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Montreal Alouettes vs. Calgary Stampeders
McMahon Stadium has a Week 1 contest on tap for Thursday as the Montreal Alouettes and the Calgary Stampeders play their season openers.
Oddsmakers opened the Stampeders as -3.5-point favorites versus the Alouettes, while the game's total opened at 44.5.
The Stampeders were a 33-30 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Roughriders. They earned a push of the +3-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (63) made winners of OVER bettors.
Last time out for Montreal, they were a 23-12 loser as they battled the Tiger-Cats on the road. The Alouettes failed to cover in the match as a +4.5-point underdog, while 35 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
Montreal:
Team record: 7-8 SU,7-8 ATS
Montreal is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Montreal's last 9 games
Montreal is 18-7 ATS in its last 25 games on the road
Calgary:
Team record: 8-7 SU,9-6 ATS
Calgary is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games
Calgary is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Calgary's last 9 games
Next up:
Montreal at Toronto Thursday, June 16
Calgary at Hamilton Saturday, June 18