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CFL week 5 betting (July 20): Hump day headache for winless Redblacks

The Montreal Alouettes and Ottawa Redblacks kick-off week 5 in Canadian football on a quick turnaround for this rare Wednesday night match-up, which will be played in warm and humid conditions...
CFL week 4 betting (July 14): Bombers desperate to kick-start campaign

Everyone keeps telling us that the Blue Bombers are a decent team but there’s been little evidence of this assessment so far this CFL season. The Argonauts are ticking along nicely...
CFL week 3 betting (July 7): Als out to continue perfect start for underdogs

Montreal’s offence has been problematic in the early going but the defence, as per usual, hasn’t been an issue. The Als have given up a CFL-best 39 points through two games....
CFL week 2 betting (June 30): Quick encore for 2016 Grey Cup finalists

After settling for a tie against Calgary on home turf last week in a Grey Cup rematch, the Ottawa Redblacks will have another crack at the very same Stampeders tonight in...
CFL week 1 betting (June 23): Riders eye upset in 2017 season opener

Can’t get enough of football, North American style? The 2017 Canadian Football League season gets underway in Montreal tonight as the Alouettes host Saskatchewan in a game we’re expecting won’t feature...
Whether it’s Super Bowl Sunday or Man-Flu Monday, let’s go Falcons!

There are many iconic days on the world sporting calendar but our favourite – by a long, long margin – is Super Bowl Sunday. In our part of the world, it’s...
Super Bowl LI betting preview: Falcons to soar over Pats to first championship

After delivering almost 25 per cent profit across the NFL regular season and playoffs, James Potter returns to preview the 2016-17 finale as the Atlanta Falcons take on the New England...
Super Bowl LI betting blog: All you need to know ahead Patriots-Falcons decider

Over the next week in the lead-up to Super Bowl LI (or Super Bowl 51 for us Roman numeral illiterates), we’ll be looking at the major stories and betting news ahead...
AFC Championship Game preview: Pittsburgh Steelers @ New England Patriots

And then there were four – it’s Championship weekend in the NFL with the Green Bay Packers, Atlanta Falcons, New England Patriots and Pittsburgh Steelers the last teams in contention for...
NFC Championship Game preview: Green Bay Packers @ Atlanta Falcons

And then there were four – it’s Championship weekend in the NFL with the Green Bay Packers, Atlanta Falcons, New England Patriots and Pittsburgh Steelers the last teams in contention for...