Calgary Stampeders at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 8/25/22 - CFL Picks & Predictions
Last Updated: 08/23/2022 at 1:08 PM ET
The Calgary Stampeders look for their seventh victory of the season when visiting the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Thursday. Calgary is 6-3 and third in the West division, 2 ½ games behind first place Winnipeg. Calgary defeated the Toronto Argonauts 22-19 last Saturday. Bo Levi Mitchell passed for 149 yards with two interceptions and back up Jake Maier threw for 156 yards and one interception.
Bo Levi Mitchell has passed for 2,010 yards with nine touchdowns and six interceptions. Calgary's leading rusher is Ka’Deem Carey with 471 yards and five touchdowns while the leading receiver is Malik Henry with 515 yards and three touchdown receptions. Calgary is scoring an average of 29.8 points per game which is second in the CFL and the Stampeders are allowing an average of 23.3 points per game which is third.
Winnipeg looks to win its 10th game of the season when hosting Calgary on Thursday. The Blue Bombers are first in the West division, a half-game ahead of the BC Lions. Winnipeg lost its first game of the season when falling to Montreal two weeks ago in overtime 20-17. Zach Collaros passed for 251 yards and one touchdown and Brady Oliveira rushed for 84 yards and one touchdown in the loss.
Zach Collaros has passed for 2,455 yards with 18 touchdowns and eight interceptions. The leading rusher for Winnipeg is Brady Oliveira with 544 yards and three touchdowns, while the leading receiver is Dalton Schoen with 698 yards and a touchdown receptions. Winnipeg is scoring an average of 26.7 points per game which is third in the CFL and the Blue Bombers are allowing an average of 18.2 points per game which is first.
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Calgary played very well on the road in a 26-19 loss to Winnipeg in Week 6 but faces a Winnipeg squad that is coming off its first loss of the regular season and has had two week to stew over that loss. Winnipeg has covered the number in five of the last seven head-to-head against Calgary and the Blue Bombers have the best defense in the CFL allowing an average of only 18.2 points per game. Final Score Prediction, Winnipeg Blue Bombers win and cover ATS 31-20.
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