Charles-André Marchand is a play-by-play announcer and Canadian Football League analyst for CKAC-730 AM.
Friday
Calgary Stampeders at B.C. Lions (+6, 51.5)
The Stampeders swear they fear the Lions despite their pathetic 1-6 record. They are right about that. After all, they stole a close-call victory by a mere 25-22 score to the men of Wally Buono just three weeks ago.
Casey Printers should be back to command the Leos offence, trying to grab a second win after losing six in a row. Will he make a difference against the best defense in the league? The Lions have lost their last eight meetings with the Stampeders.
Wally Buono recently invited a disgruntled fan to watch game tapes with him, trying to prove that his team didn’t play as bad as their record shows. The Lions are much better than their 2010 mark and will have home-field advantage Friday.
If the Argonauts were able to beat Calgary, the Lions should be capable of such a feat.
Pick: B.C.
Saturday
Saskatchewan Roughriders at Edmonton Eskimos (+7, 57.5)
The Eskimos are still looking for their second win of the season and, even at home, it won’t come easy against the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
Until this year, playing at home gave them a huge advantage because of the natural turf, which was unique in the league. That isn’t the case anymore. So far this year, they have only won a single of their four games on the new artificial turf of Commonwealth Stadium.
Since the start of 2010, the Eskimos defense has been falling in pieces. They have only 12 sacks against the opposing QB’s which ranks second worst in the league. Because of injuries to Dario Romero, Kai Ellis and Greg Peach, the defensive front is now quite fragile. This is a team that lost 56-15 to the Stampeders 10 days ago and these Roughriders are just as scary.
Without Ricky Ray, these Esks are going to enter a slaughterhouse at home. And everyone knows that amongst the 50,000-plus expected at the Commonwealth Stadium Saturday, the Riders Nation will be more visible than usual. So much for home field.
Pick: Saskatchewan
Friday
Calgary Stampeders at B.C. Lions (+6, 51.5)
The Stampeders swear they fear the Lions despite their pathetic 1-6 record. They are right about that. After all, they stole a close-call victory by a mere 25-22 score to the men of Wally Buono just three weeks ago.
Casey Printers should be back to command the Leos offence, trying to grab a second win after losing six in a row. Will he make a difference against the best defense in the league? The Lions have lost their last eight meetings with the Stampeders.
Wally Buono recently invited a disgruntled fan to watch game tapes with him, trying to prove that his team didn’t play as bad as their record shows. The Lions are much better than their 2010 mark and will have home-field advantage Friday.
If the Argonauts were able to beat Calgary, the Lions should be capable of such a feat.
Pick: B.C.
Saturday
Saskatchewan Roughriders at Edmonton Eskimos (+7, 57.5)
The Eskimos are still looking for their second win of the season and, even at home, it won’t come easy against the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
Until this year, playing at home gave them a huge advantage because of the natural turf, which was unique in the league. That isn’t the case anymore. So far this year, they have only won a single of their four games on the new artificial turf of Commonwealth Stadium.
Since the start of 2010, the Eskimos defense has been falling in pieces. They have only 12 sacks against the opposing QB’s which ranks second worst in the league. Because of injuries to Dario Romero, Kai Ellis and Greg Peach, the defensive front is now quite fragile. This is a team that lost 56-15 to the Stampeders 10 days ago and these Roughriders are just as scary.
Without Ricky Ray, these Esks are going to enter a slaughterhouse at home. And everyone knows that amongst the 50,000-plus expected at the Commonwealth Stadium Saturday, the Riders Nation will be more visible than usual. So much for home field.
Pick: Saskatchewan
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