Four teams look to remain undefeated as the CFL season reaches Week 3.
The latest: After an exciting matchup between the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and BC Lions last weekend, the two teams will run it back, hoping for fewer injuries in the early-season rematch. Earlier on, the 2-0 Calgary Stampeders host the winless Ottawa Redblacks.
Check out the latest CFL Week 3 predictions for the games beginning Thursday, June 19.
CFL Week 3 predictions
Blue Bombers/Lions over 50.5 points (-110): The Lions and Bombers went over this total in last week’s 34-20 win for Winnipeg.
And that was with a lot of unfortunate circumstances.
Nathan Rourke left the game with an injury after contributing 249 passing yards, 58 rushing yards and two total touchdowns for BC.
On the other side, Winnipeg scored 34 points without its starting quarterback, Zach Collaros.
Chris Streveler was a good replacement, passing for three TDs, but it was the Bombers’ rushing attack that punished the Lions.
All-CFL running back Brady Oliveira rushed twice for 49 yards before exiting the game in the first half with an injury.
Matthew Peterson stepped in as the lead back and recorded 130 yards on 23 runs (5.7 yards per carry) and a TD.
Considering it was Peterson’s first CFL game, I’d argue that’s more of a credit to Winnipeg’s offensive line.
Oliveira remains questionable for the rematch, but his return would mean even more havoc from the Blue Bombers’ rush.
Rourke was expected to be limited at practice to open the week, but there’s hope that he’ll start on Saturday. Collaros will return for the Bombers after serving his one-game suspension.
The gamescript can’t get much worse than last week, so I’ll happily back the over in the rematch.
Key stat: Dating back to last season, the Blue Bombers have scored 24-plus points in four straight games, and all of those contests went over 50.5 points.
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Stampeders ML (-106): It’s been a great start to the season for the Stampeders, who are 2-0 heading into a home game in Week 3.
They play Ottawa, a team in search of its first win.
Picking that up on the road in Calgary won’t be an easy task. The Stamps scored 38 points in a Week 1 home win over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.
They relied more on their defence in their first away game, topping the Toronto Argonauts 29-19 in Week 2.
Calgary’s offseason additions have proven to be big upgrades in its undefeated start.
Most notably, quarterback Vernon Adams has completed 67.9% of his passes for 585 yards through his first two weeks with the Stampeders, while adding 81 yards on 10 rushing attempts.
Dru Brown has been limited in practice, but I like Calgary here despite the status of Ottawa’s QB.
The Redblacks have allowed 30-plus points in both weeks to start the season (35.0 per game).
CFL Week 3 predictions as of 9:34 a.m. on 06/18/2025.
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