Grey Cup Pick

Saskatchewan Roughriders/Montréal Alouettes: with some intense victories last Saturday, the Alouettes and Roughriders pulled through, to play each other once again in frigid November, even if the forecast isn't that bad for the 'Peg this Sunday. Saskatchewan hasn't won since 2013 when they pulled off the upset win versus Hamilton, and lost twice in the Grey Cup to Montréal in ye olde 2009 and 2010. As mentioned before, there was no dominant CFL team in 2025, widespread ups and downs and peaks and valleys, the Roughriders seemed like the best team earlier in the year, but struggled later on until last weekend. The Alouettes have been surging and withstood a fierce Hamilton squad on the 8th in Steeltown, emerging with the improbable victory to seek Grey Cup dominance again once more. It's just another game. Don't think about the stats. Don't look at how often Saskatchewan has lost the Grey Cup. This is a completely new game in a brand new season with different players and alternative outcomes. It's hard to choose between these teams because I have a soft spot for Roughrider fans, who drive all throughout Western Canada to watch Saskatchewan play in different cities. But Montréal is a city I've lived in and I lived quite close to the stadium where they play, I could walk to a game in under 10 minutes and casually stroll home after it had finished. I loved it, I loved walking to those games, at first, only when Hamilton was in town, but as time passed, I started to love going to every game I could see when I was in town, and started to love cheering for the Alouettes. They didn't break my hometown conditioning, but came closer than any other team in any other league ever has, I can't wait till I live in that neighbourhood again, and can walk to Als games whenever they're playing. Thus, I'm picking Montréal, who does seem to be surging at the right time. I hope it's an amazing game either way. Always so fun to see.