Contrarian CFL Play of Month
The Ottawa Redblacks finally open up the TD Place
The first Regular Season CFL Home Game in the Canadian Capital in 9+ Seasons
Fri July 18, 2014 | 7:05 PM, EDT | TSN-TV
TD Place at Landsdowne | Ottawa, Ontario
TORONTO ARGONAUTS 1-2 (1-2 ATS)
OTTAWA REDBLACKS 0-2 (0-2 ATS)
Ottawa now gets another shot at Franchise WIN #1 in front of their Football starved fans
And a Friday Night sellout crowd will greet their expansion Redblacks
The pressure is on….
Ottawa is a very trendy pick to ring in their new crib in style
Especially since they welcome in a 1-2 Toronto Argonauts squad
Now...the game?
Truth be told, Toronto is the most dynamic offensive team in the CFL
Toronto is also - statistically-speaking - Dead-Last CFL Defense (424 Yds Allowed)
However…. considering Toronto’s two losses?
Unbeaten, +20 PPG Margin, 2-0 Calgary Stamps
(Till-tonight) Unbeaten, +11 PPG Margin, 3-0 Winnipeg Bomber Team
Toronto's Defense has been stretched; yet has more than it’s share of playmakers
Two in particular, DE Carter & SS Molden are a bombastic 1-2 Tandem
Argos J Carter has been an animal off the corner,
Carter leads the CFL in combined Tackles and Sacks/Game (8/Game)
Molden is the only CFL Safety with Multiple INTs plus a Defensive TD
Yet the real issue Ottawa faces on Friday, is the Argos and their #1 CFL Offense
#1 CFL QB, TOR Ricky Ray’s 333 YPG & his #1 CFL WR hookup, TOR Chad Owens (9 for 113 PG is well-known
In fact, it’s still probably better than these numbers indicate
Ray’s 76% Passing Rate is 10% higher than their next closest CFL Team (4-0 Edmonton)
Any Defense has a real dilemma vs Argos due to their underrated balance
The Argo Rush Attack is Misleading and quite good
Even though TOR ‘average’ in RYPG (100 YPG)
The Argos are #1 in Rush Yards per attempt (6.6)
Ottawa is an expansion team - with an expansion Defense
Ottawa QB Burris has experience; just not enough Top CFL caliber talent surrounding him
This game represents the closest thing to an important game for the 1-2 Argos
Gotta expect this Vet Toronto team to clean up their dead-last penalty rate
vs a team they matchup so much more favorably (as they did vs 1-2 SAS, 48-15)
With everyone jumping on a jacked up Home Dog Redblacks in front of their home sellout
MY $ is on the better team...FAR better Argo Team to pull away & take down Ottawa
3 UNIT
TORONTO -2 (-105 | Bet-365)
OTTAWA
All the best, guys