The regular season is winding down as the CFL reaches its Week 19 slate.
This week’s CFL narrative: The Montreal Alouettes entered the season as the Grey Cup favourites but hit a rough patch when starting quarterback Davis Alexander went down. He’s back and the Als are rolling again. Look for Montreal to have a dominant performance over the Edmonton Elks on Thanksgiving Monday.
Check out the latest CFL Week 19 predictions for the games beginning Friday, Oct. 10.
CFL Week 19 predictions
Best bet: Blue Bombers -3.5 (-110)
The Blue Bombers may have found new life with Zach Collaros back at quarterback.
In his return last week, Winnipeg smoked the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, 40-3. Collaros completed 20-of-25 passes for 367 yards and a touchdown.
The Elks are coming off a bye week, but they lost three of five games prior.
- Edmonton has the worst offence in the CFL, scoring the fewest points per game (24.2).
- Earlier in the season, the Elks lost to the Blue Bombers, 36-23. Collaros threw for 334 yards with three touchdowns and no turnovers in that win.
Edmonton failed to slow down Winnipeg’s offence last time, and I expect much of the same again in the second meeting.
Winnipeg has won back-to-back games by at least a touchdown. It should be hard for the Elks to keep pace.
Key stat: Edmonton has failed to cover this spread in six of its eight losses.
CFL Week 19 picks
Alouettes -13.5 (-110): Alexander is back under centre for the Als, which makes Montreal very hard to beat moving forward.
- He’s dealt with injuries this season, but his value can’t be understated when healthy.
- After Week 18’s 38-20 win over the Calgary Stampeders, Alexander set a CFL record with a 9-0 record as a starter to begin his career.
There’s a real possibility that Montreal would have the league’s best record right now if they’d had a healthy Alexander starting in every game.
But the good news is he’s back at the right time as the Als make a push toward the postseason.
Alexander missed eight straight games and didn’t show any rust in his return. He completed 72% of his pass attempts for 350 yards.
In Week 19, the Als face the downtrodden Redblacks. Ottawa has a bottom-two offence and defence and has lost three straight games by a touchdown or more.
Montreal should move the ball at will, running up the score while putting in a solid defensive effort.
CFL betting odds and matchups: Oct. 10-11
Argonauts (+425) vs. Roughriders (-590)
Friday, Oct. 10, 9 p.m. ET
- The Roughriders have the best scoring defence in the CFL, while the Argonauts have the worst. Their first meeting this season finished 39-32, far exceeding Friday’s set total of 50.5. There’s definitely high scoring potential here, but both teams have slowed down since that first game. Toronto and Saskatchewan have gone under this number in five of their past eight contests collectively.
Stampeders (+123) vs. Tiger-Cats (-150)
Friday, Oct. 11, 3 p.m. ET
- Calgary was once among the Grey Cup favourites but has lost four straight games to fall to 8-7. It hasn’t been competitive either. All of those losses came by 12 points or more. If the Stampeders want to snap the skid, they’ll need to beat the East-leading Tiger-Cats, who have won four of their past five.
CFL Week 19 predictions as of 10:45 a.m. on 10/10/2025.
Spencer is a true sports junkie. A graduate of the Sports Journalism program at Centennial College, he first joined NorthStar Gaming as an intern in 2023. He is now a contributing writer. He loves finding the edge to bet on in all sports but has a deep passion for the NBA and UFC. Previous stops include Sportsnet.