Argonauts vs Tiger-Cats Picks and Prediction – 7/21/2023

The Toronto Argonauts look for their fifth consecutive victory to start the season when visiting the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Friday. Toronto improved to 4-0 following its 35-27 victory over the Montreal Alouettes last week. Toronto rushed for 126 yards and passed for 351 yards, while allowing only 88 yards rushing and 281 yards passing. Toronto QB Chad Kelly tossed three touchdown passes.

Toronto quarterback Chad Kelly has passed for 1,102 yards with five touchdowns and three interceptions. The leading rusher for Toronto is AJ Ouellette with 309 yards and four touchdowns, while the leading receiver is Damonte Coxie with 252 yards and one touchdown reception. Toronto is scoring an average of 38.8 points per game which is first in the CFL and the Argonauts are allowing an average 24.0 points per game which is 5th.

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats look for their third victory of the season on Friday when hosting Toronto. Hamilton improved to 2-3 following its 37-29 victory over the Edmonton Elks last Thursday. Hamilton took advantage of a weak Edmonton defense against the rush with 151 yards on the ground and added another 231 yards through the air. Hamilton gave up 107 yards rushing and 378 yards passing to the Elks. 

Hamilton quarterback Matthew Shiltz has passed for 880 yards with two touchdowns and three interceptions. The leading rusher is James Butler with 326 yards and three touchdowns, while the leading receiver is Tim White with 336 yards and two touchdown receptions. Hamilton is scoring an average of 23.0 points per game which is 5th in the CFL and the Tiger-Cats are allowing an average of 30.8 points per game which is last in the league.