And there we have it. Canada’s best offence will play Canada’s best defence in the 107^th Grey Cup. If you want to harvest viewership, interest and general acclaim for a league, it’s best to have a matchup like this as your most prestigious matchup of the season.

Those two backgrounds were the storyline of the Divisional Finals, but the roles were reversed when you look at the box score. High-scoring Winnipeg put up just 20 points, while the defensive-focused Tiger Cats scored 36 points against Edmonton.

That comes down to coaching and adjustments – exhibiting just why these two teams are likely the most intriguing Grey Cup matchup we’ve had in a number of years.

The three primary markets to assess are the moneyline, the points total and the spread – and we can give you an overview on which stance to take across each of the three – you’ll find all the markets on CanPlay Sports.

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Grey Cup betting preview.

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What the Canadian Football League has over its southerly neighbor is a history of gripping storylines around this time of year.

While the NFL constantly clutch at straws to build-up their often-unfamiliar foes, the best part of the CFL playoffs is that you regular season tales to tell; to analyse and use as comparison points when it comes down to the biggest games of the year.

This is one such occasion – momentum and statements might seem like two overused clichés in professional sport, but they’re certainly applicable here as we’re down to four in Canada.

How about a little wager to whet your appetite?

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Finally, the time has come. While the last few weeks of the 2019 Canadian Football League season haven’t exactly been dull, it’s probably fair to say that feet were off gas pedals for a while – and for a multitude of reasons.

But now it’s showtime. Swashbuckling, rip-roaring action in the freezing cold is all you’ll ever need and the CFL can provide it for you in abundance.

It’s probably not fair to dissect the format of the CFL playoffs – having all but three teams in the playoffs does take some shine off the occasion, as a sub-average season can land you among the elite come November, but this is no think piece, nor is it commissioned to be.

Here, my friends, are some friendly tips ahead of the Divisional Semi-Finals.

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The playoff brackets are almost set, but there’s still the huge matter of a first-round bye to be gotten in the West Division.

While the Hamilton Tiger Cats, Montreal Alouettes and Edmonton Eskimos are the only teams who should have absolutely no desire to be competitive in this round, there’s a lot to be said about momentum, as previous games at this stage of the season have shown us.

So, for Week 21, we may not be paying attention to win-loss records, but context is very, very important.

Here’s how you win money when the competitiveness of games are somewhat in question.

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The CFL season is over in earnest, bar the seedings now.

Three teams have been eliminated while the six who will contest the postseason are firmly in place – but only Hamilton have secured their bye to the divisional final.

What you may find is teams not quite going gung-ho. But it’s easier to do that on offence than it is on D.

For that reason, teams with integral defensive philosophies tend to prevail in these situations.

If in doubt, keep them out, as the saying goes.

Welcome to the penultimate week of the Canadian Football League.

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When I said the CFL was going to take shape this, what I obviously meant was that the West Division would create even more questions for us, while the first of the teams were eliminated from postseason contention.

We’re 17 weeks into the season, and yet the Ottawa Redblacks are still averaging just 17 points a game. While that’s not strictly a question, I feel like something needs to be question there. Perhaps the fact as to why they’re somehow not in possession of the worst record in the four-team East Division.

Moving on.

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We’re now approaching the business end of the CFL season, and so far, we’re four-for-six on these suggestions, and a half-point off another.

Not to curse this, but there’s a couple of real value plays on the handicaps this week, and after Week 17, I think we’ll start configuring that playoff picture in our heads.

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Last week was a very positive start to life in this tipping sheet, as all three of our predictions had merit to them. Only the much-feared half-point handicap caught us out from getting a clean sweep, but I suspect there’ll be plenty of value in early lines for us to take advantage of in the CFL.

Calgary have a bye week in Week 16, giving everyone a chance to gauge just where they are in relation the Grey Cup favourites.

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As we march into the final six weeks of the CFL regular season, the Grey Cup begins to loom large and the contenders are mounting to tackle the firm hold the Stampeders have on the fabled trophy.

Now, it’s worth noting that Toronto are all but out of playoff contention with six games to go, as are the Lions and the Redblacks – but Edmonton are perhaps the team that need wins the most now, if they’re to grab onto the tails of the Roughriders and grab that final playoff spot.

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