July 06, 2010

CFL Pick 'Em, Week 2: Points, points everywhere! The teams on the field pile up the points, and a bunch of you guys did your job as well. Find out who's raking in the riches and make your picks inside.

posted by DrJohnEvans to fantasy at 11:27 AM - 26 comments

Week one of the headsets-in-helmets era and how 'bout that offense? Saskatchewan and Montreal combine for 105 points in an epic rematch of last year's Grey Cup, Winnipeg puts the beat-down on Hamilton, and Calgary bends 30 points out of Toronto's D. The Lions were a little less end-zone-happy, but six boots from Paul McCallum's foot gets the job done against Edmonton.

MTL @ SSKTOR @ CGYHAM @ WPGBC @ EDM
ResultSaskatchewan by 3Calgary by 14Winnipeg by 20B.C. by 15
Margin of Error2 to 410 to 1814 to 2611 to 20

And looky here, them headsets increased offense in our little pool as well. Four spreads nailed in one week? Seven points out of the gate for The_Black_Hand? Three more players tied for second with five? Crazy stuff y'all! (Me, I look forward to another vintage TBH-Weedy battle.)

SpoFiteMTL @ SSKSTOR @ CGYSHAM @ WPHSBC @ EDMSPointsTotal Points
The_Black_HandSaskatchewan Calgary14Winnipeg B.C.1277
rahilsulemanSaskatchewan3 Winnipeg B.C. 55
JPRSaskatchewan4Calgary14 55
WeedyMcSmokeySaskatchewan Calgary11Winnipeg B.C. 55
cixelsyd Calgary14Winnipeg 44
Reever Calgary10Winnipeg B.C. 44
owlhouseSaskatchewan Calgary15Winnipeg 44
tommytrumpSaskatchewan Calgary18 B.C. 44
benderSaskatchewan Winnipeg B.C.1444
apoch Calgary Winnipeg B.C. 33
argoalSaskatchewan4Calgary 33
DrJohnEvansSaskatchewan Calgary11 33
Schultzie Calgary12 22
Ying Yang MafiaSaskatchewan B.C. 22
SpitztengleSaskatchewan Calgary 22

Drama ensues as [insert team name here] looks to either [keep their winning streak going] or [even up their record].

WEEK 2

Toronto @ Winnipeg (Friday, July 9) If nothing else, this game should be a good measure of whether Toronto is better than Hamilton. And isn't that the question on everybody's minds?

Calgary @ Hamilton (Saturday, July 10) Calgary will be the favourites, as Hamilton has done nothing to shed their permanent underdog status. But watch out! Calgary's consistency is, as always, in question.

Saskatchewan @ BC (Saturday, July 10) B.C. always plays tough at home, but something tells me they'll need to find the end zone if they want to beat the Riders.

Montreal @ Edmonton (Sunday, July 11) Tough early schedule for the Esks. First they can't get anything going against B.C., and now Anthony Calvillo's rejuvenated arm comes to town. But maybe they get the edge if they can get another good performance out of their D this week.

Good luck!

posted by DrJohnEvans at 11:27 AM on July 06, 2010

Winnipeg by 10 Calgary by 15 Lions by 4 Montreal by 10

posted by apoch at 11:45 AM on July 06, 2010

This week I answer readers' letters. Toronto by 11. Here's one from a David B. of Leytonstone. Calgary by 15. He asks why women wear makeup and use perfume. BC by 7. That's easy, David. It's because they're ugly and they smell. Edmonton by 4.

posted by owlhouse at 08:29 PM on July 06, 2010

Do you think he knows that he's in the cellar after Week One here at SpoFi's CFL Pick 'em? I mean after all, he is picking against the World.

For this week, Schultzie says:

Winnipeg by 10
Hamilton by 1
BC by 4
Montreal by 7

posted by Spitztengle at 02:38 AM on July 07, 2010

I am the Ruler of All things Canadian...curse you, Weedy!

(I think he's on the meth...no, that's too American to be cool in Canada...forget I said anything about the fact that Weedy smokes meth.)

posted by The_Black_Hand at 03:08 AM on July 07, 2010

Winnipeg by 16

Calgary by 6

Saskatchewan by 8

Montreal by 17

posted by tommybiden at 08:45 AM on July 07, 2010

SportSelect has the spreads for this week at:

Winnipeg -101/2
Hamilton -11/2
BC -21/2
and the only favored visitor, Montreal -51/2

posted by Spitztengle at 01:13 PM on July 07, 2010

Bombers totally impressed me last week. Argos met my expectations--they're lousy. Can't see this even being close: Winnie by 27.

This one kinda makes me go hmmm ... the Hammer kinda stunk it up last week. And as much as it hurts to say it, Calgary could be better than I thought ... always dangerous, to say the least. It's a bit of a coin-toss, this one. But to get off the fence, I'm thinking that the Tabbies will be better this week. TiCats by 10.

BC favored? Really? Sure the Esks let 'em run wild on 'em a few times, but did oddsmakers not see the Riders' performance last week? Green (not that they need distinction in this CFL era)Riders by 21.

For the man who goes by the moniker "Superfan" at Commonwealth, I can't even begin to express how frustrating and disappointing it is to walk into that hallowed stadium thinking that the Green & Gold are gonna get a whoopin' hung on 'em. But after their performance last week, what else could I think? Montreal's no pushover. If the Eskie's offense can't get firing on all cylinders, this one could be u-g-l-y. For the fans' sake, I'm hoping that they can at least make it believably close. Sorry EE, gotta say Larks by 8.

posted by Spitztengle at 02:15 PM on July 07, 2010

Winny by 11

Gary by 5

Bessie by 8

Monty by 20

posted by The_Black_Hand at 12:12 AM on July 08, 2010

Winnipeg by 15 Calgary by 7 Saskatchewan by 18 Edmonton by 3

posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 08:56 AM on July 08, 2010

Argos by 7 Stamps by 14 Riders by 20 Als by 14

posted by rahilsuleman at 09:43 AM on July 08, 2010

Winnipeg by 13

(Toronto will win once the team begins to jive together and Lemon gets some confidence and reps. But not yet...not yet...)

Hamilton by 7

Saskatchewan by 10

Montreal by 17 (BLOWOUT!)

posted by Reever at 10:31 AM on July 08, 2010

Winnipeg by 7
Calgary by 4
Saskatchewan by 7
Montreal by 17

I don't smoke meth. I smoke CFL picks, foo'. Here comes the pain Sucka-ass muthafucka! The battle is joined!

posted by WeedyMcSmokey at 01:03 PM on July 08, 2010

I won't be around next week so here are my picks for week 3.

Calgary by 10
Winnipeg by 3
Montreal by 8
Saskatchewan by 18

posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 09:35 AM on July 09, 2010

Winnipeg by 10
Calgary by 7
Saskatchewan by 5
Montreal by 14

posted by DrJohnEvans at 03:45 PM on July 09, 2010

The boys from big mosquito country over the Lemons by 11 (that's tonight's game). Saturday should see Buress and buddies slipping past the Tiggers by 4 while BC remains undefeated, edging Sask by 3. That just leaves Mtl,still smarting from last week's loss, to clobber Edm by 14.

Which I think means:

Winnipeg by 11

Calgary by 4

BC by 3

Montreal by 14

posted by JPR at 06:42 PM on July 09, 2010

Luv my Argos... but they are a work in progress... wini 9. Cal is likely better than hami, so cal 1. Sask by 2. Mont by 9.

posted by argoal at 07:13 PM on July 09, 2010

Boatmen have some fight in 'em. Look pretty good, actually. Up by 4 with under 8:00 to go in the fourth.

posted by Spitztengle at 10:37 PM on July 09, 2010

And they pull it out. Win a nailbiter on Friday Night Football. 36-34 Argos over Bombers.

posted by Spitztengle at 11:03 PM on July 09, 2010

AAAARRRRGGGGOOOOSSSS! Good performance. I almost got the double win; an Argo win + the 9 point difference. Oh well, I'll take the Argo's win anytime.

posted by argoal at 11:11 PM on July 09, 2010

Sandro DeAngelis just boots a FG to put his current team over his former team by two with just over a minute to go. Burris is on the march back to about midfield. Well outta their newbies FG range ... for now.

posted by Spitztengle at 03:52 PM on July 10, 2010

OH! And a major foul (piling on) by the TiCats just marches the Stamps down to the 21??? 00:18 to go ...

posted by Spitztengle at 03:55 PM on July 10, 2010

Stamps win. 23-22.

posted by Spitztengle at 03:59 PM on July 10, 2010

Way to go Stamps, you give me 3 points!

posted by argoal at 04:04 PM on July 10, 2010

Riders roll over the Lions: 37-18.

posted by Spitztengle at 01:08 AM on July 11, 2010

And the Als stick it to the EE by 10: 33-23

posted by Spitztengle at 01:54 AM on July 12, 2010

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