The Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Ottawa Redblacks meet Friday in CFL action at TD Place Stadium. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.

Hamilton Tiger-Cats Betting Preview

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats need a win to rebound from a 2-4 record. The Tiger-Cats are 1-2 SU on the road this season. Matthew Shiltz is completing 64.4 percent of his passes for 880 yards, 2 touchdowns and 3 interceptions. D’haquille Williams and Tim White have combined for 704 receiving yards and 2 touchdowns, while Terry Godwin II has 25 receptions. The Hamilton Tiger-Cats ground game is averaging 82 yards per contest, and James Butler leads the way with 340 yards and 3 touchdowns. Defensively, Hamilton is allowing 30.8 points and 408 yards per game. Jameer Thurman leads the Hamilton Tiger-Cats with 39 tackles, Ted Laurent has 3 sacks and Richard Leonard has 1 interception.

Ottawa Redblacks Betting Preview 

The Ottawa Redblacks look to stay hot after winning 3 of their last 4 games. The Redblacks are 2-1 SU at home this season. Dustin Crum is completing 68.5 percent of his passes for 667 yards, 2 touchdowns and 3 interceptions. Justin Hardy and Jaelon Acklin have combined for 582 receiving yards and 1 touchdown, while Nate Behar has 29 receptions. The Ottawa Redblacks ground game is averaging 129.2 yards per contest, and Crum leads the way with 264 yards and 3 touchdowns. Defensively, Ottawa is allowing 23.7 points and 377.5 yards per game. Frankie Griffin leads the Ottawa Redblacks with 27 tackles, Michael Wakefield has 4 sacks and Brandin Dandridge has 3 interceptions.

Trends

The Tiger-Cats are 3-7 ATS in their last 10 road games and 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games overall. The RedBlacks are 19-40 ATS in their last 59 home games and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 Friday games. The under is 4-1 in Tiger-Cats last 5 games in July. The under is 5-1 in RedBlacks last 6 games overall. The Tiger-Cats are 6-2 ATS in their last 8 meetings in Ottawa and 6-2 ATS in their last 8 meetings.

Randy’s Pick

The season is still young, but it feels like we have 2 teams heading in different directions. The Hamilton Tiger-Cats have underachieved through 6 games, and they’re not playing a lick of defense. The Ottawa Redblacks have quietly won 3 of their last 4 games, and they’re elite running the ball and stopping the run. At home, you can argue the Redblacks should be bigger favorites, as this line feels like oddsmakers are just assuming the Tiger-Cats are just going to turn things around. Give me the Redblacks.