE SEASON - When we do it
The season kicks off this Thursday night and runs for 19 weeks through the summer. There are generally four games per week, running from Thursday to Sunday. If you're in Canada, you'll find the games on TSN. If you're in the States, there's supposed to be a fairly decent U.S. Broadcast Schedule... but of course it's not up yet. But don't worry, there's always Sirius Satellite Radio.
THE RULES - How we do it
Here's how she works. You pick who you think will win, and by how much. You then get points based on the result:
What's the Margin of Error?
It's a window around the spread that's defined as
spread - round(0.3 * spread) <= Margin of Error <= spread + round(0.3 * spread)So you can get rewarded for being close to the spread even if you're not spot-on. The bigger the spread, the bigger the margin of error, so you don't have to be as accurate when predicting a blowout as you would when predicting a close game. Here are some examples:
So if you picked Toronto by 15, here's how you'd fare given certain outcomes:
Any questions?
THE GAMES, WEEK ONE - Where we start
In lieu of attempting to sum up each team's status in a single sentence, for this opening week I'm just linking to season preview pages for each of 'em.
Hungry for more info? Check out the Sportsnet division previews: East and West; or CBC's funky interactive season preview app.
All times are EDT.
Montreal Alouettes @ Saskatchewan Roughriders - Thursday, July 1, 7:00pm
Toronto Argonauts @ Calgary Stampeders - Thursday, July 1, 10:00pm
Hamilton Tiger-Cats @ Winnipeg Blue Bombers - Fruday, July 2, 8:00pm
B.C. Lions @ Edmonton Eskimoes - Saturday, July 3, 7:00pm
Good luck!