By Cole Gallagher / July 23, 2026
CFL Week 10 · Aug 8, 2026 · Percival Molson Memorial Stadium, Montreal · 3:00 PM ET
🏈 Edmonton Elks at Montreal Alouettes 🏈
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Edmonton at Montreal is set for Saturday, August 8 at Percival Molson Memorial Stadium, a cross-divisional matchup between the league’s best defence and one of its most productive offences. Edmonton has led the CFL in takeaways all season and sits atop the West at 5-1, while Montreal’s offence has been good enough to hang forty points on a game as recently as July 21. Here is the full world cup betting homepage breakdown of the CFL slate, with every prediction we have live this week.
Odds Comparison
| Sportsbook | Edmonton | Montreal |
| Sports Interaction | Not yet posted | Not yet posted |
| Betovo | Not yet posted | Not yet posted |
| Bet365 | Not yet posted | Not yet posted |
| Tonybet | Not yet posted | Not yet posted |
| Betway | Not yet posted | Not yet posted |
Point Spread
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Total Points
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Team Analysis
Edmonton Elks
Edmonton’s defence has led the entire CFL in takeaways this season, and Cody Fajardo has run a controlled, ground-heavy offence that has been content to let that unit carry the day. A long road trip east against an offence that just posted forty points is the sternest test that defence has faced.
Starting QB: Cody Fajardo
Montreal Alouettes
Davis Alexander and this Montreal offence hung 40 points on Ottawa on July 21, proof the unit can move the ball against anyone, though Edmonton’s takeaway machine is a different level of challenge than anything Montreal has faced recently. Home field at Percival Molson Memorial Stadium in front of a rowdy crowd is a real factor for a young quarterback in a big cross-divisional spot.
Starting QB: Davis Alexander
Key Betting Angles
This is a strength-on-strength matchup, Edmonton’s league-leading takeaway defence against an offence that just posted forty points. Something has to give, and it is worth remembering Edmonton has built its record on winning low-margin, defence-first games rather than shootouts, which argues for a lower total than Montreal’s raw scoring output might suggest.
Montreal’s home crowd and offensive form are the case for the hosts, but Edmonton has not lost to a team that could not consistently take the ball away from that offence.
We are tracking every CFL matchup this week, with odds, injury notes and our picks, over on the world cup betting homepage as kickoff approaches.
Our Prediction
Cole’s Pick: Edmonton to win, lean the under once a total is posted
This is a strength-on-strength matchup, Edmonton’s league-leading takeaway defence against an offence that just posted forty points. Edmonton has built its record on winning low-margin, defence-first games rather than shootouts, which argues for a lower total than Montreal’s raw scoring output might suggest.
Montreal’s home crowd and offensive form are the case for the hosts, but Edmonton has not lost yet to a team that could not consistently take the ball away, and this defence has been that good all year.
Confidence on Edmonton to win: medium, pending a posted line.
Best Bets
Top Pick
Edmonton to Win
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Value Bet
Under, once posted
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Longshot
Montreal to Win
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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.