Following eight weeks of play, the Montreal Alouettes and Hamilton Tiger-Cats share the lead in the Eastern Division. Meanwhile, the Saskatchewan Roughriders lead the Western Division with the Calgary Stampeders right behind. This week brings one of the biggest games of the 2025 season with the CFL Odds. Saskatchewan heads to Montreal to take on the Alouettes in what could be a peek into the Grey Cup championship game future. Meanwhile, there are increasing concerns that the Winnipeg Blue Bombers’ Western Division dynasty is coming to an end.
2025 Canadian Football League Week 9 Overview
| Dates: | Season Runs Now through November 16, 2025 |
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| Betting Online Odds at SBG: | Click Here |
2025 CFL Week 9 Schedule
Thursday, July 31, 2025, 7:30 p.m. ET
Calgary Stampeders at Ottawa Redblacks
Friday, August 1, 2025, 8:30 p.m. ET
Toronto Argonauts at Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Saturday, August 2, 2025, 3 p.m. ET
Hamilton Tiger Cats at Edmonton Elks
Saturday, August 2, 2025, 7 p.m. ET
Saskatchewan Roughriders at Montreal Alouettes
Montreal Meets Saskatchewan Clash in Potential Grey Cup Preview
In a CFL sports betting showdown of the league’s two best teams, the Montreal Alouettes host the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Saturday night. Many gamblers see this matchup as a preview of the 2025 Grey Cup championship game. So far, betting activity for this game has begun early and is expected to be the largest handle of the CFL season to date.
Montreal leads the Eastern Division with a record of 5-2 straight up and 4-3 against the spread with 3-3-1 over the total. Last game, the Als covered a 23-21 win at the Calgary Stampeders as 6.5-point road dogs. The game went under the total of 49. Montreal failed to cover the spread in its previous three games. Following three quarters, Calgary led 21-14 before the Als rallied with three field goals by Jose Maltos. Maltos kicked the game-winning 58-yard field goal at the 13:50 mark for a thrilling finish.
So far in 2025, Montreal quarterback McLeod Bethel-Thompson has a 67% completion rate with 107 yards per game and 6.7 yards per attempt. Last week in Calgary, Thompson was 30-40 for 280 yards and a 1-1 TD/INT ratio with a 91.7 QB rating. Montreal outgained Calgary 374 to 323
Last time out for the Saskatchewan Roughriders was a 21-18 CFL betting lines win over the Edmonton Elks. However, Saskatchewan failed to cover the spread as 9.5-point home favorites. The Riders have failed to get the cash in two of their most recent three games. Three of their most recent five games went over the total. Saskatchewan let Edmonton through the back door after taking a 21-4 lead into the 4th quarter. Saskatchewan outgained Edmonton 332-307.
Thus far in 2025, QB Trevor Harris has a 75.9 completion rate with 1894 yards, 315 yards per game, and an 11/4 TD/INT ratio. Harris is averaging 10.1 yards per attempt. Last week against the Elks, Harris was 25-33 for 268 yards, 8.1 yards per attempt, and a 2/0 TD/INT ratio. His QB rating for the game was 119.3.
Overall, the Roughriders rank 2nd in the CFL for scoring offense but 7th for scoring defense. By contrast, Montreal ranks 6th for scoring offense but 1st for fewest points allowed.
Overall, in the series between Saskatchewan and Montreal, the Alouettes won and covered the last three meetings. That includes the latest two meetings in Montreal.
In this situation, the Montreal defense should prove to be the key to success.
SBG Best Bet: Montreal Alouettes.