Hamilton Tiger-Cats vs Calgary Stampeders 6/18/22 CFL Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Calgary Stampeders and Hamilton Tiger-Cats meet Saturday in week 2 CFL action at Tim Hortons Field. The Calgary Stampeders look for another win after beating Montreal in their season opener. The Hamilton Tiger-Cats look for a bounce back showing after losing their opener to Saskatchewan.

The Calgary Stampeders have won four straight regular season games. Bo Levi Mitchell is completing 61.8 percent of his passes for 199 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception. Richard Sindani and Malik Henry have combined for 137 receiving yards and 1 touchdown, while Kamar Jorden has 4 receptions. The Calgary Stampeders ground game is averaging 103 yards per contest, and Ka’Deem Carey leads the way with 60 yards and 2 touchdowns. Defensively, Calgary is allowing 27 points and 390 yards per game. Cameron Judge leads the Calgary Stampeders with 6 tackles, Folarin Orimolade has 1 sack and Jameer Thurman has 1 interception.

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats have split their last 8 regular season games. Dane Evans is completing 64.3 percent of his passes for 222 yards, 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions. Steven Dunbar and Bralon Addison have combined for 147 receiving yards and 1 touchdown, while Papi White has 4 receptions. The Hamilton Tiger-Cats ground game is averaging 26 yards per contest, and Tim White leads the way with 11 yards on 2 carries. Defensively, Hamilton is allowing 30 points and 386 yards per game. Jumal Rolle leads the Hamilton Tiger-Cats with 8 tackles, Alden Darby has 1 pass deflection and Tunde Adeleke has 1 pass deflection.

The Stampeders are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 road games and 3-7 ATS in their last 10 games in June. The Tiger-Cats are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games in June and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 home games. The under is 4-1 in Stampeders last 5 Saturday games. The under is 15-6 in Tiger-Cats last 21 games overall. The under is 7-2 in the last 9 meetings in Hamilton and 13-3 in the last 16 meetings.

The Calgary Stampeders aren’t as scary as they’ve been in years past, and Hamilton has to like its chances at home. However, the Tiger-Cats were awful in their season opener, especially on offense, with their turnovers and no running game to speak of. We also can’t ignore that the Stampeders have won 8 of their last 10 meetings against the Tiger-Cats. A toss up game, you’d usually give the edge to the home team, but are we sure the Tiger-Cats are truly the better team? Give me the road dog.