Toronto Argonauts vs Hamilton Tiger-Cats Prediction 6-18-23 CFL Picks

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Toronto Argonauts meet Sunday in CFL action at BMO Field. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.

Hamilton Tiger-Cats Betting Preview

Bo Levi Mitchell is completing 51.5 percent of his passes for 200 yards, 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions. Tim White and D’haquille Williams have combined for 127 receiving yards and 1 touchdown, while Kiondre Smith has 4 receptions. The Hamilton Tiger-Cats ground game is averaging 66 yards per contest, and James Butler leads the way with 66 yards and 1 touchdown. Defensively, Hamilton is allowing 42 points and 499 yards per game. Jameer Thurman leads the Hamilton Tiger-Cats with 10 tackles, Ted Laurent has 1 sack and Kyle Wilson has 1 forced fumble.

Toronto Argonauts Betting Preview

The Toronto Argonauts are the defending Grey Cup champions, and they’re 18th in franchise history. The Argos are the same team in a lot of ways, but the major change is at quarterback, as Chad Kelly is given the keys to the car. Kelly, a star at Ole Miss for 2 seasons, played in 1 game for Toronto last year and had 300 passing yards and 2 touchdowns. Kurleigh Gittens Jr. and DaVaris Daniels return as the top-two receivers for the Argos, while A. J. Ouellette is back after 516 rushing yards. Defensively, Wynton McManis returns as the leading tackler with 95 tackles, Shawn Oakman had 6 sacks and Jamal Peters had 6 interceptions. The pieces are there for another deep run, it just comes down to if Kelly can hold up for a long, drawn out CFL season.

Trends

The Tiger-Cats are 2-6 ATS in their last 8 road games and 1-6 ATS in their last 7 vs. East. The Argonauts are 4-1-1 ATS in their last 6 home games and 7-3-2 ATS in their last 12 games overall. The under is 4-1 in Tiger-Cats last 5 vs. East. The under is 17-4 in Argonauts last 21 games in June. The Tiger-Cats are 1-3-1 ATS in their last 5 meetings in Toronto and 2-5-1 ATS in their last 8 meetings.

Randy’s Pick

This line is rather surprising as the Hamilton Tiger-Cats didn’t look great in their season opener, mainly on the defensive side. Bo Levi Mitchell is also still ironing out the wrinkles with his new team. The Toronto Argonauts will take the field for the first time and there could be rust or a letdown spot, but I think it’s fair to say they’re still the better team on paper and at home, it’s hard to turn down the free points. The Toronto Argonauts could easily win this game outright. Give me the points.