Ron’s Pick: Winnipeg +7.0 vs. BC Lions (2* GREY CUP PICK)
Ron’s Pick: UNDER 50.5 (5* BEST BET)
Keys to selection: History has proven the best formula on winning a Grey Cup championship in football is when a team can play great defense and run the football. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers defense have been the most consistent in the league this season, but I wonder if RB Chris Garrett is the type of player who can have two great running games in a row?
The BC Lions have been the best second half team in the league and playing at home against one of the top defenses in the league, could add some pressure on their offense after a huge 17 point win over Edmonton last Sunday! Therefore, if the Bombers defense can stay consistent as they’ve been all season and find a way to shut down the Lions offense in the first half or minimize them to less than 10 points before half time, this could play well for the Blue Bombers getting +7.0 points. Let’s face it, the Bombers are playing in the Grey Cup because they have a very aggressive and stingy defense, offensively, they’ve only scored 30 points or more 4 times in 19 games this season, so don’t expect the Winnipeg’s offense to put up big numbers against a Lions defense who have kept their opponents offense to 14 points against in their last 3 games.
In my opinion, this 99th Grey Cup will be decided by field positioning and normally in close football games, they seem to come down to field goals and the nod should go to Lions place kicker Paul McCallum who has been Mr. Automatic this season. However, the Sportsbooks have put too many points on the board and they are anticipating the public to be betting on the home team, that’s why we are seeing the Lions as a Touchdown spread.
Grey Cup Side Stat of the Game: When ANY CFL Team played as Road team as a Underdog -During the month of November -Vs Non Division Opponent -After a conference game - Coming off a game scored 17 points or more; The Road Team is 11-5-1 ATS since 1996.
Grey Cup Over/Under Stat of the Game When WINNIPEG Played as road team as a Underdog - During Last 3 Years - With SU Record of 1 Win 2 Lost in L3G; the UNDER is 18-2-0 for the Bombers in this role the last 3 seasons.
The 99th Grey Cup is here and the two clubs representing their conferences have every bit of hunger and motivation to prove that they belong. This Sunday bet on the hometown favorite B.C. Lions as they host the upstart Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the East Division. Can the Lions complete their storybook rise with a championship, or will the Blue Bombers of Swaggerville once again beat the CFL odds? Bet with bodog on Grey Cup Sunday....

Saskatchewan +3.5 (2*)
Keys to selection: The 2010 Grey Cup will be played at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta on Sunday, November 28th 2010 between the Saskatchewan Roughriders and Montreal Alouettes and you don’t have to be a rocket scientist to realize, it’s going to be a tough task for both offenses to hold on to the football because it’s going to be cold. The two biggest factors in big games like the Grey Cup that you cannot do, turn the ball over and take undisciplined penalties. In fact, turnovers and penalties are the least subjects talked about entering a football game by the media during the week, as they are mandated to talk about key players and success stories during the year.
However, it’s the number one vocal point stressed during the practice week heading towards the big game, because coaches and players know, when you are in the red zone, you have to capitalize on your opportunities, because you never know when you will be back at that end of the field during a game. The Saskatchewan Roughriders have one of the top ball hawks in the league with James Patrick. If the Roughriders win this football game, I can assure you Patrick will have his word attached to the sentence that made the difference. The sportsbooks opened up this line at Montreal -7 and the over/under was posted at 54.5. The line is now posted Montreal -3.5 and the total is sitting at 51.0. The wise guys have hammered this game on the Roughriders and took advantage of the soft opening line, but the reason why I’m not making this a 5* BEST BET, when you have a line move of this magnitude, somebody out there knows something and my money will always side with the Bookmakers, because they are the smartest people in the sports betting industry and to open this line at Montreal -7, tells me they might know something the rest of the betting public might not be aware about.
Therefore, I’m going to back my pick on the Saskatchewan Roughriders to win this game, as I feel they will get the job done with turnovers and Montreal lead the league in Penalties this season and bad habits normally come back to bite you in the butt when you least expected. As we use to say in the military, expect the unexpected.
Grey Cup Prediction: Saskatchewan 28 Montreal 26
Sun Nov 28: Saskatchewan 51.0 vs. Montreal -3.5 06:00 PM
Software Football Predictions: Montreal to win by 2.42 pts and the o/u to land on 54.62.
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