Montreal at BC,
Until the Cats beat the Lions at home earlier this season, it had been a long time since an Eastern Standard time zone team had won in Vancouver. Montreal last won in BC in 2000, however this seems like an excellent chance for them to get a win. Montreal has looked good all year and been scarily consistent. BC on the other hand as suffered with a loss of a few key players (ie Cameron Wake) from last year and has morphed into very mediocre team. BC looked bad against Winnipeg last week, again allowing a ridiculous number of yards on the ground. I'm too lazy to see if Buck Pierce is healthy and able to start, but I'm betting the most injured player in the CFL besides Jesse Lumsden isn't. And that means Jarious Jackson starts. Jackson is OK coming in off the bench, but historically has been pathetically when handed a start. Montreal easy, even with the time zone difference.
Montreal 35, BC 21
Winnipeg at Saskatchewan
Winnipeg is at least coming off their manhandling of BC last week and travels West for their traditional Prairie Labour Day matchup. The Riders lost in Montreal in their last game. Both are coming off bye weeks. Winnipeg has had a good defence all year, combined with a woeful offense. Normally adding Michael Bishop to your team won't help you offensively, but in the Bombers case, with CFL leading rusher Fred Reid, as long as the offense doesn't turn the ball over too much, things should stay close. I'll have some balls and take Winnipeg in a close one.
Bombers 29, Riders 28
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