Blue Bombers Host the Argos in Friday CFL Action

Argos out for Redemption Against Blue Bombers

The Toronto Argonauts and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers meet on Friday at Investors Group Field. The Blue Bombers are looking for a repeat performance while the Argos will be out for redemption when the two teams clash for a second straight week.

The Bombers were dominant at BMO Field in Week 6. They took down the Argos 38-20 as Winnipeg jumped out to an early start. The Bombers never looked back, scoring 15 points in the first quarter.

Kickoff is at 8:30 p.m. ET and can be seen on TSN, RDS, ESPN+. Oddsmakers have Winnipeg as 10-point favorites. The total is at 53.5.

Stringing together a pair of wins has been tough to start the season. Only Calgary, Hamilton and Saskatchewan have won back-to-back games over the first six weeks.

Blue Bombers Offense Was in High Gear

It was a career day for running back Andrew Harris. He rushed for 161 yards and two touchdown in the victory. QB Matt Nichols was also impressive. He completed 19-of-27 attempts for 245 yards and two touchdown passes. He also ran for another touchdown.

The Bombers’ defense held strong as well.  They held the Argos to just 173 yards on offense.

The Bombers made some moves this week. They shipped receiver Adarius Bowman to the Montreal Alouettes for a conditional eighth round draft pick in 2019.

The three-time West Division all-star never hit his stride in Winnipeg. He managed just 95 yards and no touchdowns in six regular season games.

Rookie Kenbrell Thompkins is put into the lineup. The 29-year-old is slated to start in place of the now-departed Bowman. The former NFL receiver practiced with the first-team offense all week.

league leading rusher in touchdowns is running back Andrew Harris. He leads the CFL with 5 touchdowns. Harris has racked up 610 yards in only six games this season. He is coming off of three straight 100-yard plus games. During that span, the 31-year-old has 409 yards on 52 carries.

Bombers receiver Weston Dressler has caught a pass in 118 straight games. That is the eighth longest in CFL history. His last game without a catch was Aug. 12, 2010.

Argos Not Happy About Start to Season

The Toronto Argonauts are not happy with their start to the 2018 season. The reigning Grey Cup champions have struggled out of the gate. They are tied with the Montreal Alouettes at the bottom of the East Division with a 1-4 record.

The team has had to face some early adversity after losing franchise quarterback Ricky Ray so early.

Quarterback James Franklin managed only 151 passing yards last week. He threw no touchdowns and one interception. The run game also struggled, as the Argos picked up 24 yards on the ground.

The only bright spot in the game was two fumble recoveries by the Argos’ defense that were returned for touchdowns.

There is some good news for the Argos to pass on. Running back James Wilder Jr. is healthy for Friday’s matchup after being injured during practice earlier in the week. He is the reigning CFL rookie of the year.

The Argos offense is only averaging 277 yards per game in net yardage.

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Recent Form

Name	Record	ATS	Offense	Defense	Diff	ATS Home	ATS Away	OU Record	OU Home	OU Away
Toronto	1-4	2-3	16.20	27.80	-11.6	1-2	1-1	1-4	1-2	0-2
Winnipeg	3-3	4-2	33.17	22.17	11	2-0	2-2	4-2	2-0	2-2

Power Stats

Yards Per Point

Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
TOR	17.1	15.13	1.97
WIN	11.92	15.14	-3.22

Yards Per Pass

Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
TOR	9.16	12.79	-3.63
WIN	11.48	9.85	1.63

Yards Per Rush

Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
TOR	4.08	5.48	-1.4
WIN	6.49	4.67	1.82

Team Records

Toronto Argonauts

Name	Record	Home	Away	ATS	ATS Home	ATS Away	Offense	Defense	Diff
Overall	1-4	1-2	0-2	2-3	1-2	1-1	16.20	27.80	-11.60
vs Conf	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0.00	0.00	0.00
Last 3	1-2	1-1	0-1	2-1	1-1	1-0	18.33	23.67	-5.34

Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Name	Record	Home	Away	ATS	ATS Home	ATS Away	Offense	Defense	Diff
Overall	3-3	1-1	2-2	4-2	2-0	2-2	33.17	22.17	11.00
vs Conf	1-2	1-1	0-1	2-1	2-0	0-1	29.33	24.00	5.33
Last 3	2-1	1-0	1-1	2-1	1-0	1-1	32.00	19.67	12.33

Supergrid

Title	Stat	Rank	Stat	Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense	16.20	8	22.17	2
Away Team Road Passing vs Home Team Home Passing Defense	247.50	4	280.00	7
Away Team Road Rushing vs Home Team Home Rushing Defense	52.00	9	93.00	3
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense	33.17	1	27.80	8
Home Team Home Passing vs Away Team Road Passing Defense	188.00	6	224.50	4
Home Team Home Rushing vs Away Team Road Rushing Defense	144.50	1	111.50	6

Head To Head Summary

Name	Record	ATS	OU	Score	Rush	YPR	PA	CP	PY	TY	TO +/-
Toronto	5-5	4-6	8-2	26.30	101.80	5.66	38.10	69.29	299.30	410.30	2.20
Winnipeg	5-5	6-4	8-2	29.70	105.00	5.00	31.20	65.71	237.10	348.90	1.00

Head To Head Detail

Date	Away	Home	Score	Line	Total	OU Result	ARY	APY	ATY	ATT	HRY	HPY	HTY	HTT	Away Team Attempts	Home Team Attempts	Away Team Completions	Home Team Completions
Jul 21, 2018	WIN	TOR	38-20	184	236	429	3	22	143	173	3
Oct 21, 2017	WIN	TOR	28-29	35	268	303	0	149	407	572	2
Jul 13, 2017	TOR	WIN	25-33	30	324	360	2	91	245	336	0
Sep 17, 2016	TOR	WIN	29-46	174	258	445	2	121	228	353	0
Aug 12, 2016	WIN	TOR	34-17	136	246	382	1	75	353	433	6
Nov 6, 2015	WIN	TOR	11-21	114	170	312	1	155	286	454	1
Aug 14, 2015	TOR	WIN	27-20	108	137	276	0	102	176	305	2
Aug 12, 2014	WIN	TOR	21-38	80	193	273	1	174	297	471	2
Jun 26, 2014	TOR	WIN	21-45	42	283	325	2	132	327	459	1
Oct 24, 2013	WIN	TOR	21-36	55	282	337	1	89	505	594	2

CFL Betting Odds and Trends

Toronto Argonauts
Toronto is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Toronto's last 7 games
Toronto is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Toronto is 5-12 ATS in its last 17 games on the road
Toronto is 3-14 SU in its last 17 games on the road
Toronto is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Winnipeg
Toronto is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Winnipeg
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing Winnipeg
Toronto is 1-3-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Winnipeg
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 6 games when playing on the road against Winnipeg

Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Winnipeg is 14-6 ATS in its last 20 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Winnipeg's last 7 games
Winnipeg is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games at home
Winnipeg is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Winnipeg's last 5 games at home
Winnipeg is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Toronto
Winnipeg is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Winnipeg's last 5 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Winnipeg's last 6 games when playing at home against Toronto

Team Last 5 Games

Toronto Argonauts

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	ATS Result	offensive rush yards	offensive passing yards	offensive total yards	defensive rush yards	defensive passing yards	defensive total yards	turnovers	Location
Jul 21, 2018	WIN	20-38	L	3.5/52	L/O	22	143	173	184	236	429	0	H
Jul 13, 2018	EDM	15-16	L	9.5/54	W/U	50	284	346	112	253	370	0	A
Jul 7, 2018	EDM	20-17	W	3/55.5	W/U	145	208	362	56	370	426	-1	H
Jun 23, 2018	CAL	7-41	L	4/53.5	L/U	76	125	215	205	352	564	0	H
Jun 15, 2018	SAS	19-27	L	-2.5/49.5	L/U	54	211	289	111	196	314	1	A

Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	ATS Result	offensive rush yards	offensive passing yards	offensive total yards	defensive rush yards	defensive passing yards	defensive total yards	turnovers	Location
Jul 21, 2018	TOR	38-20	W	-3.5/52	W/O	184	236	429	22	143	173	0	A
Jul 14, 2018	BC	17-20	L	-4.5/55	L/U	187	203	401	73	324	399	2	A
Jul 7, 2018	BC	41-19	W	-6.5/55.5	W/O	152	207	359	107	158	280	-3	H
Jun 29, 2018	HAM	17-31	L	4.5/59	L/U	134	139	280	111	359	480	-1	A
Jun 22, 2018	MON	56-10	W	-3/47	W/O	245	343	588	66	102	195	-2	A

Next up:
Toronto home to Ottawa Thursday, August 2
Winnipeg home to Hamilton Friday, August 10

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