Hamilton Tiger-Cats/Ottawa Redblacks: Hamilton picked up a huge win last weekend by working together as a constructive combative resiliency. This Sunday the stakes are much higher and the opponent more formidable, the Redblacks having recently defeated the Cats twice home-and-home. Hamilton can win. Head coach Kent Austin will have them prepared. They've had ample opportunity to study Ottawa's offence and can therefore respond with potent defensive strikes, thereby throwing Henry Burris off his game, and putting the ball back in Masoli's hands. Smart level-headed explosively steady play, taking risks as required and confidently responding to set-backs should lay the groundwork for a tough Hamilton victory. That's how they've been playing all season. Picking the Tiger-Cats.
Calgary Stampeders/Edmonton Eskimos: again with Edmonton versus Calgary. How many times will these fierce rivals play to see who advances to the next coveted round? They both finished the season 14-4 with almost identical points for and against, Edmonton defeating the Stampeders twice, taking 2 out of 3 to hoist the Albertan crown. But the regular season is over and one more game must be played to decide who is indeed the champion of Alberta. When teams are this close in the standings I generally stick to home and this game's being played in Edmonton. Calgary has played more efficiently in recent playoff years however and won the 2014 Grey Cup in a bitterly close game. Experience versus ingenuity. With Calgary leading for long stretches, I'm picking the Eskimos.
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