BCE

If you’re going to lose your parlay it might as well be in the final moments of the game, right?

When the Winnipeg Blue Bombers hold a 19-point lead heading into the fourth quarter against a rookie quarterback, you would think your bet is a lock and going to cash. But last weekend was a good way to remind everyone that no lead is ever safe in the Canadian Football League.

Two unreal finishes in the CFL today! Gotta love it!

NO. LEAD. IS. SAFE.

All we needed was for the Bombers to hold on against the Redblacks and then the Roughriders would have cashed out our alternate parlay last week by covering the 2.5-points.

Anyway, enough of dwelling on the past. Let’s look to the future and piece together a four-leg parlay for Week 7 in the CFL.

Here are my favourite plays for each game of the week.

BLUE BOMBERS -11.5

The Blue Bombers opened as 15.5-point favourites against the Edmonton Elks, which is the largest spread of the CFL season so far. The line has moved one point since it first came out, with Winnipeg now favoured to win by 14.5-points.

Based on the way the game ended last week for Winnipeg, if there’s a team that could cover this massive spread it’s the Bombers at home against the Elks.

The Bombers have won six straight against the Elks and have each of the last five games by double digits.

Oct. 8, 2022 - Winnipeg won by 37 at home July 22, 2022 - Winnipeg won by 14 on the road Oct. 15, 2021 - Winnipeg won by 10 on the road Oct. 8, 2021 - Winnipeg won by 27 at home Sept. 18, 2021 - Winnipeg won by 15 on the road

Winnipeg to cover the 14.5-points is -115 on FanDuel, so if you want to buy a few points and play it a little safer you can consider taking something like Winnipeg -11.5 at -174 or Winnipeg -12.5 at -156