The Montreal Alouettes (9-9) visit the Toronto Argonauts (11-7) in the East Division Finals, with the winner advancing to next week’s Grey Cup.
Alouettes vs Argonauts Betting Odds
- Spread: Argonauts -3.5
- Total 47.5
- When: Nov. 13, 2022, at 1 p.m. EDT
- Venue: BMO Field – Toronto, Ontario
Alouettes vs Argonauts Betting Preview
The Montreal Alouettes got the job done against Hamilton last week to advance to this one against their rival Toronto. The teams are no strangers to each other, meeting three times during the regular season. The Argonauts won the first two games by a point each time and the Alouettes won the last meeting 38-33.
Montreal scored 26.5 points per game this year, slightly higher than the league average of 25.2. The Alouettes were pretty close to the league average in both rushing and passing, so the team did a decent job taking advantage of opportunities. The Alouettes have to take care of the football against a Toronto defense that forced a league-high 48 turnovers during the 18-game regular season.
The Alouettes are pretty average on defense, with points allowed and yards allowed all extremely close to the league average. The Alouettes don’t have any real weaknesses on defense but they don’t have any real strengths, either.
The Argonauts had the worst rushing attack in the league this season but are expected to get back Andrew Harris for the game. Harris ran for 490 yards in eight games. While he’s not the 1,000-yard rusher he was five years ago, he’s still a solid back and should help Toronto. Toronto rode the arm of Mcleod Bethel-Thompson much of the season and he had a breakout year, throwing for a career-high 4,731 yards and 23 touchdowns. He was picked off 15 times, which was also a career-high.
The Argos aren’t going to impress anybody on defense but they are effective. Despite allowing more yards than the league average in both rushing and passing, Toronto allowed 23.6 points per game.
Alouettes vs Argonauts Betting Trends
Argonauts
Toronto is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games
Toronto is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Montreal
Alouettes
Montreal is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Montreal is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
Alouettes vs Argonauts Pick & Prediction
These two teams are pretty evenly matched, as was shown during the three regular season contests, with each game being decided in the final minute. Have to believe this is another close call between these two.