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Montreal -9½ -110 over Hamilton

7:00 PM EST. Montreal has reached the point where it deserves to be treated like the team to beat in the CFL. The Alouettes have developed an identity built around efficiency, discipline, and the ability to dictate the flow of a game. They don't rely on one explosive quarter to win. Instead, they wear opponents down with sustained drives, timely defensive stops, and an offense that rarely beats itself. That's a difficult formula for any visitor to overcome, especially at Percival Molson Stadium.

Hamilton deserves credit for battling through adversity, but the Tiger-Cats are still searching for consistency from week to week. They have shown flashes of being able to compete with quality opponents, yet sustaining that level for four quarters has been another story. Montreal is the type of team that punishes every lapse in concentration. A stalled drive, a missed assignment, or a lost field-position battle tends to snowball against a club as fundamentally sound as the Alouettes.

The biggest edge belongs to Montreal's balance. The Alouettes are comfortable attacking through the air or on the ground, and their defense has consistently come up with momentum-changing plays when games begin to tighten. Hamilton prefers to turn games into tight, emotional battles, but Montreal has repeatedly shown it doesn't get dragged into that style. The Als stay patient, stick to their game plan, and gradually take control as the game progresses.

Laying points is never comfortable in the CFL, but this is one of those spots where the favorite has every advantage. Montreal is the more complete team, it's playing with confidence, and it has been taking care of business against opponents it should beat. Expect the Alouettes to control the tempo from the opening kickoff, build separation by the second half, and cover the number in front of the home crowd.

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