Hamilton Tiger-Cats vs Montreal Alouettes CFL Picks, Odds, Predictions 10/2/21

The Montreal Alouettes and Hamilton Tiger-Cats meet Saturday in week 9 CFL action at Tim Hortons Field. The Montreal Alouettes need a win after losing four of their last five games. The Hamilton Tiger-Cats look to stay hot after winning four of their last five games.

The Montreal Alouettes have lost six of their last nine games overall. Vernon Adams is completing 58.9 percent of his passes for 1,583 yards, 11 touchdowns and six interceptions. Eugene Lewis and Jake Wieneke have combined for 951 receiving yards and eight touchdowns while B.J. Cunningham has 28 receptions. The Montreal Alouettes ground game is averaging 154.2 yards per contest, and William Stanback leads the way with 618 yards and two touchdowns. Defensively, Montreal is allowing 25.7 points and 361.5 yards per game. Tyquwan Glass leads the Montreal Alouettes with 24 tackles, Woody Baron has three sacks and Wes Sutton has one interception.

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats have won nine of their last 13 games overall. Dane Evans is completing 65.9 percent of his passes for 644 yards, five touchdowns and one interception. Jaelon Acklin and Tim White have combined for 624 receiving yards and two touchdowns while Steven Dunbar has 17 receptions. The Hamilton Tiger-Cats ground game is averaging 88.6 yards per contest, and Sean Thomas Erlington leads the way with 217 yards and two touchdowns. Defensively, Hamilton is allowing 17 points and 312.6 yards per game. Simoni Lawrence leads the Hamilton Tiger-Cats with 42 tackles, Ja’Gared Davis has three sacks and Cariel Brooks has two interceptions. 

The Alouettes are 15-6 ATS in their last 21 road games and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The Tiger-Cats are 10-2-1 ATS in their last 13 home games and 4-0-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The over is 5-1 in Alouettes last 6 road games. The under is 9-1 in Tiger-Cats last 10 games overall. The Alouettes are 2-6 ATS in their last 8 meetings.

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats already beat Montreal this season by 17 points on the road and they’ve won seven of the last 10 meetings against them overall. The Tiger-Cats have a clear edge on the defensive side of the ball in this game and they’ve covered 10 of their last 13 games at home. The Alouettes haven’t looked good up to this point and their two wins have come against teams with a 4-10 combined record. Give me the Tiger-Cats and the small chalk.