Montreal Alouettes at Toronto Argonauts 11/13/22 - CFL Picks & Predictions
Last Updated: 11/08/2022 at 5:08 PM ET
On Sunday, the Montreal Alouettes visit the Toronto Argonauts to play in the East Division final of the CFL with the winner moving on to the Grey Cup. Montreal was a 28-17 winner over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the East Division semifinals last Sunday. Montreal quarterback Trevor Harris passed for 243 yards with one touchdown and one interceptions in the win. Walter Fletcher rushed for 77 yards and one touchdown while Eugene Lewis caught seven passes for 98 yards.
On the season, Trevor Harris has passed for 4,157 yards with 20 touchdowns and 12 interceptions. The leading rusher this season has been Jeshrun Antwi with 600 yards while the leading receiver is Eugene Lewis with 91 receptions for 1,303 yards and 10 touchdowns. Montreal finished the regular season scoring an average of 26.4 points per game which is fourth best in the CFL and the Alouettes allowed an average of 25.9 points per game which was fifth-best.
Toronto reached the finals of the East Division in the CFL by winning the regular-season division title. Toronto ended the regular season with a 38-33 loss to Montreal but the division title had already been clinched and several players for the Argonauts did not play in that matchup against the Alouettes. Prior to losing the final game of the regular season, Toronto had won three straight to clinch the division title.
During the regular season, Toronto quarterback McLeod Bethel-Thompson passed for 4,731 yards with 23 touchdowns and 15 interceptions. AJ Ouellette was the leading rusher for Toronto with 516 yards and two touchdowns, while the leading receiver was Kurleigh Gittens Jr with 81 receptions for 1,101 yards and five touchdowns. Toronto scored an average of 24.6 points per game which was fifth in the CFL and allowed an average of 23.6 points per game which was fourth.
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Toronto was 2-1 straight up but 0-2-1 against the spread in its three games during the regular season against Montreal. Therefore, the play here is Montreal in a matchup that will be close from start to finish, Montreal has covered the number in three of the last four versus Toronto and the Alouettes have covered the nut in 20 of the last 28 versus the Argonauts played in Toronto. Final Score Prediction, Montreal Alouettes win and cover ATS 27-25.