SEPTEMBER'S CFL BEST BETS !!
09/05/2025..............2 - 0 - 0............100.00%.............+ 10.00
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AUGUST TOTALS........15 - 9 - 0....................62.50%..............+ 25.50
JULY'S TOTALS..........17 - 15 - 0..................53.12%..............+ 2.50
JUNE'S TOTALS.........19 - 13 - 0..................59.37%..............+ 23.50
09/05/2025..............2 - 0 - 0............100.00%.............+ 10.00
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AUGUST TOTALS........15 - 9 - 0....................62.50%..............+ 25.50
JULY'S TOTALS..........17 - 15 - 0..................53.12%..............+ 2.50
JUNE'S TOTALS.........19 - 13 - 0..................59.37%..............+ 23.50
Saturday’s 6-pack:
Top six QB’s in passing yards in Chiefs’ history:
32,352— Patrick Mahomes
28,507— Len Dawson
21,459— Trent Green
17,608— Alex Smith
17,277— Bill Kenney
11,873— Steve DeBerg
Quote of the Day
“We knew it was going to be a dogfight, so we showed up today with our best effort. It was fun to see.”
Chargers’ QB Justin Herbert
Saturday’s quiz
Ole Miss football coach Lane Kiffin was once the head coach of which NFL team?
Friday’s quiz
The movie Good Will Hunting take place in Boston.
Thursday’s quiz
Of the 32 starting QB’s in the NFL right now, Dak Prescott has started 130 games, the most of any starting QB who hasn’t played in a Super Bowl.
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Loss snaps Chiefs’ 11-game win streak in games decided by 8 or fewer points.
Chiefs’ first three drives: 12 plays, 28 yards, three punts.
Last 5+ years, Chiefs are 10-21 ATS vs AFC West rivals.
Over last 23 years, team that lost the Super Bowl is 6-17 ATS in its season opener the next year.
Chargers in first half: 31 plays, 181 yards, 13 points.
Bolts were 7-13 on third down, Chiefs 5-14.
Just 4th win for the Chargers in last 23 games vs Kansas City.
Last seven years, Chargers started season 1-0 six times.
— Louisville 28, James Madison 14
Game was tied 14-all after the third quarter.
Louisville’s winning TD was scored by their defense with 13:05 left.
JMU had 12 penalties for 95 yards, Cardinals 5-49.
— Maryland 20, Northern Illinois 9
Maryland won its 17th consecutive non-conference game.
Malik Washington threw for 254 yards, two TD’s.
NIU ran ball for 180 yards, but averaged only 4.1 yards/pass attempt.
— Three NFL teams have two #1 picks in next year’s draft:
Rams, Cowboys, Browns
— August 30, 1990, the Astros traded 37-year old reliever Larry Andersen to the Red Sox, for a young 1B who was playing AA ball.
Andersen helped the Red Sox win the AL East that season, making 15 relief appearances and posting a 1.23 ERA with 25 strikeouts in 22 IP, but the young player wound up in the freakin’ Hall of Fame.
You may have heard of Jeff Bagwell; he hit 449 home runs, with an OPS of .948, while playing his whole 15-year career for Houston. Pretty good deal for the Astros.
— St Louis 1B Willson Contreras had his six-game suspension reduced to four games; he started serving it Friday night, won’t be back until Tuesday’s game.
— Still strikes me as weird when I see a pitcher with a single-digit uniform number; not sure why, but it does. Jack Flaherty, MacKenzie Gore, Blake Snell come to mind.
— Famous birthdays, September 6th:
Ron Boone, 79
Jane Curtin, 78
Kevin Willis, 63
Rosie Perez, 61
Idris Elba, 53
Eric Zeier, 53
Derrek Lee, 50
Jerry Blevins, 42
Mitch Moreland, 40
Sam Acho, 37
John Wall, 35
Dustin May, 28
— AL Wild Card race:
as of now, the three Wild Cards: New York, Red Sox, Mariners
0.5 games behind- Rangers
1 game behind- Royals
2 games behind- Rays
2.5 games behind- Guardians
— White Sox 7, Tigers 5
Not for nothing, but the White Sox are 5-0 this week.
Colson Montgomery homered, had four RBI.
Detroit still leads AL Central by 8.5 games.
— Mets 5, Reds 4
Cincinnati had bases loaded, no one out in 9th inning, but didn’t score.
Mets now lead the fading Reds by six games in the NL Wild Card race.
Mets are 7-4 in last 11 games, Cincinnati 3-11 in its last 14.
— Orioles 2, Dodgers 1
Samuel Basallo hit a walk-off homer for Baltimore.
Dodgers have lost six of their last seven games.
— Blue Jays 7, New York 1
Kevin Gausman allowed four hits in 8 IP.
Toronto extends its AL East lead to four games.
Blue Jays are 8-3 vs New York this season.
— Giants 8, Cardinals 2
San Francisco has won 11 of its last 12 games.
Rafael Devers has homered four times in his last five games.
Giants trail the Mets by four games for the NL’s last Wild Card spot.
— If the playoffs started today (they don’t):
NL: Phillies, Brewers, Dodgers. Wild Cards: Cubs, Mets, Padres
AL: Blue Jays, Tigers, Astros. Wild Cards: New York, Red Sox, Mariners
Top six QB’s in passing yards in Chiefs’ history:
32,352— Patrick Mahomes
28,507— Len Dawson
21,459— Trent Green
17,608— Alex Smith
17,277— Bill Kenney
11,873— Steve DeBerg
Quote of the Day
“We knew it was going to be a dogfight, so we showed up today with our best effort. It was fun to see.”
Chargers’ QB Justin Herbert
Saturday’s quiz
Ole Miss football coach Lane Kiffin was once the head coach of which NFL team?
Friday’s quiz
The movie Good Will Hunting take place in Boston.
Thursday’s quiz
Of the 32 starting QB’s in the NFL right now, Dak Prescott has started 130 games, the most of any starting QB who hasn’t played in a Super Bowl.
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Saturday’s Den: Wrapping up a busy Friday……..
— Chargers 27, Chiefs 21Loss snaps Chiefs’ 11-game win streak in games decided by 8 or fewer points.
Chiefs’ first three drives: 12 plays, 28 yards, three punts.
Last 5+ years, Chiefs are 10-21 ATS vs AFC West rivals.
Over last 23 years, team that lost the Super Bowl is 6-17 ATS in its season opener the next year.
Chargers in first half: 31 plays, 181 yards, 13 points.
Bolts were 7-13 on third down, Chiefs 5-14.
Just 4th win for the Chargers in last 23 games vs Kansas City.
Last seven years, Chargers started season 1-0 six times.
— Louisville 28, James Madison 14
Game was tied 14-all after the third quarter.
Louisville’s winning TD was scored by their defense with 13:05 left.
JMU had 12 penalties for 95 yards, Cardinals 5-49.
— Maryland 20, Northern Illinois 9
Maryland won its 17th consecutive non-conference game.
Malik Washington threw for 254 yards, two TD’s.
NIU ran ball for 180 yards, but averaged only 4.1 yards/pass attempt.
— Three NFL teams have two #1 picks in next year’s draft:
Rams, Cowboys, Browns
— August 30, 1990, the Astros traded 37-year old reliever Larry Andersen to the Red Sox, for a young 1B who was playing AA ball.
Andersen helped the Red Sox win the AL East that season, making 15 relief appearances and posting a 1.23 ERA with 25 strikeouts in 22 IP, but the young player wound up in the freakin’ Hall of Fame.
You may have heard of Jeff Bagwell; he hit 449 home runs, with an OPS of .948, while playing his whole 15-year career for Houston. Pretty good deal for the Astros.
— St Louis 1B Willson Contreras had his six-game suspension reduced to four games; he started serving it Friday night, won’t be back until Tuesday’s game.
— Still strikes me as weird when I see a pitcher with a single-digit uniform number; not sure why, but it does. Jack Flaherty, MacKenzie Gore, Blake Snell come to mind.
— Famous birthdays, September 6th:
Ron Boone, 79
Jane Curtin, 78
Kevin Willis, 63
Rosie Perez, 61
Idris Elba, 53
Eric Zeier, 53
Derrek Lee, 50
Jerry Blevins, 42
Mitch Moreland, 40
Sam Acho, 37
John Wall, 35
Dustin May, 28
— AL Wild Card race:
as of now, the three Wild Cards: New York, Red Sox, Mariners
0.5 games behind- Rangers
1 game behind- Royals
2 games behind- Rays
2.5 games behind- Guardians
— White Sox 7, Tigers 5
Not for nothing, but the White Sox are 5-0 this week.
Colson Montgomery homered, had four RBI.
Detroit still leads AL Central by 8.5 games.
— Mets 5, Reds 4
Cincinnati had bases loaded, no one out in 9th inning, but didn’t score.
Mets now lead the fading Reds by six games in the NL Wild Card race.
Mets are 7-4 in last 11 games, Cincinnati 3-11 in its last 14.
— Orioles 2, Dodgers 1
Samuel Basallo hit a walk-off homer for Baltimore.
Dodgers have lost six of their last seven games.
— Blue Jays 7, New York 1
Kevin Gausman allowed four hits in 8 IP.
Toronto extends its AL East lead to four games.
Blue Jays are 8-3 vs New York this season.
— Giants 8, Cardinals 2
San Francisco has won 11 of its last 12 games.
Rafael Devers has homered four times in his last five games.
Giants trail the Mets by four games for the NL’s last Wild Card spot.
— If the playoffs started today (they don’t):
NL: Phillies, Brewers, Dodgers. Wild Cards: Cubs, Mets, Padres
AL: Blue Jays, Tigers, Astros. Wild Cards: New York, Red Sox, Mariners
SEPTEMBER'S CFL BEST BETS !!
09/06/2025..............2 - 2 - 0...............50.00%.............- 1.00
09/05/2025..............2 - 0 - 0............100.00%.............+ 10.00
TOTALS......................4 -2 - 0................66.66%..............+ 9.00
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AUGUST TOTALS........15 - 9 - 0....................62.50%..............+ 25.50
JULY'S TOTALS..........17 - 15 - 0..................53.12%..............+ 2.50
JUNE'S TOTALS.........19 - 13 - 0..................59.37%..............+ 23.50
09/06/2025..............2 - 2 - 0...............50.00%.............- 1.00
09/05/2025..............2 - 0 - 0............100.00%.............+ 10.00
TOTALS......................4 -2 - 0................66.66%..............+ 9.00
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AUGUST TOTALS........15 - 9 - 0....................62.50%..............+ 25.50
JULY'S TOTALS..........17 - 15 - 0..................53.12%..............+ 2.50
JUNE'S TOTALS.........19 - 13 - 0..................59.37%..............+ 23.50
Sunday’s 6-pack:
American League Wild Card race:
Wild Cards: New York, Red Sox, Mariners
1 game behind- Royals
1.5 games behind- Rangers
2.5 games behind- Guardians
3 games behind— Rays
7.5 games behind- Angels
8 games behind- Orioles
Quote of the Day
“We’ve got to be able to go handle success. We’ve just got to continue to push forward. This ain’t the same old South Florida, my brother.”
South Florida football coach Alex Golesh
Sunday’s quiz
Davey Johnson managed five different major league teams, led four of them to the postseason; what was the only team he didn’t make the playoffs with?
Saturday’s quiz
Ole Miss football coach Lane Kiffin was once head coach of the Raiders (2007-08)
Friday’s quiz
The movie Good Will Hunting take place in Boston.
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You pay a team $500,000 to show up and play you, you’re not supposed to lose to that team.
South Florida not only upset the Florida Gators, they banked a half-million bucks.
USF kicked a 20-yard field goal at the gun for the win.
Bulls have started season with upsets over Boise State/Florida.
Florida committed 11 penalties for 103 yards.
— Iowa State 16, Iowa 13
Cyclones kicked a 54-yard field goal with 1:54 left for the win.
Iowa had won the previous six series games played in Ames.
Total yardage was only 238-214, in State’s favor.
— Baylor 48, SMU 45 OT
Baylor QB Robertson was 34-50/440 passing, for 440 yards, 4 TD’s.
SMU led 38-24 with 6:00 left in the game.
Baylor outgained the Mustangs, 601-458.
— NC State 35, Virginia 31
State QB Bailey was 16-23/200 passing, with a TD pass.
Cavaliers led 24-14 at halftime.
Virginia was 13-19 on third down, NC State 1-7
— Michigan State 42, Boston College 40 OT
Spartans’ QB Chiles threw for 231 yards, 4 TD’s.
BC led 21-14 at halftime.
Eagles threw for 390 yards, outgained Michigan State 457-380.
— Upsets of the Day:
South Florida (+17.5) 18, Florida 16
Army (+17.5) 24, Kansas State 21
Missouri State (+8.5) 21, Marshall 20
Jacksonville State (+7.5) 34, Liberty 24
Texas State (+3.5) 43, Tex-San Antonio 36
— Fresno State 36, Oregon State 27
Fresno drove 44 yards, kicked game-winning FG with 0:04 left.
Bulldogs scored on a pick-6 on the last play for the final margin.
Beavers’ QB Murphy was 31-48/371 passing (4 TD’s, 2 INT)
— Oklahoma 24, Michigan 13
Oklahoma outgained the Wolverines, 408-288.
Sooners led 14-0 at halftime.
Michigan QB Underwood completed only 9 of 24 passes, for 142 yards.
— Syracuse 27, UConn 20 OT
UConn led 14-6 at halftime.
UConn tied the game on a 41-yard FG with 0:01 left.
Syracuse QB Angeli was 33-53/417 passing, tin two TD’s.
— Clemson 27, Troy 16
Trojans led 16-3 at halftime on a rainy day in South Carolina.
Clemson was favored by 31 points; they ran ball for 103 yards in 2nd half.
Troy committed 10 penalties for 97 yards.
— UNLV 30, UCLA 23
Rebels outgained UCLA 250-110 in the first half, led 23-3 at half.
Bruins were on UNLV’s 25-yard line in last minute, but threw an INT
Lot of flags: UCLA had 14 penalties for 129 yards, UNLV 13 for 130.
— Famous birthdays, September 7th:
Joe Rudi, 79
Susan Blakely, 76
Bert Jones, 74
Corbin Bernsen, 71
Bill Schroeder, 67
Jason Isringhausen, 53
Kevin Love, 37
Sandy Alcantara, 30
Donovan Mitchell, 29
Heliot Ramos, 26
— Orioles 4, Dodgers 3
Yamamoto had a no-hitter going, led 3-0 with two outs in last inning.
Jackson Holliday homered, then Baltimore scored three more runs for an unlikely win.
Dodgers are 22-32 since the 4th of July.
— Astros 11, Rangers 0
Hunter Brown allowed four hits in 6 shutout IP.
Yordan Alvarez went 3-for-5 with a home run.
Astros lead AL West by 3.5 games over Seattle, 5 games over Texas.
— Cardinals 3, Giants 2
Jordan Walker’s walk-off 2-run double was the game-winner.
Justin Verlander allowed three hits in 6 scoreless IP.
Game ended the Giants’ streak of 18 straight games with a home run.
— Padres 10, Rockies 8
San Diego scored six runs in 2nd inning, cruised to an easy win.
Luis Arraez was 3-6 with two RBI for the Padres.
San Diego moves within a game of the Dodgers in the NL West.
— Diamondbacks 5, Red Sox 1
Brandon Pfaadt pitched six strong innings for Arizona.
Boston trails Toronto by 4.5 games in AL East.
Arizona has won six games in a row against the Red Sox.
— RIP to former player/manager Davey Johnson, who passed away at age 82.
Johnson played 13 years in the majors, had a .744 OPS; he hit 43 home runs for the Braves in 1973. He then managed five teams in the major leagues for 17 years, winning the ’86 World Series with the Mets.
He is an integral part of Mets’ history, on both sides; as an Oriole, he made the last out of the 1969 World Series.
RIP, sir.
— Most popular picks in Circa Casino’s survivor pool:
Broncos 7,173 entries
Cardinals 4,171
Eagles 1,811 (already won)
Jaguars 1,636
Bengals 1,231
American League Wild Card race:
Wild Cards: New York, Red Sox, Mariners
1 game behind- Royals
1.5 games behind- Rangers
2.5 games behind- Guardians
3 games behind— Rays
7.5 games behind- Angels
8 games behind- Orioles
Quote of the Day
“We’ve got to be able to go handle success. We’ve just got to continue to push forward. This ain’t the same old South Florida, my brother.”
South Florida football coach Alex Golesh
Sunday’s quiz
Davey Johnson managed five different major league teams, led four of them to the postseason; what was the only team he didn’t make the playoffs with?
Saturday’s quiz
Ole Miss football coach Lane Kiffin was once head coach of the Raiders (2007-08)
Friday’s quiz
The movie Good Will Hunting take place in Boston.
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Sunday’s Den: Wrapping up a sports Saturday……
— South Florida 18, Florida 16You pay a team $500,000 to show up and play you, you’re not supposed to lose to that team.
South Florida not only upset the Florida Gators, they banked a half-million bucks.
USF kicked a 20-yard field goal at the gun for the win.
Bulls have started season with upsets over Boise State/Florida.
Florida committed 11 penalties for 103 yards.
— Iowa State 16, Iowa 13
Cyclones kicked a 54-yard field goal with 1:54 left for the win.
Iowa had won the previous six series games played in Ames.
Total yardage was only 238-214, in State’s favor.
— Baylor 48, SMU 45 OT
Baylor QB Robertson was 34-50/440 passing, for 440 yards, 4 TD’s.
SMU led 38-24 with 6:00 left in the game.
Baylor outgained the Mustangs, 601-458.
— NC State 35, Virginia 31
State QB Bailey was 16-23/200 passing, with a TD pass.
Cavaliers led 24-14 at halftime.
Virginia was 13-19 on third down, NC State 1-7
— Michigan State 42, Boston College 40 OT
Spartans’ QB Chiles threw for 231 yards, 4 TD’s.
BC led 21-14 at halftime.
Eagles threw for 390 yards, outgained Michigan State 457-380.
— Upsets of the Day:
South Florida (+17.5) 18, Florida 16
Army (+17.5) 24, Kansas State 21
Missouri State (+8.5) 21, Marshall 20
Jacksonville State (+7.5) 34, Liberty 24
Texas State (+3.5) 43, Tex-San Antonio 36
— Fresno State 36, Oregon State 27
Fresno drove 44 yards, kicked game-winning FG with 0:04 left.
Bulldogs scored on a pick-6 on the last play for the final margin.
Beavers’ QB Murphy was 31-48/371 passing (4 TD’s, 2 INT)
— Oklahoma 24, Michigan 13
Oklahoma outgained the Wolverines, 408-288.
Sooners led 14-0 at halftime.
Michigan QB Underwood completed only 9 of 24 passes, for 142 yards.
— Syracuse 27, UConn 20 OT
UConn led 14-6 at halftime.
UConn tied the game on a 41-yard FG with 0:01 left.
Syracuse QB Angeli was 33-53/417 passing, tin two TD’s.
— Clemson 27, Troy 16
Trojans led 16-3 at halftime on a rainy day in South Carolina.
Clemson was favored by 31 points; they ran ball for 103 yards in 2nd half.
Troy committed 10 penalties for 97 yards.
— UNLV 30, UCLA 23
Rebels outgained UCLA 250-110 in the first half, led 23-3 at half.
Bruins were on UNLV’s 25-yard line in last minute, but threw an INT
Lot of flags: UCLA had 14 penalties for 129 yards, UNLV 13 for 130.
— Famous birthdays, September 7th:
Joe Rudi, 79
Susan Blakely, 76
Bert Jones, 74
Corbin Bernsen, 71
Bill Schroeder, 67
Jason Isringhausen, 53
Kevin Love, 37
Sandy Alcantara, 30
Donovan Mitchell, 29
Heliot Ramos, 26
— Orioles 4, Dodgers 3
Yamamoto had a no-hitter going, led 3-0 with two outs in last inning.
Jackson Holliday homered, then Baltimore scored three more runs for an unlikely win.
Dodgers are 22-32 since the 4th of July.
— Astros 11, Rangers 0
Hunter Brown allowed four hits in 6 shutout IP.
Yordan Alvarez went 3-for-5 with a home run.
Astros lead AL West by 3.5 games over Seattle, 5 games over Texas.
— Cardinals 3, Giants 2
Jordan Walker’s walk-off 2-run double was the game-winner.
Justin Verlander allowed three hits in 6 scoreless IP.
Game ended the Giants’ streak of 18 straight games with a home run.
— Padres 10, Rockies 8
San Diego scored six runs in 2nd inning, cruised to an easy win.
Luis Arraez was 3-6 with two RBI for the Padres.
San Diego moves within a game of the Dodgers in the NL West.
— Diamondbacks 5, Red Sox 1
Brandon Pfaadt pitched six strong innings for Arizona.
Boston trails Toronto by 4.5 games in AL East.
Arizona has won six games in a row against the Red Sox.
— RIP to former player/manager Davey Johnson, who passed away at age 82.
Johnson played 13 years in the majors, had a .744 OPS; he hit 43 home runs for the Braves in 1973. He then managed five teams in the major leagues for 17 years, winning the ’86 World Series with the Mets.
He is an integral part of Mets’ history, on both sides; as an Oriole, he made the last out of the 1969 World Series.
RIP, sir.
— Most popular picks in Circa Casino’s survivor pool:
Broncos 7,173 entries
Cardinals 4,171
Eagles 1,811 (already won)
Jaguars 1,636
Bengals 1,231
Tue, Sep 9 at 10:04 AM
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Prediction Time: CFL.ca writers’ Week 15 picks
TORONTO — There are seven weeks left in the regular season and it’s still anyone’s game.
Pat Steinberg sits at the top, but Matt Cauz and Kristina Costabile are two games behind him.
Vicki Hall and Jamie Nye aren’t out of it either, with the pair sitting just three games back from the leader.
Will anyone close the gap this week? Find out who each writer is picking in Week 15 below.
WINNIPEG AT HAMILTON
Friday, September 127:00 p.m. ET
TSN/RDS/CBSSN/CFL+
Will Zach Collaros play this week? That will be the question on everyone’s mind after the Winnipeg pivot left last weekend’s Banjo Bowl with an injury. With back-to-back losses to the Riders on their minds, the Bombers won’t care who is playing at quarterback, they just want to get back in the win column. Hamilton snapped their three-game losing skid last week in a big win over Montreal. Can they carry that momentum into this week’s contest? Most of the writers think so.
WRITERS’ PICK: 60% Hamilton
OTTAWA AT BC
Friday, September 1210:00 p.m. ET
TSN/RDS/CBSSN/CFL+
Are we in for another comeback victory this week between these two teams? Only time will tell but if last weekend’s “Crumback” was any indication of what we’re in store for, this game is shaping up to be must-see TV. Dustin Crum got the job done with his arm and his legs filling in for an injured Dru Brown in last weekend’s win. It remains to be seen if Brown will be healthy enough to get back to the field this week. After giving up 18 fourth quarter points, the Lions will hope to tighten things up defensively to close out the game. All of the writers think BC will be able to hold off the REDBLACKS at home this weekend.
WRITERS’ PICK: 100% BC
EDMONTON AT TORONTO
Saturday, September 133:00 p.m. ET
TSN/CTV/CFL+
The Edmonton Elks have won four of their last five contests and have gotten themselves into the playoff conversation. Their win last week against their rival Calgary Stampeders was in large part thanks to a career-day from Justin Rankin. Toronto, on the other hand, is coming back from a Week 14 bye, still feeling good about their last-second win over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Labour Day. Who gets the win at BMO Field this week? The majority of the pick makers think it will be the home team.
WRITERS’ PICK: 60% Toronto
MONTREAL AT SASKATCHEWAN
Saturday, September 137:00 p.m. ET
TSN/RDS/CFL+
Saskatchewan is coming off back-to-back victories over the Bombers, including their Banjo Bowl win last week. It was a total team effort for the Riders as they solidified themselves at the top of the West improving to 10-2 on the season. The Alouettes dropped their fifth-straight game last week in a loss to the Ticats and will be hoping to bounce back on Saturday night. With the quarterback picture unknown at the time of this writing, McLeod Bethel-Thompson was activated from the six-game injured list on Tuesday, the writers are going with the hot Roughriders to win.
WRITERS’ PICK: 100% Saskatchewan
Bombers QB Zach Collaros listed as out vs. Tiger-Cats
WINNIPEG — Quarterback Zach Collaros has been listed as out on the team’s official injury report ahead of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers game against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Friday night.
Collaros left last week’s game against the Saskatchewan Roughriders and has been dealing with a head injury. The quarterback did not participate in any practices this week.
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Before leaving the loss to the Riders, Collaros connected on nine of 15 passes for 165 yards, a touchdown, and two interceptions. Chris Streveler replaced Collaros, going five of nine for 39 yards and two interceptions.
In 10 games of action this season, Collaros has thrown for 2,297 yards, 14 touchdowns, and 13 interceptions.
The Bombers (6-6) are heading to Hamilton Stadium for Friday Night Football against the Tiger-Cats looking to move above .500.
Kickoff is at 7:00 p.m. ET and can be watched on TSN/RDS in Canada, on CBSSN in the U.S. and on CFL+ internationally.
Quarterback Rankings: Who is the No. 1 pivot heading into Week 15?
Anyone else tired of rain and wind for some of these games?
For all you people who love “sweater weather,” just remember it can lead to some pretty ugly conditions, especially for the passing game.
On to this week’s Quarterback Rankings.
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| Rank (last) | Name | Team |
| 1 (1) | Nick Arbuckle | Toronto Argonauts |
| 2 (2) | Trevor Harris | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
| 3 (4) | Bo Levi Mitchell | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
| 4 (3) | Nathan Rourke | BC Lions |
| 5 (8) | Dustin Crum | Ottawa REDBLACKS |
| 6 (5) | Vernon Adams Jr. | Calgary Stampeders |
| 7 (6) | Cody Fajardo | Edmonton Elks |
| 8 (-) | Chris Streveler | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
| 9 (-) | McLeod Bethel-Thompson | Montreal Alouettes |
1. (1) NICK ARBUCKLE | TORONTO ARGONAUTS
Nick Arbuckle is still the king of the CFL quarterback castle despite being off last week for two simple reasons.First, there were plenty of notable performances over the past two weeks, just none that blew me away enough to knock the Argonauts passer off his perch.
Second is his fourth quarter against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, where he went 13 for 15 for 169 yards and two touchdowns, which was spectacular. The 62-yard catch by Dejon Brissett to set up the game-winning field goal was mostly about the individual effort by Brissett, but credit to Arbuckle for putting the ball in place to allow his receiver to make a play.
Finally, that 35-33 win over Hamilton marked his third consecutive game without an interception.
2. (2) TREVOR HARRIS | SASKATCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS
Two wins against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers keeps Trevor Harris solidly in the silver medal position.His two best moments were a game-sealing, clock-killing completion to KeeSean Johnson in Week 13 and last week, stuck in his own end zone, Harris delivered a clutch deep strike to Joe Robustelli for 48 yards. That pass completely switched the field position game and would lead to a field goal to make it 18-13.
Harris now has a better punting average (45 yards) than any other quarterback, easily eclipsing the 28-yard punt by Bo Levi Mitchell.
3. (4) BO LEVI MITCHELL | HAMILTON TIGER-CATS
I’ll give a slight edge to Mitchell over Nathan Rourke after Mitchell’s 14-yard touchdown run against the Montreal Alouettes put him over a 1,000 career rushing yards.The best part of this awkward sliding touchdown was the reaction from Marshall Ferguson on the TV broadcast who was “somewhat stunned” by that scramble from a quarterback who has made a living working within the pocket.
Mitchell would have been the hero a week earlier against the Argonauts (405 yards and three touchdowns) if not for that miraculous play by Brissett.
4. (3) NATHAN ROURKE | BC LIONS
I’m not going to fault Rourke for his two interceptions in the BC Lions’ 34-33 loss to the Ottawa REDBLACKS.The first was an accurate throw to Keon Hatcher Sr., who bobbled what should have been an easy reception, and Rourke’s second turnover was a desperate Hail Mary pass at the end of the game.
5. (8) DUSTIN CRUM | OTTAWA REDBLACKS
Let me say this loud and clear for everyone out West to hear, I know that Dustin Crum is not a better quarterback than Zach Collaros, Vernon Adams Jr. or Cody Fajardo. Crum is, however, that intriguing, exciting player who is still developing as a pure passer.No quarterback had a better single game over the past two weeks than what Dustin did to the BC Lions.
Be honest, we all thought the Lions were going to win late in the third quarter when they were up 27-16. Instead, the REDBLACKS quarterback beat the Lions with both his arm (career-high 301 yards) and his legs (69 yards and two touchdowns).
Instead of anyone getting mad at me for this pick, I say we all go back and watch Dustin’s toughness as he broke three tackles on his first touchdown run, then on his second touchdown scamper he again powers his way through several defenders, and finally, what about that perfect 52-yard pass between two defenders to Kalil Pimpleton with 30 seconds left in the game?
6. (5) VERNON ADAMS JR. | CALGARY STAMPEDERS
I could talk about two subpar statistical games for Vernon Adams Jr., or I could let the man speak for himself after the team’s 28-7 victory over the Edmonton Elks back in Week 13 saying: “It’s a weird feeling for me. We got the win. It’s good. But I feel like I let my team down.”Adams Jr. is a big reason why Calgary is second in the West, but the past two weeks have been lacklustre for someone we know can air it out.
7. (6) CODY FAJARDO | EDMONTON ELKS
Cody Fajardo didn’t need to do much last week as Justin Rankin put on a show with the best day by any CFL running back with over 200 yards on the ground and two scores in Edmonton’s 31-19 win over the Stampeders.The week prior, the Elks were only able to produce seven points, but to be fair, Fajardo was under constant pressure.
8. (-) CHRIS STREVELER | WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS
As of publication we do not know the health status of Zach Collaros after leaving last week’s game early with an injury, only that he was not practicing with the team on Tuesday.Chris Streveler has struggled as a passer in 2025, throwing eight interceptions in 105 attempts. To be fair, some have come as the result of Hail Mary moments or being thrust into action late in games.
Let’s see what he looks like with a full week of practice as we all wish nothing but the best for Collaros.
9. (-) MCLEOD BETHEL-THOMPSON | MONTREAL ALOUETTES
It looks like as long as McLeod Bethel-Thompson can continue to practice all week he will be starting for the Alouettes on Saturday against the Roughriders.Our last memories of Bethel-Thompson was that critical interception he threw to Edmonton’s Tyrell Ford. Here’s hoping for a better result this weekend.
Thursday’s 6-pack:
NFL offensive lines that are getting paid the most this year:
$95.3M— Carolina
$81.5M— Kansas City
$67.7M— Giants
$66.1M— Chicago
$64.4M— Minnesota
$63.9M— Detroit
Quote of the Day
“My team meeting got very long after some of the things that happened in that game.”
Browns coach Kevin Stefanski, talking about the Cowboys-Eagles game, and the spitting incident early in the game
Thursday’s quiz
When was the last season without a no-hitter in the major leagues?
Wednesday’s quiz
Chicago Bears have never had a QB pass for 4,000 yards in a season; Erik Kramer holds the Bears’ single-season record for passing yards, with 3,898 in 1995.
Tuesday’s quiz
Jay Cutler played QB for the Chicago Bears, last time they won a playoff game.
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7:00 Tampa Bay plays at Houston
10:00 Chargers visit the Raiders in Las Vegas
— Kyle Schwarber is the 34th big leaguer to hit 50+ home runs in a season; he is also a free agent this winter. Really good timing on his part.
Schwarber, Phillies teammate JT Realmuto are both free agents this winter; GM Dave Dombrowski is going to have an interesting winter.
— Mets have used 45 pitchers this season; 17 of them have started at least one game.
— Since the All-Star break, 57% of the Miami Marlins’ hits have come from rookies; during that time, no other team has more than 35% of its hits from rookies.
— Was watching Cleveland-Tampa Bay game last week; the Guardians’ TV guys were critical of Rays’ star Junior Caminero, citing lackadaisical play by Caminero as a reason Cleveland won a game in Tampa. Seemed like an odd comment at the time.
But back in November 2021, Cleveland traded Caminero to the Rays for P Tobias Myers, who the Guardians dealt to San Francisco the next summer. Not a good look for the Cleveland front office, seeing how Caminero has 41 homers this year and is only 21 years old.
— Rough week for MAC football teams last week; two of them lost to I-AA opponents. LIU beat Eastern Michigan 28-23, UMass lost to Bryant 27-26. Not great.
— If your kid can snap a football 15 yards behind him to a punter, he might want to call up the football office at Oregon State. He might get a scholarship.
Last week against Fresno State, Beavers bounced at least five snaps to their punter or holder for kicks in a 36-27 loss to the Bulldogs. Poor kid who was snapping for Oregon State had never done it in a game before, and it showed- the Beavers’ regular long snapper is hurt.
I’m guessing they held tryouts this week, trying to find another kid to snap the ball.
— Famous birthdays, September 11th:
Jeff Newman, 77
Rod Perry, 72
Kristy McNichol, 63
Gerald Wilkins, 62
Ellis Burks, 61
Harry Connick Jr, 58
Bern Brostek, 57
Christopher Bridges, 48 (Ludacris)
Ed Reed, 47
Shaun Livingston, 40
Andrew Cashner, 39
Zay Flowers, 25
— Phillies 11, Mets 3
Max Kepler homered, drove in five runs.
Mets have lost five games in a row.
Phillies’ magic number to clinch NL East is 7.
— Reds 2, Padres 1
Cincinnati scored twice in the 8th inning.
Andrew Abbott allowed five hits in his 8 IP.
Reds are two games behind the Mets for the last NL Wild Card slot.
— Astros 3, Blue Jays 2
Carlos Correa hit his 200th career home run.
Yainer Diaz had the game-winning homer in the 9th inning.
Toronto had tied the game with two runs in bottom of 8th.
— Orioles 2, Pirates 1 (10)
Rookie OF Beavers, hitting .305, had a walk-off single.
Paul Skenes threw only 64 pitches in a short, 5-inning start.
Spencer Horwitz homered for the Pirates’ only run.
— Royals 4, Guardians 3
Royals scored twice in top of 7th for the winning runs.
Vinnie Pasquantino got to 100 RBI for first time in his career.
Cleveland had its five-game win streak snapped.
— A’s 5, Red Sox 4
Lawrence Butler had the walk-off single for the A’s.
Nick Kurtz hit his 30th home run; he is the 32nd rookie to hit 30+ homers.
Just the 5th win for the A’s in their last 21 games against Boston.
— If the baseball playoffs started today (they do not):
NL: Phillies, Brewers, Dodgers. Wild Cards: Cubs, Padres, Mets
AL: Blue Jays, Tigers, Astros. Wild Cards: Red Sox, New York, Mariners
NFL offensive lines that are getting paid the most this year:
$95.3M— Carolina
$81.5M— Kansas City
$67.7M— Giants
$66.1M— Chicago
$64.4M— Minnesota
$63.9M— Detroit
Quote of the Day
“My team meeting got very long after some of the things that happened in that game.”
Browns coach Kevin Stefanski, talking about the Cowboys-Eagles game, and the spitting incident early in the game
Thursday’s quiz
When was the last season without a no-hitter in the major leagues?
Wednesday’s quiz
Chicago Bears have never had a QB pass for 4,000 yards in a season; Erik Kramer holds the Bears’ single-season record for passing yards, with 3,898 in 1995.
Tuesday’s quiz
Jay Cutler played QB for the Chicago Bears, last time they won a playoff game.
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Thursday’s Den: Doing some thinking out loud…….
— If you’re planning ahead, there are two Monday night football games this week:7:00 Tampa Bay plays at Houston
10:00 Chargers visit the Raiders in Las Vegas
— Kyle Schwarber is the 34th big leaguer to hit 50+ home runs in a season; he is also a free agent this winter. Really good timing on his part.
Schwarber, Phillies teammate JT Realmuto are both free agents this winter; GM Dave Dombrowski is going to have an interesting winter.
— Mets have used 45 pitchers this season; 17 of them have started at least one game.
— Since the All-Star break, 57% of the Miami Marlins’ hits have come from rookies; during that time, no other team has more than 35% of its hits from rookies.
— Was watching Cleveland-Tampa Bay game last week; the Guardians’ TV guys were critical of Rays’ star Junior Caminero, citing lackadaisical play by Caminero as a reason Cleveland won a game in Tampa. Seemed like an odd comment at the time.
But back in November 2021, Cleveland traded Caminero to the Rays for P Tobias Myers, who the Guardians dealt to San Francisco the next summer. Not a good look for the Cleveland front office, seeing how Caminero has 41 homers this year and is only 21 years old.
— Rough week for MAC football teams last week; two of them lost to I-AA opponents. LIU beat Eastern Michigan 28-23, UMass lost to Bryant 27-26. Not great.
— If your kid can snap a football 15 yards behind him to a punter, he might want to call up the football office at Oregon State. He might get a scholarship.
Last week against Fresno State, Beavers bounced at least five snaps to their punter or holder for kicks in a 36-27 loss to the Bulldogs. Poor kid who was snapping for Oregon State had never done it in a game before, and it showed- the Beavers’ regular long snapper is hurt.
I’m guessing they held tryouts this week, trying to find another kid to snap the ball.
— Famous birthdays, September 11th:
Jeff Newman, 77
Rod Perry, 72
Kristy McNichol, 63
Gerald Wilkins, 62
Ellis Burks, 61
Harry Connick Jr, 58
Bern Brostek, 57
Christopher Bridges, 48 (Ludacris)
Ed Reed, 47
Shaun Livingston, 40
Andrew Cashner, 39
Zay Flowers, 25
— Phillies 11, Mets 3
Max Kepler homered, drove in five runs.
Mets have lost five games in a row.
Phillies’ magic number to clinch NL East is 7.
— Reds 2, Padres 1
Cincinnati scored twice in the 8th inning.
Andrew Abbott allowed five hits in his 8 IP.
Reds are two games behind the Mets for the last NL Wild Card slot.
— Astros 3, Blue Jays 2
Carlos Correa hit his 200th career home run.
Yainer Diaz had the game-winning homer in the 9th inning.
Toronto had tied the game with two runs in bottom of 8th.
— Orioles 2, Pirates 1 (10)
Rookie OF Beavers, hitting .305, had a walk-off single.
Paul Skenes threw only 64 pitches in a short, 5-inning start.
Spencer Horwitz homered for the Pirates’ only run.
— Royals 4, Guardians 3
Royals scored twice in top of 7th for the winning runs.
Vinnie Pasquantino got to 100 RBI for first time in his career.
Cleveland had its five-game win streak snapped.
— A’s 5, Red Sox 4
Lawrence Butler had the walk-off single for the A’s.
Nick Kurtz hit his 30th home run; he is the 32nd rookie to hit 30+ homers.
Just the 5th win for the A’s in their last 21 games against Boston.
— If the baseball playoffs started today (they do not):
NL: Phillies, Brewers, Dodgers. Wild Cards: Cubs, Padres, Mets
AL: Blue Jays, Tigers, Astros. Wild Cards: Red Sox, New York, Mariners
Thu, Sep 11 at 10:21 AM
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Friday’s 6-pack:
College football lines that have moved a lot this week:
— Temple was +28 vs Oklahoma; now they’re +22
— Missouri was -21 vs Louisiana, now they’re -27
— Troy was +9 vs Memphis, now they’re +3.5
— Arizona State was -13 vs Texas State, now they’re -17.5
— Boston College was -9 vs Stanford, now they’re -13.5
— Arkansas was +10 vs Ole Miss, now they’re +6.5
Quote of the Day
“No matter what anyone says, just show up and do the work……true grit leads to true success.”
Jon Gordon
Friday’s quiz
Washington Redskins coach Joe Gibbs won three Super Bowls, with three different QB’s; who were they?
Thursday’s quiz
2005 was the last season without a no-hitter in the major leagues; there hasn’t been one so far this season.
Wednesday’s quiz
Chicago Bears have never had a QB pass for 4,000 yards in a season; Erik Kramer holds the Bears’ single-season record for passing yards, with 3,898 in 1995.
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Green Bay had early TD drives of 96-92 yards, grabbed a 14-0 lead.
Jordan Love threw for 292 yards, two TD’s.
Last 4+ years, Packers are 24-16-1 ATS coming off a win.
Since 2019, Packers are 27-16-1 ATS as a home favorite.
Washington’s first three drives: 12 plays, 13 yards, three punts.
Green Bay outgained the Commanders, 404-230.
Washington ran the ball 19 times for only 51 yards.
Last 4+ years, Commanders are 11-14 ATS as a road underdog.
— NC State 34, Wake Forest 24
Wake Forest led 24-14 with 4:00 left in 2nd quarter.
Deacons ran the opening kickoff back 98 yards for a TD.
3-0 Wolfpack ran the ball 44 times for 205 yards.
— Phillies 6, Mets 4
Mets scored four runs on five hits in top of first inning.
Mets didn’t get another baserunner the rest of the game.
Mets have lost six in a row; their lead for last Wild Card slot is 1.5 games.
— Mariners 7, Angels 6 (12)
Seattle won in 13 innings Wednesday, 12 innings in this game.
#9 hitter JP Crawford knocked in three runs for Seattle.
Mike Trout hit his 399th career home run in the 5th inning.
Mariners/Astros are now tied for first in the AL West.
— Guardians 3, Royals 2
Rookie CJ Kayfus hit a 2-run homer in bottom of the 8th inning.
Guardians have won six of their last seven games.
Royals’ 1B Vinnie Pasquantino has 33 RBI in his last 30 games.
— New York 9, Tigers 3
Aaron Judge hit two home runs, has 46 this season.
New York led 9-1 in the fourth inning.
New York leads the Red Sox by half a game for the AL’s first Wild Card slot.
— Padres 2, Rockies 0
Randy Vasquez struck out a career-high nine in six shutout IP.
Jackson Merrill homered in the fourth inning.
Padres pulled within 2.5 game of the Dodgers in the NL West.
— Famous birthdays, September 12th:
Mickey Lolich, 85
Linda Gray, 85
Joe Pantoliano, 74
Rachel Ward, 68
Deron Cherry, 66
Vernon Maxwell, 60
Ki-Jana Carter, 52
Luis Castillo, 50 (Marlins’ 2B)
Yao Ming, 45
Freddie Freeman, 36
Andrew Luck, 36
Kyle Bradish, 29
— Blue Jays 6, Astros 0
Kavin Gausman threw a complete game, 2-hit shutout.
This was the 27th complete game of the season (28 last year)
Astros are 4-8 in their last 12 games.
— If the baseball playoffs started today (they do not):
NL: Phillies, Brewers, Dodgers. Wild Cards: Cubs, Padres, Mets
AL: Blue Jays, Tigers, Astros. Wild Cards: Red Sox, New York, Mariners
Elsewhere in the world…….
— NFL needs to re-do its onside kick rule; one of the spring football leagues had/has a rule which is good, and the NFL should adopt it.
If a team wants to onside kick, they simply get the ball on their own 30 (or 35) yard line, it is 4th and 15 and they play on from there. Gives them a chance to come back
— Mac Jones is expected to strata QB for the 49ers in New Orleans Sunday, with starter Brock Purdy nursing toe/shoulder injuries. Jones is 20-30 as an NFL starter, for Patriots/Jaguars.
— Packers star Micah Parsons is making $47M/year, but now that he lives in Green Bay, he is subject to Wisconsin’s 7.65% state income tax, which reduces his salary to $43.4M/year.
Texas doesn’t have state income taxes, but the Cowboys were offering him $40.5M, so he is still making $2.9M more per year now than if he had signed with Dallas.
— Patriots defensive coordinator Terrell Williams is under the weather, has been away from the team for a few days; it is unclear who will call defensive signals for New England Sunday.
— Carlie Irsay-Gordon, daughter of the late Jim Irsay, is the Indianapolis Colts’ new owner/CEO; she was on the sidelines during last week’s win over Miami, listening to the coaches on her headset. You don’t see that every day.
— In Week 1 of the NFL season, 75.6% of kickoffs were returned, up from the 33.1% in Week 1 of the 2024 season. There were 3,074 kick return yards, the most in any week since Week 15, 2010.
College football lines that have moved a lot this week:
— Temple was +28 vs Oklahoma; now they’re +22
— Missouri was -21 vs Louisiana, now they’re -27
— Troy was +9 vs Memphis, now they’re +3.5
— Arizona State was -13 vs Texas State, now they’re -17.5
— Boston College was -9 vs Stanford, now they’re -13.5
— Arkansas was +10 vs Ole Miss, now they’re +6.5
Quote of the Day
“No matter what anyone says, just show up and do the work……true grit leads to true success.”
Jon Gordon
Friday’s quiz
Washington Redskins coach Joe Gibbs won three Super Bowls, with three different QB’s; who were they?
Thursday’s quiz
2005 was the last season without a no-hitter in the major leagues; there hasn’t been one so far this season.
Wednesday’s quiz
Chicago Bears have never had a QB pass for 4,000 yards in a season; Erik Kramer holds the Bears’ single-season record for passing yards, with 3,898 in 1995.
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Friday’s Den: Random stuff with the weekend here…….
— Packers 27, Commanders 18Green Bay had early TD drives of 96-92 yards, grabbed a 14-0 lead.
Jordan Love threw for 292 yards, two TD’s.
Last 4+ years, Packers are 24-16-1 ATS coming off a win.
Since 2019, Packers are 27-16-1 ATS as a home favorite.
Washington’s first three drives: 12 plays, 13 yards, three punts.
Green Bay outgained the Commanders, 404-230.
Washington ran the ball 19 times for only 51 yards.
Last 4+ years, Commanders are 11-14 ATS as a road underdog.
— NC State 34, Wake Forest 24
Wake Forest led 24-14 with 4:00 left in 2nd quarter.
Deacons ran the opening kickoff back 98 yards for a TD.
3-0 Wolfpack ran the ball 44 times for 205 yards.
— Phillies 6, Mets 4
Mets scored four runs on five hits in top of first inning.
Mets didn’t get another baserunner the rest of the game.
Mets have lost six in a row; their lead for last Wild Card slot is 1.5 games.
— Mariners 7, Angels 6 (12)
Seattle won in 13 innings Wednesday, 12 innings in this game.
#9 hitter JP Crawford knocked in three runs for Seattle.
Mike Trout hit his 399th career home run in the 5th inning.
Mariners/Astros are now tied for first in the AL West.
— Guardians 3, Royals 2
Rookie CJ Kayfus hit a 2-run homer in bottom of the 8th inning.
Guardians have won six of their last seven games.
Royals’ 1B Vinnie Pasquantino has 33 RBI in his last 30 games.
— New York 9, Tigers 3
Aaron Judge hit two home runs, has 46 this season.
New York led 9-1 in the fourth inning.
New York leads the Red Sox by half a game for the AL’s first Wild Card slot.
— Padres 2, Rockies 0
Randy Vasquez struck out a career-high nine in six shutout IP.
Jackson Merrill homered in the fourth inning.
Padres pulled within 2.5 game of the Dodgers in the NL West.
— Famous birthdays, September 12th:
Mickey Lolich, 85
Linda Gray, 85
Joe Pantoliano, 74
Rachel Ward, 68
Deron Cherry, 66
Vernon Maxwell, 60
Ki-Jana Carter, 52
Luis Castillo, 50 (Marlins’ 2B)
Yao Ming, 45
Freddie Freeman, 36
Andrew Luck, 36
Kyle Bradish, 29
— Blue Jays 6, Astros 0
Kavin Gausman threw a complete game, 2-hit shutout.
This was the 27th complete game of the season (28 last year)
Astros are 4-8 in their last 12 games.
— If the baseball playoffs started today (they do not):
NL: Phillies, Brewers, Dodgers. Wild Cards: Cubs, Padres, Mets
AL: Blue Jays, Tigers, Astros. Wild Cards: Red Sox, New York, Mariners
Elsewhere in the world…….
— NFL needs to re-do its onside kick rule; one of the spring football leagues had/has a rule which is good, and the NFL should adopt it.
If a team wants to onside kick, they simply get the ball on their own 30 (or 35) yard line, it is 4th and 15 and they play on from there. Gives them a chance to come back
— Mac Jones is expected to strata QB for the 49ers in New Orleans Sunday, with starter Brock Purdy nursing toe/shoulder injuries. Jones is 20-30 as an NFL starter, for Patriots/Jaguars.
— Packers star Micah Parsons is making $47M/year, but now that he lives in Green Bay, he is subject to Wisconsin’s 7.65% state income tax, which reduces his salary to $43.4M/year.
Texas doesn’t have state income taxes, but the Cowboys were offering him $40.5M, so he is still making $2.9M more per year now than if he had signed with Dallas.
— Patriots defensive coordinator Terrell Williams is under the weather, has been away from the team for a few days; it is unclear who will call defensive signals for New England Sunday.
— Carlie Irsay-Gordon, daughter of the late Jim Irsay, is the Indianapolis Colts’ new owner/CEO; she was on the sidelines during last week’s win over Miami, listening to the coaches on her headset. You don’t see that every day.
— In Week 1 of the NFL season, 75.6% of kickoffs were returned, up from the 33.1% in Week 1 of the 2024 season. There were 3,074 kick return yards, the most in any week since Week 15, 2010.
CFL
Dunkel
Week 15
DUNKEL INDEX PREDICTION FOR WINNIPEG AT HAMILTON
Date: September 12, 2025
Time: 7:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Winnipeg 107.644; Hamilton 108.282
Dunkel Line & Total: Hamilton by 10 1/2; 48
Vegas Line & Total: Hamilton by 7 1/2; 52
Dunkel Pick: Hamilton (-7 1/2); Under
DUNKEL INDEX PREDICTION FOR OTTAWA AT BC
Date: September 12, 2025
Time: 10:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Ottawa 103.151; BC 115.587
Dunkel Line & Total: BC by 12 1/2; 66
Vegas Line & Total: BC by 9 1/2; 56 1/2
Dunkel Pick: BC (-9 1/2); Over
DUNKEL INDEX PREDICTION FOR EDMONTON AT TORONTO
Date: September 13, 2025
Time: 3:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Edmonton 114.623; Toronto 115.567
Dunkel Line & Total: Toronto by 1; 59
Vegas Line & Total: Toronto by 4 1/2; 56 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Edmonton (+4 1/2); Over
DUNKEL INDEX PREDICTION FOR MONTREAL AT SASKATCHEWAN
Time: 7:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Montreal 108.136; Saskatchewan 112.156
Dunkel Line & Total: Saskatchewan by 4; 42
Vegas Line & Total: Saskatchewan by 7 1/2; 50
Dunkel Pick: Montreal (-7 1/2); Under
CFL
Week 15
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Trend Report
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Friday, September 12
7:00 PM ET
Winnipeg VS Hamilton
Winnipeg is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Winnipeg's last 15 games.
Winnipeg is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games.
Winnipeg is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games against Hamilton.
Hamilton is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games.
Hamilton is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of Hamilton's last 18 games against Winnipeg.
Hamilton is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games at home.
10:00 PM ET
Ottawa VS British Columbia
Ottawa is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games.
Ottawa is 5-14 SU in its last 19 games.
Ottawa is 3-9 ATS in its last 12 games against British Columbia.
Ottawa is 2-9 SU in its last 11 games against British Columbia.
British Columbia is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of British Columbia's last 6 games.
British Columbia is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of British Columbia's last 7 games against Ottawa.
Saturday, September 13
3:00 PM ET
Edmonton VS Toronto
Edmonton is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Edmonton's last 8 games.
Edmonton is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games.
Edmonton is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games against Toronto.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games.
Toronto is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 6 games against Edmonton.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Toronto's last 10 games at home.
7:00 PM ET
Montreal VS Saskatchewan
Montreal is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Montreal's last 6 games.
Montreal is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games.
Montreal is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games against Saskatchewan.
Saskatchewan is 13-6 ATS in its last 19 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Saskatchewan's last 6 games.
Saskatchewan is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Saskatchewan's last 6 games against Montreal.
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Dunkel
Week 15
DUNKEL INDEX PREDICTION FOR WINNIPEG AT HAMILTON
Date: September 12, 2025
Time: 7:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Winnipeg 107.644; Hamilton 108.282
Dunkel Line & Total: Hamilton by 10 1/2; 48
Vegas Line & Total: Hamilton by 7 1/2; 52
Dunkel Pick: Hamilton (-7 1/2); Under
DUNKEL INDEX PREDICTION FOR OTTAWA AT BC
Date: September 12, 2025
Time: 10:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Ottawa 103.151; BC 115.587
Dunkel Line & Total: BC by 12 1/2; 66
Vegas Line & Total: BC by 9 1/2; 56 1/2
Dunkel Pick: BC (-9 1/2); Over
DUNKEL INDEX PREDICTION FOR EDMONTON AT TORONTO
Date: September 13, 2025
Time: 3:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Edmonton 114.623; Toronto 115.567
Dunkel Line & Total: Toronto by 1; 59
Vegas Line & Total: Toronto by 4 1/2; 56 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Edmonton (+4 1/2); Over
DUNKEL INDEX PREDICTION FOR MONTREAL AT SASKATCHEWAN
Time: 7:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Montreal 108.136; Saskatchewan 112.156
Dunkel Line & Total: Saskatchewan by 4; 42
Vegas Line & Total: Saskatchewan by 7 1/2; 50
Dunkel Pick: Montreal (-7 1/2); Under
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Friday, September 12
7:00 PM ET
Winnipeg VS Hamilton
Winnipeg is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Winnipeg's last 15 games.
Winnipeg is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games.
Winnipeg is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games against Hamilton.
Hamilton is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games.
Hamilton is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of Hamilton's last 18 games against Winnipeg.
Hamilton is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games at home.
10:00 PM ET
Ottawa VS British Columbia
Ottawa is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games.
Ottawa is 5-14 SU in its last 19 games.
Ottawa is 3-9 ATS in its last 12 games against British Columbia.
Ottawa is 2-9 SU in its last 11 games against British Columbia.
British Columbia is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of British Columbia's last 6 games.
British Columbia is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of British Columbia's last 7 games against Ottawa.
Saturday, September 13
3:00 PM ET
Edmonton VS Toronto
Edmonton is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Edmonton's last 8 games.
Edmonton is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games.
Edmonton is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games against Toronto.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games.
Toronto is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 6 games against Edmonton.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Toronto's last 10 games at home.
7:00 PM ET
Montreal VS Saskatchewan
Montreal is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Montreal's last 6 games.
Montreal is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games.
Montreal is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games against Saskatchewan.
Saskatchewan is 13-6 ATS in its last 19 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Saskatchewan's last 6 games.
Saskatchewan is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Saskatchewan's last 6 games against Montreal.
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SEPTEMBER'S CFL BEST BETS !!
09/12/2025..............1 - 3 - 0...............25.00%.............- 11.50
09/06/2025..............2 - 2 - 0...............50.00%.............- 1.00
09/05/2025..............2 - 0 - 0............100.00%.............+ 10.00
TOTALS......................5 -5 - 0................50.00%..............- 2.50
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AUGUST TOTALS........15 - 9 - 0....................62.50%..............+ 25.50
JULY'S TOTALS..........17 - 15 - 0..................53.12%..............+ 2.50
JUNE'S TOTALS.........19 - 13 - 0..................59.37%..............+ 23.50
09/12/2025..............1 - 3 - 0...............25.00%.............- 11.50
09/06/2025..............2 - 2 - 0...............50.00%.............- 1.00
09/05/2025..............2 - 0 - 0............100.00%.............+ 10.00
TOTALS......................5 -5 - 0................50.00%..............- 2.50
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AUGUST TOTALS........15 - 9 - 0....................62.50%..............+ 25.50
JULY'S TOTALS..........17 - 15 - 0..................53.12%..............+ 2.50
JUNE'S TOTALS.........19 - 13 - 0..................59.37%..............+ 23.50
Saturday’s 6-pack:
Blue Ribbon Basketball’s top six college teams for this season:
6) St John’s
5) UConn
4) Duke
3) Houston
2) Purdue
1) Florida
Quote of the Day
“I’m obviously going to be optimistic. I understand that I took myself out of a game and that’s the first time I’ve ever done that in my career, so I understand that there’s some sort of concern.”
Tarik Skubal, who left Friday’s start with pain in his left side
Saturday’s quiz
When the Texas Rangers won the World Series two years ago, who did they beat?
Friday’s quiz
Washington Redskins coach Joe Gibbs won three Super Bowls, with three different QB’s; Joe Theismann, Doug Williams, Mark Rypien.
Thursday’s quiz
2005 was the last season without a no-hitter in the major leagues; there hasn’t been one so far this season.
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Texas scored six runs in top of the first vs rookie P Tong.
Jacob deGrom won in his first start against Mets at Citi Field
Mets have now lost seven games in a row.
— A’s 3, Reds 0
Cincinnati was 0-12 with runners in scoring position.
Reds remain 1.5 games behind the Mets for the last Wild Card slot.
Carlos Cortes homered twice in this game for the A’s; he played his 21st game in the outfield Friday, but he’s also played a game at third base. When he plays the outfield, Cortes throws left-handed, but when he plays the infield, he throws right-handed.
Never heard of anyone doing that before.
— Giants 5, Dodgers 1
Patrick Bailey hit a walk-off grand slam for the Giants.
Justin Verlander allowed four hits in 7 IP.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto allowed only one hit in 7 IP.
— NL Wild Card race:
3) Mets 76-72
Giants 75-72
Reds 74-73
Arizona 73-75
— Houston 36, Colorado 20
QB Weigman threw for 222 yards, ran for 83 more.
Cougars outgained Colorado, 431-300.
Houston ran ball for 209 yards; they were +2 in turnovers.
— Arizona 23, Kansas State 17
Arizona led 17-3 at halftime.
Ismail Mahdi ran ball 22 times for 189 yards.
K-State is 0-3 vs I-A teams, with losses by 3-3-6 points.
— New Mexico 35, UCLA 10
Lobos were a 17.5-point underdog in this game.
UCLA is 0-3 this season, outscored 108-43, with two losses to Mountain West teams.
— Famous birthdays, September 13th:
Jacqueline Bisset, 81
Rick Wise, 80
Kathleen Lloyd, 77
Clyde Kusatsu, 77
Rick Dempsey, 76
Jim Cleamons, 76
Jean Smart, 74
Mike Pagel, 65
Denny Neagle, 57
Bernie Williams, 57
AJ McCarron, 35
Troy Reeder, 31
— New York 4, Red Sox 1
Luis Gil threw six innings, didn’t give up a hit.
Aaron Judge hit his 47th home run of the year.
Red Sox fall to 4.5 games behind Toronto in the AL East.
— Mariners 2, Angels 1
Mitch Garver hit a solo home run in the 7th inning.
Luis Castillo allowed three hits in six IP.
Mariners remain tied for first with Astros in AL West
— Guardians 4, White Sox 0
Tanner Bibee threw a complete game, 2-hit shutout.
It was Cleveland’s first complete game shutout in six years.
Guardians have won seven of their last eight games.
— AL Wild Card race:
3) Hst/Sea 80-68
Rangers 78-70
Guardians 76-71
Royals 74-74
— Nationals 6, Pirates 5
Pittsburgh led 3-0 in sixth inning.
Dylan Crews hit a 2-run homer for Washington.
LF James Wood threw out the tying run at the plate in the 9th inning.
— Astros 11, Braves 3
Zach Cole went 3-for-4, homered in his first MLB at-bat.
Astros had scored a total of 8 runs in their previous four games.
Houston-Seattle are tied for first in the AL West.AL West
— Twins 9, Diamondbacks 8
Arizona scored four runs in top of the 9th
Minnesota scored three runs in bottom of 9th.
Kody Clemens hit three home runs for the Twins; he has 19 this year.
Blue Ribbon Basketball’s top six college teams for this season:
6) St John’s
5) UConn
4) Duke
3) Houston
2) Purdue
1) Florida
Quote of the Day
“I’m obviously going to be optimistic. I understand that I took myself out of a game and that’s the first time I’ve ever done that in my career, so I understand that there’s some sort of concern.”
Tarik Skubal, who left Friday’s start with pain in his left side
Saturday’s quiz
When the Texas Rangers won the World Series two years ago, who did they beat?
Friday’s quiz
Washington Redskins coach Joe Gibbs won three Super Bowls, with three different QB’s; Joe Theismann, Doug Williams, Mark Rypien.
Thursday’s quiz
2005 was the last season without a no-hitter in the major leagues; there hasn’t been one so far this season.
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Saturday’s Den: Wrapping up a busy Friday…….
— Rangers 8, Mets 3Texas scored six runs in top of the first vs rookie P Tong.
Jacob deGrom won in his first start against Mets at Citi Field
Mets have now lost seven games in a row.
— A’s 3, Reds 0
Cincinnati was 0-12 with runners in scoring position.
Reds remain 1.5 games behind the Mets for the last Wild Card slot.
Carlos Cortes homered twice in this game for the A’s; he played his 21st game in the outfield Friday, but he’s also played a game at third base. When he plays the outfield, Cortes throws left-handed, but when he plays the infield, he throws right-handed.
Never heard of anyone doing that before.
— Giants 5, Dodgers 1
Patrick Bailey hit a walk-off grand slam for the Giants.
Justin Verlander allowed four hits in 7 IP.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto allowed only one hit in 7 IP.
— NL Wild Card race:
3) Mets 76-72
Giants 75-72
Reds 74-73
Arizona 73-75
— Houston 36, Colorado 20
QB Weigman threw for 222 yards, ran for 83 more.
Cougars outgained Colorado, 431-300.
Houston ran ball for 209 yards; they were +2 in turnovers.
— Arizona 23, Kansas State 17
Arizona led 17-3 at halftime.
Ismail Mahdi ran ball 22 times for 189 yards.
K-State is 0-3 vs I-A teams, with losses by 3-3-6 points.
— New Mexico 35, UCLA 10
Lobos were a 17.5-point underdog in this game.
UCLA is 0-3 this season, outscored 108-43, with two losses to Mountain West teams.
— Famous birthdays, September 13th:
Jacqueline Bisset, 81
Rick Wise, 80
Kathleen Lloyd, 77
Clyde Kusatsu, 77
Rick Dempsey, 76
Jim Cleamons, 76
Jean Smart, 74
Mike Pagel, 65
Denny Neagle, 57
Bernie Williams, 57
AJ McCarron, 35
Troy Reeder, 31
— New York 4, Red Sox 1
Luis Gil threw six innings, didn’t give up a hit.
Aaron Judge hit his 47th home run of the year.
Red Sox fall to 4.5 games behind Toronto in the AL East.
— Mariners 2, Angels 1
Mitch Garver hit a solo home run in the 7th inning.
Luis Castillo allowed three hits in six IP.
Mariners remain tied for first with Astros in AL West
— Guardians 4, White Sox 0
Tanner Bibee threw a complete game, 2-hit shutout.
It was Cleveland’s first complete game shutout in six years.
Guardians have won seven of their last eight games.
— AL Wild Card race:
3) Hst/Sea 80-68
Rangers 78-70
Guardians 76-71
Royals 74-74
— Nationals 6, Pirates 5
Pittsburgh led 3-0 in sixth inning.
Dylan Crews hit a 2-run homer for Washington.
LF James Wood threw out the tying run at the plate in the 9th inning.
— Astros 11, Braves 3
Zach Cole went 3-for-4, homered in his first MLB at-bat.
Astros had scored a total of 8 runs in their previous four games.
Houston-Seattle are tied for first in the AL West.AL West
— Twins 9, Diamondbacks 8
Arizona scored four runs in top of the 9th
Minnesota scored three runs in bottom of 9th.
Kody Clemens hit three home runs for the Twins; he has 19 this year.
