The Saskatchewan Roughriders host the Calgary Stampeders on Friday night in a West Division game with the season-series tiebreaker at stake. Saskatchewan enters at 8-6 and Calgary at 7-8. A Riders win would give them a 2-0 sweep after their 40-37 overtime victory in June. Calgary can draw even with Saskatchewan in the standings with a win by four or more points, while also taking the season series and the tiebreaker if both teams finish with identical records.

The defending Grey Cup champions are coming off a 31-24 road loss to the B.C. Lions, who are 8-6. That result gave B.C. the tiebreaker in its series with Saskatchewan. The Riders have now lost two straight games, despite holding the ball for almost 34 minutes last week against the Lions.

Quarterback Trevor Harris completed 26 of 33 passes for 297 yards and a touchdown against B.C. Lions starter Nathan Rourke completed 22 of 28 passes for 375 yards and four touchdowns. Calgary arrives in Saskatchewan after sweeping a home-and-home series with the Ottawa Redblacks. Vernon Adams Jr. threw for 422 yards and three touchdowns in last week’s 45-31 win.

Three Stampeders receivers topped 100 yards in that game: Jalen Philpot had six catches for 127 yards, Tevin Jones caught eight passes for 122 yards and a touchdown, and Clark Barnes made three catches for 109 yards and a touchdown. Calgary leads the CFL in offensive points per game, averaging 33.1, and offensive touchdowns, with 53. The team ranks second in passing touchdowns with 31.

Saskatchewan’s defence has allowed a league-low 35 offensive touchdowns and ranks second in fewest offensive points conceded, at 25.5 per game. Calgary has given up 34 sacks, more than every CFL team except Winnipeg, which has allowed 36. The Riders have recorded 32 sacks, second-most in the league behind Toronto’s 37. The report’s pick for the game is Saskatchewan.

Hamilton visits Ottawa on Friday night as the two clubs try to end losing streaks. Both have been eliminated from playoff contention. The Tiger-Cats are 4-11 after five consecutive losses, including a 37-35 overtime defeat in Edmonton last week that ended their playoff hopes. Harrison Frost completed 17 of 34 passes for 214 yards, with two touchdowns and two interceptions.

Ottawa is 0-14 and is expected to keep McLeod Bethel-Thompson as its starting quarterback. He passed for 418 yards and two touchdowns against Calgary last week as the Redblacks gained 475 net yards. The Stampeders accumulated 520 yards. Hamilton ranks last in offensive yards, at 330.4 per game, and in passing yards, at 253.3. Its offence scores 23.7 points per game, just above Ottawa’s league-low 23.6. The report picks Ottawa to win.

The B.C. Lions visit the Toronto Argonauts on Saturday afternoon. Toronto, at 9-6, has already clinched second place in the East and is pursuing a fifth straight win. Chad Kelly leads the CFL in passing yards, with 5,067, touchdowns, with 33, and interceptions, with 24. He was limited at Wednesday’s practice because of a hand issue after missing Tuesday’s practice. If Kelly cannot play, veteran Nick Arbuckle will try to help Toronto improve its record at BMO Field to 5-0.

B.C. seeks its third straight win and eighth victory in nine games after beating Saskatchewan. Rourke leads the Lions’ offence, while Zander Horvath has a CFL-best 16 rushing touchdowns. Horvath is within reach of the season records of 19 rushing touchdowns and 23 total touchdowns. The report picks B.C. to win.

On Saturday night, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers visit the Montreal Alouettes. Montreal is 11-3 and can clinch first place in the East with a win combined with a Toronto loss to B.C. The Alouettes are 9-2 after a bye under head coach Jason Maas, now in his fourth season leading the team, and have won all seven of their home games this season.

Dru Brown will start again for Winnipeg, which is 7-7, while incumbent quarterback Zach Collaros remains out with a head injury. Brown completed 16 of 28 passes for 193 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions in the Bombers’ 30-28 home loss to Toronto last week. Winnipeg beat Montreal 44-28 in their previous meeting in August, a game in which Alexander also threw four touchdown passes. The report picks Montreal. Its record on last week’s picks was 4-0, and its overall record stands at 45-20. The Canadian Press first published the report on Sept. 30, 2026.

Based on reporting by Global News Edmonton.