Week 4 CFL Game Notes/PICKS FOR PUMPJACKS

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EDM (2-0) at WPG (1-1) PICK: WINNIPEG!
– Blue Bombers favoured by 3

 
  • Edmonton last started 3-0 in 2017, when they began 7-0.
  • Edmonton has a league-best 161.5 rushing yards per game, while Winnipeg has allowed the most 171 per game.
  • Edmonton owns the best net defence, allowing 389 yards per game.
  • Cody Fajardo has 99 TD passes and 49 rushing majors; with one more of each, he would become the ninth QB to reach 100 and 50. He is a career 4-9 against Winnipeg.
  • Last week, Justin Rankin notched his second career back-to-back games with 100-yard+ each. He is averaging 9.1 yards per carry, while adding 10 receptions for 145 yards.
  • Winnipeg has won the teams’ last eight matchups at Princess Auto Stadium, where the Elks last won on November 3, 2018.
  • Since 2018, Winnipeg is 16-3 off a bye.
  • Since 2019, the Bombers have lost two consecutive home games once.
  • Zach Collaros has 15 career wins as a starter against the Elks – the most of any opponent.
  • For his career, Brady Oliveria needs three catches for 200 and 95 receiving yards for 2,000.
  • Tommy Nield is coming off his first 100-yard+ game (111).
  • Tim White needs eight catches for 400 in his career.
  • Jake Ceresna has 49 career sacks.
 

TOR (1-1) at SSK (2-0) PICK: SASKATCHEWAN!
– Roughriders favoured by 3.5

 
  • Toronto has allowed the fewest rushing yards per game (48.0) and the second-lowest yards per rush (3.7), while forcing the most turnovers (8).
  • Chad Kelly’s 869 passing yards through two games are the most in team history, surpassing Ricky Ray’s 833 in 2017. Four players in league history have passed for 400-yards+ in three straight games; none were Argonauts. Kelly is a career 3-0 against Saskatchewan and 21-6 overall.
  • For the second week in a row, Kevin Mital set a new career-high in receiving yards. He is tied for the league lead with four big plays.
  • 2025 first-round pick Jeremiah Ojo recorded his first sack last week.
  • Toronto is first in net offence (501) and Saskatchewan is second (471.5).
  • In each of the past two seasons, Saskatchewan has started 4-0.
  • The Roughriders lead the league in time of possession (31:44).
  • The Riders have allowed one passing touchdown.
  • Trevor Harris has completed 73.6 per cent of his passes for 766 yards and six TDs. He has not thrown an interception in his past 189 attempts.
  • Kian Schaffer-Baker has 19 catches for 295 yards and a pair of TDs through two games.
  • Jameer Thurman needs five defensive tackles for 550 in his career.
 

CGY (0-2) at BC (0-2) PICK: BC!
– Lions favoured by 1.5

 
  • The game will be the first-ever in Kelowna.
  • The Stampeders last started 0-3 in 2002.
  • Calgary has averaged 150 rushing yards per game; BC Lions have allowed an average of 70 rushing yards.
  • Vernon Adams Jr. is a career 1-3 against BC.
  • Dedrick Mills has rushed for 100-yards+ in each game this season
  • Last season, BC swept the teams’ two-game series. The Lions have won three straight home games against the Stampeders and eight of the teams’ past 11 matchups overall.
  • The Lions last started 0-3 in 2019.
  • Nathan Rourke is 2-0 in head-to-head matchups against Adams; he is 4-0 against Calgary.
  • In his CFL debut, 2026 draft pick Nick Cenacle recorded nine catches, 120 yards and two TDs.
 

OTT (0-2) at MTL (2-1) PICK: MONTREAL!
– Alouettes favoured by 7.5

 
  • Ottawa has lost the teams’ past 11 matchups, dating back to October 10, 2022.
  • Nyles Morgan recorded his 7th career game with double-digit tackles last week. He needs six for 400 in his career.
  • Last week, Ayden Eberhardt notched his first 100+ yard game with Ottawa (129). He has led Ottawa in receiving in both games this season.
  • Kalil Pimpleton leads the league with 432 combined yards, including 223 from kickoff returns.
  • Brett Lauther has gone 7-for-7 on field goal attempts to start his time with Ottawa.
  • The Alouettes have gone two-and-out on a league-low 10 per cent of possessions.
  • Davis Alexander has not thrown an interception in his last 224 attempts. He has eclipsed 300-yards+ in each game this season.
  • Through three games, Tyson Philpot is averaging eight catches, one touchdown and 129.7 receiving yards.
  • Geoffrey Cantin-Arku is tied for the league lead with 18 defensive tackles.
  • Last week, Travis Theis had a career-high 91 yards, while adding 47 receiving yards.
  • José Maltos Díaz has made a team-record 25 field goals in a row, including 11-for-11 this season.
(With files from CFL Communications)
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