The CFL season is in full swing, and the league’s landscape is starting to take shape.
The latest: The Calgary Stampeders and Saskatchewan Roughriders are two of the West Division’s best, but I’m expecting a low-scoring game between the pair. The Hamilton Tiger-Cats should lean on their passing attack and beat the Ottawa Redblacks comfortably. Lastly, bet on the BC Lions to rout the Edmonton Elks.
Check out the latest CFL Week 6 predictions for the games beginning Friday, July 11.
CFL Week 6 predictions
Best Bet: Stampeders/Roughriders under 52.5 points (-110)
This appears to be a tailor-made shootout at first glance.
The Stampeders rank third in points per game (29.0) while the Roughriders are tied for first (33.8). That alone should lead most bettors to take the over.
But how do these teams create offence?
Saskatchewan and Calgary want to do one thing, and that’s run the football. Here are their pass and rush offence numbers from the 2025 campaign:
| Team | Rush yards per game | Pass yards per game |
| Calgary | 129.8 (2nd) | 256.3 (7th) |
| Saskatchewan | 138.5 (1st) | 244.0 (9th) |
Both teams deploy top-tier rushing offences, but neither has shown a real ability to lean on the passing attack.
And there’s every reason to believe that the Roughriders will be able to ride A.J. Ouellette in this contest.
Calgary has the worst run defence in the CFL.
The Stampeders are ceding a league-high 5.9 yards per carry. In their lone loss of the season, to the lowly 1-4 Ottawa Redblacks, they surrendered an absurd 7.7 yards per carry.
Expect a boffo performance from Saskatchewan’s rushing attack, and a methodical pace that leads to a low-scoring contest.
Key stat: The Stampeders allow the lowest passing efficiency in the league (80.0), which should further incentivize the Riders to run the ball.
CFL Week 5 best bets
Tiger-Cats -5.5 (-110): Hamilton’s passing attack should open this game up, allowing bettors to expect a one-sided contest.
Bo Levi Mitchell is leading a dominant Tiger-Cats aerial assault, ranking second in passing yards (1,219) while sporting a sterling 9:1 touchdown-to-interception ratio.
Mitchell’s arm has taken over in recent games. The Ti-Cats have won their last two outings by 13 and 18 points, respectively.
Winning by five-plus shouldn’t be an issue against a reeling Redblacks defence. Ottawa is surrendering the third-highest passing efficiency to opponents this year (104.7).
Additionally, the Redblacks have failed to cover this spread in three of four games.
Lions -2.5 (-112): I predict BC to follow a similar path to victory as Hamilton in Week 6.
While not as prolific, the Lions also boast an elite pass attack. They’re second in passing yards per game (298.4) while Nathan Rourke owns a 5:2 TD-to-INT ratio.
Edmonton hasn’t demonstrated much of an ability to stop the pass. The Elks are allowing the most passing yards per game to their opponents (326.3).
Naturally, their pass defence has allowed their opponents to rack up some pretty high point totals. Edmonton is giving up the most points per game in the CFL (34.5), and has lost by three-plus points in three of its four contests.
CFL Week 6 predictions as of 10:03 a.m. on 07/10/2025.
Stevie’s an avid NFL, NHL, and tennis bettor who has no problem talking himself into the underdog. His previous stops include Yahoo! Sports Canada and Toronto Metropolitan University, where he received a degree in Sport Media.