Weekly Predictor: Will the Eskimos and Roughriders turn things around?

TORONTO — A thrilling comeback overtime victory for the Stampeders and Argonaut quarterback Logan Kilgore nabbing his first CFL victory lead Pick ‘Em players and CFL.ca’s Jamie Nye to a 1-3 record in Week 6. This week Nye looks to get back on the right track with his Weekly Predictor.

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Here’s Jamie Nye with his picks for Week 7:

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HAMILTON @ WINNIPEG

The Blue Bombers will be without Weston Dressler when they take on the Ticats this week (The Canadian Press)

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are coming off the bye week but still have no Zach Collaros at quarterback so Jeremiah Masoli will try to follow up on that outstanding comeback win in Edmonton.

It was the type of win that could galvanize a team and when you look at the season so far, the Tiger-Cats are perfect on the road with a 3-0 record.

The Bombers are bringing back veteran receiver Clarence Denmark with more injuries to their receiver corps that is without Ryan Smith, Weston Dressler and Darvin Adams. As much as the Bombers looked decent with Matt Nichols at the helm, I’m thinking there will an emotional drop from their QB who isn’t going up against his former team.

» PICK: HAMILTON (25% confidence)

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BC @ MONTREAL

Can Jonathon Jennings and co. get back in the win column this week? (The Canadian Press)

The BC Lions are coming off a dramatic and disappointing loss and have a shorter week plus the long flight to Montreal. However, the Lions showed again, despite the loss, that they are among the top teams in the league.

The Alouettes absolutely beat up on the Roughriders and continue their Jekyll and Hyde season as you just never know which team is going to show up.

I really like what I see from Jonathon Jennings on a weekly basis. He’s doing just what he needs to to get the job done and they are slowly taking some of shackles off the young player to allow him a little more freedom, which allows him to show off his athleticism.

That Alouette defence though has me thinking the young quarterback could be hard pressed to find some room BUT the Lions defence is just as fierce.

» PICK: BC (33% confidence)

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SASKATCHEWAN @ CALGARY

It will be Mitchell Gale under centre again this week if Darian Durant isn’t ready to play against the Stamps (CFL.ca)

The Roughriders saving grace is they appear close to having Darian Durant back behind centre. That will help but unless he can call his brother to help play defence, Durant can only aid the other side of the ball by controlling the clock and taking advantage of opportunities.

The numbers show why this will the Stampeders game to lose. They have scored more points than anybody else, while the Roughriders have given up the most.

The last time we thought the Riders were the easy money to bet against, they beat the Ottawa REDBLACKS at home. This game is at McMahon, however.

» PICK: CALGARY (75% confidence)

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EDMONTON @ OTTAWA

Will Chris Williams heat up again this week against the Eskimos? (CFL.ca)

The REDBLACKS scored a huge overtime win with Trevor Harris coming off the bench in Edmonton earlier in the season.

The trend has continued for the Eskimos, who continue to give up a lot of points. They’ve lost some key defenders and their defensive coordinator. (Note: Chris Jones is having just as much trouble without the players he had in Edmonton).

The Ottawa pass game gave the Eskimos fits in the game one and I’m unsure if they have improved enough to contain the quartet. Problem for fantasy owners is trying to pick which Ottawa receiver is going to get the yards and the scores. This week, I’m picking Chris Williams, who has been quiet the last couple of weeks.

» PICK: OTTAWA (50% confidence)

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CFL on DraftKings

With CFL now on DraftKings, Nye checks in with his weekly fantasy roster. Set your lineup today!

It’s good news for fantasy footballers that Jeremiah Masoli is available again with good value and a decent matchup against the Blue Bombers. Darian Durant looks to be back as well and is good value as he was throwing very well before his injury with six touchdowns and no interceptions.

Because running backs aren’t getting a lot of yardage, I’m sticking with my one RB/four WR set, although John White continues to be of good value in Edmonton. This week it’s Jerome Messam who adds the run/catch option out of the backfield against a Riders defence that allowed Brandon Rutley to do some damage last week.

Kris Adams is the Bombers value add this week at $3,000 in his first start and should get some looks from Matt Nichols at receiver, playing in Darvin Adams spot in the offence.

Manny Arceneaux gets a lot of looks from Jonathon Jennings and he had his first 100-yard+ game against the Stampeders last week.

Pick an Ottawa receiver, spin the wheel and if you get it right you’ll come out shining each and every week. This week I’m going back to Chris Williams who lit up the Edmonton Eskimos in Week 1 and I still don’t think they can cover the speedster.

Finally, I’m going Marquay McDaniel for the Stampeders to have a good game as the Riders give up a tonne of points so it’s safe to take a couple of Stamps offensive players this week and could find some value lower down as well. Greg Wilson is a decent player this week if you want to go big at quarterback with Mike Reilly or Bo Levi Mitchell or if you’d like to try to squeeze in a duo of $10,000 value receivers.

As for defence, the BC Lions are one of the top three scoring defences and despite scoring 41 against the Roughriders, I believe their near perfect game is a hard one to follow up in Montreal and the Lions will be there to pounce.