Week 12 CFL Picks For PumpJacks & Game Notes!

OTT (0-9) at MTL (8-1)

• Week 4: OTT 35 – MTL 37
• Week 9: MTL 34 – OTT 13
• Ottawa is 0-13 in the teams’ matchups since October 10, 2022.
• In the teams’ first two matchups, Justin Hardy collected 14 receptions for 196 yard and a TD.
• Jake Maier is a career 1-5-1 against Montreal. He has passed for 300+ yards in his past four games.
• A.J. Allen needs four defensive tackles for 150 in his career.
• Kalil Pimpleton leads the league with 197.4 combined per game.
• Brett Lauther is 23-for-23 on field goals.
• Montreal has scored at least 30 points in six straight.
• Under Jason Maas, Montreal is 8-2 off a bye and 24-7 overall against East opponents.
• Davis Alexander is 6-0 against Ottawa. In Weeks 4 and 9, he passed for 765 yards with five TDs and no interceptions.
• In the teams’ first two matchups, Tyson Philpot has 21 catches for 382 yards (18.2 average).
• Lorenzo Burns leads the CFL in pass knockdowns (eight).
• In his past five games, Travis Theis has averaged 107 rushing yards and 7.1 yards per rush.
• Alexandre Gagné is tied with Chip Cox (94) for the team record in special teams tackles.

WPG (5-4) at EDM (7-3)

• Week 4: EDM 23 – WPG 18
• Winnipeg has held their opponents to a league-low 269.9 passing yards.
• Zach Collaros is a career 15-8 against Edmonton.
• In his past three games, Brady Oliveira has rushed for 309 yards with 7.0 per carry. In the teams’ first matchup, he notched 122 yards from scrimmage.
• With one more pass knockdown, Willie Jefferson will join Eddie Davis (111) and Adrion Smith (105) as the only players to reach the century mark.
• Nic Demski is 152 receiving yards shy of becoming the 15^th Canadian to reach 7,000 in their career.
• Tony Jones is four defensive tackles shy of 250.
• Sergio Castillo and Vincent Blanchard are tied for the league in kicking points.
• Edmonton has not claimed the teams’ season series since 2018.
• The Elks lead the league in opponent passer efficiency rating (90.8).
• Cody Fajardo is 5-9 against Winnipeg. He is 485 passing yards from 25,000 and one passing TDs shy of matching his career-high.
• Justin Rankin is 24 rushing yards away from 2,500.

PICKS:
SCRUFFY: EDMONTON
RP: EDMONTON

HAM (4-6) at TOR (4-5)

• Week 7: TOR 23 – HAM 24
• Hamilton has won six of the teams’ past seven matchups.
• The Ticats have the most losses when leading after three quarters (three).
• Tre Ford is a career 2-1 against Toronto. Last week, he entered the game in the second half and went 13-of-17 for 151 yards and one TD, while adding 38 rushing yards, to lead the Ticats to a come-from-behind victory.
• Reggie Stubblefield needs one defensive tackle to reach 150 and six to establish a new career-high.
• Wynton McManis will play his first game at BMO field after four seasons and two Grey Cups with Toronto.
• Toronto is 3-0 when rushing for 100+ yards
• Chad Kelly is 4-3 against Hamilton. In the teams’ first matchup, he passed for 322 yards and a touchdown; he is 192 yards from 10,000.
• Shawn Lemon has had a least one sack in each of his three games and four total.
• Isaac Darkangelo tied a season-high with nine defensive tackles last week; he needs five more for 150.

PICKS:
SCRUFFY – TORONTO
RP- TORONTO

SSK (6-3) at BC (4-5)

• Week 2: BC 27 – SSK 31
• BC leads the league in rushing offence (116.9 yards per game); Saskatchewan allows the second-fewest rushing yards (64.6 yards per game).
• The Roughriders are coming off a season-low 19-point performance.
• Saskatchewan is 4-0 when rushing for 100+ yards and 2-6 when failing to reach the mark.
• The Roughriders have allowed a league-low 16 big plays.
• Trevor Harris is 11-4 against BC. He has had at least one passing touchdown in each game. In the teams’ first meeting, he passed for 417 yards and three TDs.
• In their Week 2 meeting, KeeSean Johnson had nine catches for 131 yards.
• Antoine Brooks Jr. and Jameer Thurman lead the league in defensive tackles (53).
• BC owns the league’s top net defence (339.2).
• The Lions have allowed 26-or-fewer points in their past six games.
• BC has forced the fewest turnovers (nine).
• Nathan Rourke is 3-4 against Saskatchewan. He has passed for at least 290 yards in each game this season, including 330 in the teams’ Week 2 matchup.
• In his past three games, Zander Horvath has 355 rushing yards (7.4 yards per carry) and six total touchdowns (five rush, one receiving).