October 22, 2015

CFL Pick 'Em, Week Eighteen: We're in the thick of the home stretch with three weeks left to play. Twelve games times three points means that anybody could win, provided they nail every single game remaining. (Except owlhouse. Sorry owlhouse.) Buy your baby a new pair of shoes and make your picks inside.

posted by DrJohnEvans to fantasy at 02:07 PM - 20 comments

Ottawa holds off a late Winnipeg surge to clich their first playoff berth in franchise history. Calgary gets off to a strong start and doesn't look back, beating Toronto in Hamilton. They needed overtime to do it, but Edmonton gets the win over B.C., just barely hanging onto their first-place spot. And Hamilton manages to keep Montreal out of the end zone until the fourth quarter, cruising to a twelve-point victory.

WPG @ OTTCGY @ TORBC @ EDMHAM @ MTL
ResultOttawa by 3Calgary by 12Edmonton by 3Hamilton by 12
Margin of Error2 to 48 to 162 to 48 to 16

jags nails the Ottawa spread en route to a seven-point week and an all-but-guaranteed victory. argoal also nails the Ottawa spread, but it's not enough to prevent JPR from moving into sole possession of second place.

SpoFiteWPG @ OTTSCGY @ TORSBC @ EDMSHAM @ MTLSPointsTotal Points
jagsnumberoneOttawa3Calgary Edmonton Hamilton13773
JPROttawa4Calgary Edmonton4Hamilton 663
argoalOttawa3Calgary Edmonton 562
tahoemjOttawa Edmonton Hamilton 357
cixelsyd 3Calgary10Edmonton Hamilton9654
rcadeOttawa Calgary 3Hamilton10251
Reever 3 Edmonton Hamilton 350
tommytrumpOttawa Calgary11Edmonton Hamilton11650
benderOttawa Calgary 248
ic23bOttawa Calgary Edmonton4Hamilton 545
rumpleOttawa Calgary11Edmonton Hamilton 544
DrJohnEvansOttawa Calgary12Edmonton Hamilton 644
goddam Edmonton Hamilton13342
jjzucalOttawa Edmonton Hamilton 339
Ying Yang MafiaOttawa Calgary Edmonton4 436
owlhouseOttawa Edmonton 234

It's down to the wire: with three weeks left to play, we have three clinches in the east and two in the west, with a possible east-to-west crossover still in play.

WEEK 18

Montreal @ Toronto (Friday, October 23)
Toronto's in the playoffs, but they've been having a tough time with their "home on the road" games, and Ottawa's coming up fast in their review mirror. But Montreal's on a tough four-game slide and has been playing some pretty rough ball. An opportunity for Toronto to reverse the momentum?

Hamilton @ B.C. (Friday, October 23)
These two teams appear to be headed in opposite directions: Hamilton is sitting on top of the East and has won two straight, while B.C. is struggling to hang onto a playoff spot, having lost two straight. On the other hand, B.C.'s losses have been very close, and Hamilton's still learning about life without Zach Collaros.

Ottawa @ Winnipeg (Saturday, October 24)
Speaking of close losses, Winnipeg's still smarting from a three-point loss in the opener of the home-and home. They'd better be motivated to equalize this week or they'll fall out of the playoff race altogether.

Edmonton @ Saskatchewan (Saturday, October 24)
In other news, Saskatchewan is still playing football games.

Good luck!

posted by DrJohnEvans at 02:07 PM on October 22, 2015

Toronto by 5

BC by 2

Winnipeg by 8

Edmonton by 16

posted by goddam at 02:40 PM on October 22, 2015

My points were 5 this week, not 2. It looks like the total is correct, though.

posted by rcade at 02:44 PM on October 22, 2015

Toronto by 7

Hamilton by 13

Winnipeg by 4

Edmonton by 17

posted by cixelsyd at 03:33 PM on October 22, 2015

Montreal by 6

Hamilton by 2

Winnipeg by 13

Saskatchewan by 5

posted by tommybiden at 03:40 PM on October 22, 2015

Toronto by 10

Hamilton by 4

Ottawa by 3

Edmonton by 23

posted by ic23b at 03:59 PM on October 22, 2015

My points were 5 this week, not 2. It looks like the total is correct, though.

The curses of copy/paste. You are correct. 5 points for 51 total.

posted by DrJohnEvans at 05:01 PM on October 22, 2015

Toronto by 7

B.C. by 4

Winnipeg by 7

Edmonton by 24

posted by tahoemoj at 05:32 PM on October 22, 2015

Toronto by 7
Hamilton by 4
Ottawa by 19
Saskatchewan by 8

posted by bender at 05:43 PM on October 22, 2015

Toronto by 20
Hamilton by 3
Winnipeg by 8
Edmonton by 14

posted by DrJohnEvans at 07:08 PM on October 22, 2015

Argos by 3

hami by 7

ott by 3

edy by 11

GO ARGOS

posted by argoal at 07:31 PM on October 22, 2015

Relegation zone. If I finish with the Costanza, does this mean I'm playing in the Ontario regional league next year?

Tronno by 11

BC by 15

Peg by 6

Eddie by 10

posted by owlhouse at 09:11 PM on October 22, 2015

Toronto by 10

Hamilton by 17

Ottawa by 3

Edmonton by 13

posted by jagsnumberone at 01:20 AM on October 23, 2015

Tor by 3

Ham by 4

Ott by 3

Edm by 4

posted by JPR at 10:45 AM on October 23, 2015

Toronto by 4

BC by 3

Winnipeg by 3

Edmonton by 10

posted by Reever at 10:46 AM on October 23, 2015

Relegation zone. If I finish with the Costanza, does this mean I'm playing in the Ontario regional league next year?

You'll be making picks for the Hamilton Hurricanes.

posted by DrJohnEvans at 10:57 AM on October 23, 2015

Montreal by 7

BC by 11

Ottawa by 3

Edmonton by 25

posted by rumple at 11:24 AM on October 23, 2015

Toronto by 10

Hamilton by 13

Ottawa by 7

Edmonton by 17

posted by jjzucal at 02:30 PM on October 23, 2015

Toronto by 16
Hamilton by 12
Winnipeg by 5
Edmonton by 20

posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 07:53 PM on October 23, 2015

Hamilton by 7

Winnipeg by 3

Edmonton by 10

posted by rcade at 08:12 PM on October 23, 2015

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