CFL 2026: Montreal Alouettes vs Ottawa Redblacks – Best Bets, Odds & Prediction

By Cole Gallagher / July 23, 2026

Montreal at Ottawa is set for Friday, July 31 at TD Place Stadium, with a 7:30 PM ET kickoff, and it is a quick rematch. These two just played on July 21, Montreal escaping with a 40-33 win in a game that did nothing to settle the East Division picture. Ottawa is still hunting its first win of the season. Here is the full world cup betting homepage breakdown of the CFL slate, with every prediction we have live this week.

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Team Analysis

Montreal Alouettes

Davis Alexander ran the offence in the July 21 win over this same Ottawa defence and did enough to get out with a seven-point margin in a game that was closer than either side wanted. Forty points on the board says the offence is not the issue, the concern for Montreal is whether the defence can tighten up against a team it should be beating more comfortably.

A quick turnaround against the same opponent ten days later removes most of the scouting uncertainty on both sides, which tends to reward the team with the better overall roster.

Starting QB: Davis Alexander

Ottawa Redblacks

Jake Maier remains the starter despite an 0-6 start to the season, with head coach Ryan Dinwiddie publicly reaffirming his confidence in Maier as the answer at quarterback. The Redblacks have been competitive in stretches, the 40-33 scoreline on July 21 is proof the offence can move the ball, but six straight losses is six straight losses.

Ottawa gets this one at home, which has not been enough to find a win yet in 2026.

Starting QB: Jake Maier

Key Betting Angles

A rematch this close together usually plays out closer to the first result than a fresh matchup would, and the first result was a 40-33 track meet. That is a lean toward the over once a total is posted, and a lean toward Montreal given it won the first meeting, but not a blowout number given how much both offences moved the ball in Game 1.

Ottawa’s 0-6 record is the headline, but the Redblacks have not been the pushover the record suggests in single-game terms, which is exactly why this stayed a one-score game in July.

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Our Prediction

Cole’s Pick: Montreal to win, lean the over once the total is posted

A rematch this close together usually plays out closer to the first result than a fresh matchup would, and the first result was a 40-33 track meet that Montreal won by seven. That points to Montreal again, and to the over once a number is on the board, without expecting a blowout given how much both offences moved the ball ten days ago.

Ottawa’s 0-6 record is the headline, but the Redblacks have not been the pushover that record suggests on a game-by-game basis, and Dinwiddie’s continued backing of Maier says the coaching staff still believes this roster is competitive.

Confidence on Montreal to win: medium, pending a posted line.

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Cole Gallagher

Cole Gallagher covers soccer betting for WorldCupBetting.ca, specialising in match predictions, odds analysis and tournament futures. Based in Toronto, he has followed the Canadian men’s national team since their 2022 qualifying campaign and brings a line-shopping, data-first approach to every pick.