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Vegas odds favour the Bombers by 3.5, the Eskimos by 9, and the Stampeders by 3.

No line on the Alouettes, no doubt pending the status of Calvillo.

we'll clean their clock, no contest here.

1greatmysticbushape wrote:we'll clean their clock, no contest here.

Very positive.

And no jumping off a bridge if we don't. Ha ha

3-1 at home vs. 0-4 and just 3.5 pt favourites???? Vegas must get a lot of action on the Lions A realistic spread is more like 7 or 8.

I don't like this match-up at all, especially against the best defence in the league ... IMHO. The Bombers front 7 is impressive and Hefney might be the best DB in the league which means little room for Geroy.

SammyGreene wrote:3-1 at home vs. 0-4 and just 3.5 pt favourites???? Vegas must get a lot of action on the Lions A realistic spread is more like 7 or 8.

I don't like this match-up at all, especially against the best defence in the league ... IMHO. The Bombers front 7 is impressive and Hefney might be the best DB in the league which means little room for Geroy.

I agree that it doesn't look good.

However, anything can happen in the CFL. Some ifs ...

If we can run the ball. If Travis plays well. If our DBs tackle well. If we catch the ball. Big if: If we can stop the run.

Ya never know. But a betting man would probably go with the Bombers.

WestCoastJoe wrote:

SammyGreene wrote:3-1 at home vs. 0-4 and just 3.5 pt favourites???? Vegas must get a lot of action on the Lions A realistic spread is more like 7 or 8.

I don't like this match-up at all, especially against the best defence in the league ... IMHO. The Bombers front 7 is impressive and Hefney might be the best DB in the league which means little room for Geroy.

I agree that it doesn't look good.

However, anything can happen in the CFL. Some ifs ...

If we can run the ball. If Travis plays well. If our DBs tackle well. If we catch the ball. Big if: If we can stop the run.

Ya never know. But a betting man would probably go with the Bombers.

Agreed WC Joe. Anything can happen and I have been burned before by these "can't miss" bets in sports. And as we saw with Mon/Sask .... all bets are off if Buck happens to get nicked. I thought that was far and away the safest bet in week #4.

Frankly, I see this game being a disaster as the Bombers are a very physical team and the Lions........well Phillips at safety enough said I will always continue to support my team but I am more certain than ever an overhaul of veteran players and coaches needs to be done especially if we are on our 6 year Grey Cup pace for 2012

lion24 wrote:Frankly, I see this game being a disaster as the Bombers are a very physical team and the Lions........well Phillips at safety enough said I will always continue to support my team but I am more certain than ever an overhaul of veteran players and coaches needs to be done especially if we are on our 6 year Grey Cup pace for 2012

No question that the Bombers are physical, especially on defense. The Bombers however, could take our Leos lightly as we enter their 'house' 0-4.

Looks like Wally and Company are going to play Brown more at tailback as other teams use their speed returner as part of their offence.

I really believe we have the players to get it done..if our schemes and play calling would put them in the best position to win.

Travis Lulay, for all the talk about his leadership qualities, has not been able to get us a lot of W's, even though he's played well at times and not so well at others. Can't lay it all on Lulay..he's hamstrung by our offence, but he's also received a much freerer ride that other quarterbacks we've had here and he really needs to play a huge game.

Desperate team. Could go either way. Seen enough positives that this might be the game to get them off the snide. If so I still think it will be a close game. Lions by 2.

The Riders/Stamps is a real puzzler. I hope its a close one. We'll see what this Rider D can do against a starting QB (even though this seasons version of Burris has been a little off, IMO).

Argos are not going to get it done versus Esks. I think this is the safest bet this week. But the CFL doesn't make sense a lot of the time. Maybe they will get it done and knock the Esks off the unbeaten.....

I heard on Connected that Calvillo is fine to go. If so the AL's get back on the winning track, IMO.

So far thie year the Lions are last year's Bombers. Winnipeg lost a CFL record 9 games by 4 points or less in 2010, and 10 by a touchdown or less. They weren't as bad as their record indicated and they aren't as good as this year's record indicates, but they have turned those close losses into wins.

The keys to the game are pretty simple: Prevent turnovers and big plays.

Teams winning the turnover battle are 13-1 this year. Winnipeg is plus-9 in turnovers, second only to Edmonton (plus-10). B.C. is minus-2.

B.C. has given up more big plays than any team this year, largely as the result of missed tackles on short passes in the flats. Terrence Edwards is Winnipeg's big-play receiver. The Lions can't let him get open deep. Other than Edwards, Winnipeg's offence has struggled this year. Stopping the rushing of Fred Reid is a key. He has killed the Lions in the past.

If the Lions protect the ball and prevent big plays, it should be a close, low-scoring game. The Lions are due to win one of those, aren't they?

B.C.FAN wrote:So far thie year the Lions are last year's Bombers. Winnipeg lost a CFL record 9 games by 4 points or less in 2010, and 10 by a touchdown or less. They weren't as bad as their record indicated and they aren't as good as this year's record indicates, but they have turned those close losses into wins.

The keys to the game are pretty simple: Prevent turnovers and big plays.

Teams winning the turnover battle are 13-1 this year. Winnipeg is plus-9 in turnovers, second only to Edmonton (plus-10). B.C. is minus-2.

B.C. has given up more big plays than any team this year, largely as the result of missed tackles on short passes in the flats. Terrence Edwards is Winnipeg's big-play receiver. The Lions can't let him get open deep. Other than Edwards, Winnipeg's offence has struggled this year. Stopping the rushing of Fred Reid is a key. He has killed the Lions in the past.

If the Lions protect the ball and prevent big plays, it should be a close, low-scoring game. The Lions are due to win one of those, aren't they?

Hi everyone. Bombers fan posting here, hoping to share some thoughts with fellow CFL fans before game day this week.

I don't think it's fair to say Winnipeg isn't as good as their record indicates. No team has given up less points than us this season and to me, that is enough to justify a winning record. On the flip side, I don't think BC's record is indicative of where they are as a team. I think they are better than a lot of you credit them for.

The turnover battle will be key and as mentioned by some other posters, our physical nature on defense combined with your offense's struggles to secure the football lately could tilt things in our favor. Joe Lobendahn is out for this week's game though, so that's an absence that will benefit your team. Cory Watson is also nicked up and may not go.

One final comment: I don't like the idea that our offense has struggled aside from Edwards. 3 receivers in the top 12 and the league's leading rusher may indicate otherwise, no? Jeffers-Harris suffered a rough game with the dropsies, but Cory Watson has been a fixture all season. They may not have been spectacular, but they've put up solid figures. We need more games like the one in Toronto and less like the one vs. Calgary though.

Good luck Lions fans!

- Mike

lion24 wrote:Frankly, I see this game being a disaster as the Bombers are a very physical team and the Lions........well Phillips at safety enough said I will always continue to support my team but I am more certain than ever an overhaul of veteran players and coaches needs to be done especially if we are on our 6 year Grey Cup pace for 2012

I honestly hope that you are wrong and the Lions win this game and it is a turning point on our season. I say that because at 0-5, to me the only move at that point is to blow it up!

I wonder if good old Chap will try to build on the running game or will he resort back to his usual self and pass, pass, pass and pass some more.