A season ago the Winnipeg Blue Bombers were a nonfactor, the lone East Division team to miss the boat on the playoffs. Their 4-14 record wasn't just last in their own conference though, but also the entire league.
This season, however, they've emerged as one of the most intriguing options on the odds board.
Through 2011's first six weeks, the Blue Bombers have not only turned their fortunes around, but done so dramatically. They currently sit first in the East Division and tied in the CFL for the best record. Their defense has allowed the fewest amount of points against this season - by far.
Perhaps most impressively, they've already won more games than last year out.
Why then, do they have just 7/1
odds of winning the Grey Cup?
This Saturday, Winnipeg will have an opportunity to extend their 5-1 mark to 6-1, as they host the last-place B.C. Lions. A victory may well raise their stock in the eyes of oddsmakers but likely not by much.
Despite their success so far this season, they remain closer to the bottom of the barrel than the top when it comes to CFL futures.
Will Winnipeg's success last over the course of the season? It may be tough with the Montreal Alouettes on their heels and with the West Division sharpening their teeth as they year progresses, but at least the Blue Bombers can take solace in the fact that no matter what happens over the remaining 12 weeks, they've already improved in the win column.
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