Calgary Stampeders (58.5) vs. Edmonton Eskimos (-1)

• Where: Commonwealth Stadium
• When: August 13th 2009
• CFL Game Stats: www.atsdatabase.com
• Where to bet: Bookmaker Sportsbook

Ron’s Preview: The Edmonton Eskimos had everything going for them in the first half vs. the Tiger Cats, and then the rain came and stole it all away! Well, maybe not literally, but it seem once the down pour started at Ivor Wynne last Saturday, the Eskimos couldn’t get any momentum going on offense. As for Calgary, the Stampeders bolted out quickly out of the gate vs. the Blue Bombers; they went up 23-3 at Halftime and barely hung on to win 31-23 at McMahon Stadium. Keep in mind, they only scored 8 points in the second half, which speaks volumes for the Bombers defense.

In hockey they would call this the Battle of Alberta, but it works for Football as well, as this is not only a division rivalry, but a provincial battle to boot! The Stampeders are 10-12-0 ATS and 8-14 SU vs. the Eskimos at Commonwealth since 1996 and the UNDER is 9-1-0 for the Stampeders when they are at home or on the road when the O/U is set at 54.5 or more in their last 10 games.

The way I see this game going on Thursday, the team who can keep their defense off the field the longest will win this game. In my view, there’s 3 elite QB’s in the CFL this season and two of them will be on the playing field this Thursday, with Calvillo being the third. Eskimos QB Ricky Ray seems to be back and when he’s throwing the deep ball, nobody is better or more accurate with that nice soft touch which he can drop in the basket from 50 yards away. In order for the Stampeders to win this game, they will need to run the ball 40% of the time and be successful at that, because they will not be able to afford too many two’s and outs! Tough game to predict, as 5 of the last 6 games Calgary has played in Edmonton, five of the six games were decided by 5 points or less.

*Note: These teams are going to hate each other in a month from now, as they are going to play each other 3 out of the next 4 games.

Ron’s Stampeders vs. Eskimos Prediction

Calgary 24
Edmonton 31

Calgary Stampeders

• Last game: win 23 - 31 vs Winnipeg Blue Bombers
• Current game: vs. Edmonton Eskimos at 9:00 PM
• Home Favorite: 2 Win -2 Lost (PF) 31.25 - (PA) 24
• Home Underdog: 0 Win -0 Lost (PF) N/A - (PA) N/A
• Road Favorite: 1 Win -1 Lost (PF) 39 - (PA) 26
• Road Underdog: 0 Win -0 Lost (PF )N/A - (PA) N/A
• Last 3 game: 2 Win 1 Lost (PF) 34 - (PA)19
• Last 5 game: 3 Win 2 Lost (PF) 35.2 - (PA)21.6
• Last 7 game: 3 Win 3 Lost (PF) 33.83 - (PA)24.67

Situations

• Coming off a Home win as a Favorite (WPG)
• Coming off a 1 game over
• Coming off a game scored 31 points or more
• Allowed scored 24 points or less against
• Coming off a 2 game Home stand
• Coming off a 2 ATS lost

Edmonton Eskimos

• Last game: lost 21 - 28 vs Hamilton Tigercats
• Current game: vs. Calgary Stampeders at 9:00 PM
• Home Favorite: 1 Win -1 Lost (PF) 20.5 - (PA) 28.5
• Home Underdog: 1 Win -0 Lost (PF) 33 - (PA) 19
• Road Favorite: 0 Win -0 Lost (PF) N/A - (PA )N/A
• Road Underdog: 1 Win -2 Lost (PF) 25 - (PA) 37
• Last 3 game: 2 Win 1 Lost (PF) 30.67 - (PA) 26.67
• Last 5 game: 2 Win 3 Lost (PF) 26 - (PA) 34
• Last 7 game: 3 Win 3 Lost (PF) 24.83 - (PA) 31.17

Situations

• Coming off a Road loss as a Underdog (HAM)
• Coming off a 2 game under
• Coming off a game scored 21 points or less
• Allowed score 28 points or more against
• Coming off a 1 ATS lost

Team Trends - Edmonton Eskimos

When EDMONTON team played as a Home team - Coming off a 2 game under

• 16-4-0 (ATS)
• 18-2 (SU)
• 14-6-0 (O/U/P)

When ANY CFL team played as a Home team (EDMONTON) -After a non conference game -During Week 4 to 8 - Coming off a 2 game under

• 8-6-0 (ATS)
• 12-2 (SU)
• 5-9-0 (O/U/P)