Alouettes vs Argonauts Picks and Prediction – 11/11/2023

The Montreal Alouettes visit the Toronto Argonauts on Saturday to play in the CFL East Division finals, with the winner moving on to the Grey Cup. Montreal defeated the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 27-12 in the CFL East Division semifinal this past Saturday. The game was marred by a bench clearing melee that took place with just 43 seconds left to play and the outcome already determined. Make sure you stay up to date with all the CFL action with our expert CFL picks.

With the victory, Montreal earned the right to play Toronto in the Eastern Division final for the second consecutive year. In Montreal's victory over Hamilton, the Alouettes had 159 yards rushing and 212 yards passing while holding Hamilton to 146 yards rushing and 150 yards passing. Montreal quarterback Cody Fajardo had 212 yards passing with two touchdowns and one interception while William Stanback rushed for 96 yards.

Toronto ended the season 16-2 and was the winner of the Eastern Division regular season title. Toronto defeated Montreal last season in the Eastern Division title game 34-27 and then went on to win the Grey Cup 24-23 over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. This season, Toronto has won each of its three encounters with Montreal with the scoring line of 35-27, 39-10 and 23-20. Toronto completed the regular season second in scoring at 32.8 points per game and third in points allowed at 22.0 points per game.

Toronto quarterback Cody Fajardo has thrown for 4,125 yards with 23 touchdowns and 12 interceptions and finished with a 109.6 quarterback rating. AJ Ouellette was the leading rusher during the regular season for Toronto with 1,009 yards and eight touchdowns. DaVaris Daniels was the leading receiver for Toronto with 959 yards and eight touchdown receptions.