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October 13, 2016
CFL Pick 'Em, Week Seventeen: With four weeks to go, rcade and the Calgary Stampeders have one thing in common: nobody's gonna catch them. The rest of us aspire to be like the B.C. Lions: barely in second place and scrambling to stay there. Pump up the adrenaline and make your picks inside.
posted by DrJohnEvans to fantasy at 02:07 PM - 15 comments
Hamilton by 9
BC by 8
Saskatchewan by 10
Calgary by 17
posted by cixelsyd at 04:25 PM on October 13, 2016
Hamilton by 11
B.C. by 11
Toronto by 11
Calgary by 21
posted by tommybiden at 08:07 PM on October 13, 2016
Time for some more picking madness. If I continue at my present rate, I will be in the Costanza position before Hallowe'en.
Ottawa at Hamilton: I am red-green colorblind, so I have to be careful picking this. It is a case of RedBlack checks against black and yellow stripes. Stripes look better than checks. Hamilton by 10.
Winnipeg vs BC: The Bombers fly west. Many years ago, "Going West" was a euphemism for dying. It might be the same for Winnipeg. BC by 6.
Saskatchewan at Toronto: With the Blue Jays still going in the ALCS, will anyone notice the Argonauts? They might disappear from the public eye for the moment, but will be very noticeable on the field. Toronto by 10.
Montreal at Calgary: Alouettes fly to the prairies to face the Stampede. They will be trampled when they land. Calgary by 17.
posted by Howard_T at 10:20 PM on October 13, 2016
Ottawa by 3
Winnipeg by 6
Saskatchewan by 4
Calgary by 23
posted by ic23b at 12:36 AM on October 14, 2016
Hamilton by 3
BC by 7
Saskatchewan by 6
Calgary by 17
posted by jagsnumberone at 02:14 AM on October 14, 2016
Hamilton by 7
Winnipeg by 3
Saskatchewan by 8
Calgary by 28
posted by DrJohnEvans at 09:24 AM on October 14, 2016
UPDATE: turns out the Winnipeg @ B.C. game is tonight, not tomorrow. We regret the error.
posted by DrJohnEvans at 09:25 AM on October 14, 2016
Ottawa by 9
B.C. by 12
Saskatchewan by 13
Montreal by 19
posted by bender at 10:54 AM on October 14, 2016
Hamilton by 9
BC by 5
Saskatchewan by 4
Calgary by 24
posted by tahoemoj at 12:00 PM on October 14, 2016
Hamilton by 6
BC by 5
Saskatchewan by 3
Calgary by 14
posted by Reever at 04:52 PM on October 14, 2016
Ham by 3; BC by 3; Cal by 4; Tor by 3!
posted by JPR at 04:54 PM on October 14, 2016
Hamilton by 3
B.C. by 7
Saskatchewan by 3
Calgary by 17
posted by rcade at 06:17 PM on October 14, 2016
Saskatchewan by 10
Calgary by 14
posted by MrFrisby at 10:12 AM on October 15, 2016
Saskatchewan chases Trevor Harris and then holds off Henry Burris's comeback, taking down Ottawa in OT. Winnipeg holds off the B.C. comeback to move into a virtual tie for second in the West. The Albertan teams travel east and lay waste: Edmonton shuts down Montreal, while Calgary dominates Toronto.
rcade's lead has expanded to 10 points and is all but uncatchable. At the other end, bender's notched three points over the past three weeks to drop into contention for the Costanza.
The East is terrible. There. I said it.
WEEK 17
Ottawa @ Hamilton (Friday, October 14)
In a game of you-take-it-I-got-it, both Ottawa and Hamilton have lost their last two games. The next two games (a home-and-home) will be pivotal for the division title.
Winnipeg @ B.C. (Saturday, October 15)
These teams are very evenly matched, and last week's 2-point difference proves it. The rematch will be a coin flip: B.C. traditionally gets a home edge, but Winnipeg is 5-2 on the road this year.
Saskatchewan @ Toronto (Saturday, October 15)
This was billed as "Guaranteed Win Night" just a few weeks ago. But Saskatchewan has won three in a row, and Toronto is in shambles.
Montreal @ Calgary (Saturday, October 15)
Calgary has not lost in a million years, and I don't think Montreal's up to stopping the streak.
Good luck!