CFL Playoff Picks

CFL playoff action kick-starts this Sunday. Here are my Eastern and Western Semi-Final picks:

B.C. Lions/Montréal Alouettes: The only teams B.C. has defeated since August are Ottawa and Winnipeg. The Alouettes finished the season strong, winning 8 of their last 10, upsetting against Calgary in the process. They met twice in July, and the Lions were the only team to fall to Montréal during the disastrous first half of their season, before Jonathan Crompton took over at QB, although B.C. did crush the Alouettes two weeks later, sans Crompton. Still, this seems like an open and shut case, Montréal playing well down the stretch, the Lions, imploding. It's still only one game, and depends on which teams show up. The game's in Montréal. The Alouettes are going to show up. They're playing well on both sides of the ball. Picking Montréal.

Saskatchewan Roughriders/Edmonton Eskimos: Edmonton has home field advantage yet the Rider faithful will add an embittered voice. Kerry Joseph is starting for Saskatchewan. It's a great story. Return from retirement to once again contend for the Grey Cup with the team whom he led to Grey Cup Victory in 2007. 7 years ago. Times have changed but the Riders enter the 2014 playoffs as last year's Grey Cup champions, Edmonton, having missed them in 2013. The Eskimos finished the season respectably, winning 4 of there last 6, 2 of those wins coming at the expense of Saskatchewan, but backup QB Matt Nichols is starting the game, although starter Mike Reilly may see playing time as well. The Riders struggled to win after Durant went down, losing 6 of their last 8, although they finished the season with a win versus Edmonton. A Saskatchewan win is a much better story, but Reilly may play if Nichols struggles. The Riders have the historical momentum, but Edmonton has outplayed Saskatchewan this season. Picking the Eskimos.

Dislike it when I don't take a road team.