A trio of Labour Day Classic games headline the biggest weekend of the CFL’s regular season.
This week’s CFL narrative: First up is a Sunday nighter between two West Division stalwarts, as the first-place Saskatchewan Roughriders host the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. After that, the Toronto Argonauts are basically in must-win mode against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.
Check out the latest CFL Week 13 predictions for matchups beginning Sunday, Aug. 31.
CFL Week 13 predictions
Best bet: Blue Bombers +4.5 (-106)
If you thought the Blue Bombers were going to fade away this season, you thought wrong.
Winnipeg is rounding into form at the perfect time, going 3-1 in its last four games with a narrow one-point loss to the Calgary Stampeders.
The offence has been extremely consistent during this stretch, scoring 26-plus points in every game. Zach Collaros is back in form after missing time, putting together a 78.4% completion rate in the Bombers’ last two games (both wins).
Saskatchewan is a league-best 8-2, but Winnipeg has been to four straight Grey Cups for a reason.
These teams have yet to meet this year, and will play three times down the stretch, which is another interesting wrinkle.
The Bombers went 3-1 against the Riders last year. They won the final three and the most important one, blowing out Saskatchewan, 38-22, in the West Division final.
Key stat: Winnipeg is 4-1 in its last five games against Saskatchewan with a +58 point differential.
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Tiger-Cats -6 (-106): This has always felt like a lost season for Toronto, which has been without starting quarterback Chad Kelly for the entire year.
The Boatmen are 3-8 in his absence, though most of their issues have been defensively. At this point, they basically need to win out to make the postseason.
Hamilton, leading the East Division at 6-4, should relish this opportunity to put Toronto’s season to bed.
The Tiger-Cats are coming off consecutive losses, but have had a bye week to regroup. Before that, they had won six straight games, including a 51-38 demolition of the Argonauts at BMO Field on July 4.
The Bo-Levi Mitchell offence tops the CFL in scoring (30.0 PPG) and the East in total offence (373.7 yards/game).
Toronto has given up a whopping 34.6 PPG since its loss to Hamilton, and 30-plus points in its last three games against the Ti-Cats (all losses).
CFL Week 12 predictions as of 3:08 p.m. on 08/29/2025.
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