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TSN football analyst Chris Schultz is back with his Week 8 selections in the CFL. The Big Man finished 3-1 in Week 7, and sits at 14-14 on the season in Schultz vs. The World. Now Schultz is ready for more action, including an upset prediction in the Hamilton-Calgary game. Winnipeg Blue Bombers at Toronto Argonauts Huge preparation advantage with Toronto. Coming off the bye week, their last game was on August 1, a 31-5 win in Montreal. They had 11 days to get ready for this one. For Winnipeg, its the exact opposite. They played this past Thursday and now play again on Tuesday. Basically they have four days to get ready for the "oddball" Tuesday night game. Drew Willy threw three interceptions and fumbled once for points against Saskatchewan. He will accept, learn and rebound. But coming off such a short week, will all the other players on offence and defence do the same? If Toronto is ever going to take advantage of circumstances, this is the game. Argos over the Bombers in Toronto. Edmonton Eskimos at Ottawa Redblacks The Eskimos are staying in the East to get ready and it should mean very little as they are just a more individually talented team. It is the top defence against the ninth-best offence and even though back home the Redblacks should play a better game, a 27-11 duplication of the first meeting on July 11 is a genuine possibility. One team is processing, learning, evaluating and figuring out what they have and how to use it. The other is in position to have a great year and everything that goes with it. Edmonton over Ottawa. Calgary at Hamilton In Week 2 Hamilton lost to Edmonton by four points in a game they could have won. In Week 4 Hamilton lost in Calgary by three in a game they could have won. In Week 6 Hamilton lost to Winnipeg by one in a game they could have won. And, last week Hamilton lost in BC in again a game they could have won. When does it end, this run of "could have won"? This could be a little bit of a trap game for the Stampeders. They beat Ottawa last week and are now going east for two games, at Hamilton then in Ottawa again, before a truly critical home-and-away against Edmonton. Dan LeFevour was a short yardage quarterback, then a running quarterback, but against BC he had moments where he looked like a complete quarterback. Am I calling trap game for Calgary with Hamilton getting win number two? Yes I am. Hamilton over Calgary by three. Montreal at Saskatchewan Back home again and it may make a difference for the Riders in a positive way. On the road again and it may make a difference for the Alouettes in a negative way. Which running back George Cortez starts will be interesting to see. If they go with Jerome Messam it allows for ratio manipulation somewhere else and where exactly will also be interesting to see. Troy Smith was a 44 per cent completion quarterback at home against a good Eskimo defence. He will probably have another 44 completion performance against another good defence in Saskatchewan on the road. That is not enough. In watching video, Montreal will play better run-defence than the 191 they allowed against Edmonton. But you know Saskatchewan will test the defensive front seven of Montreal anyway. Ill take the Riders over the Alouettes. Following the Toronto Argonauts victory over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, the pick for the Argos second Week 8 game, against the BC Lions, has been added. BC Lions at Toronto Argonauts The Winnipeg Blue Bombers faced it in their last game and it will happen to the Toronto Argonauts this week, which is being forced to prepare for an important game on a very short week. Wednesday will be used to recover, review and install. The players will take time to get back in the weight room or run a bit to recover from the previous game. They will then meet with coaches to review the game in an effort to learn and continue the never ending desire to improve. Following that, they will have another meeting to install the game plan they will use against the BC Lions, which may be remarkably different depending on the assessment of the Blue Bombers game. Thursday is much more mental than physical as youre still in recovery mode from Tuesday. Friday is the only day of good practice because by then you should have bounced back physically and overall be feeling better. Saturday is the day before and the anticipation of Game #8 is pretty much all youre thinking about. Then Sunday comes and it seems like the week is an entire blur. For the Lions, things are the complete opposite. They played on Friday the previous week and this contest kicks off Sunday this week, plus they have a new "Bomber Video" to study while the Argos only have the old "Ticats video" of the Lions most recent opponent. If the Argos can get control of the penalties, they can run away with the East. The Lions are rested, while the Argos are game tested. Lions over Argos by three. .Just like old times.Only this time, just one got to enjoy a victory.James return to Miami as an opponent was a success — for the Heat, that is. Wade scored 24 of his 31 points in the first half, Luol Deng had 25 points and dogged James defensively all night, and the Heat beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 101-91 in a hyped Christmas matchup Thursday. . -- Max Domi scored twice and set up two more as the London Knights toppled the visiting Kingston Frontenacs 6-4 on Sunday in Ontario Hockey League action. . Ted Ligety, Mikaela Shiffrin, Bode Miller and Tim Jitloff underlined the squads enormous potential on the Rettenbach glacier in Austria. . Six years of waiting are finally over for the Dallas defenceman. Daley had a goal and an assist, Kari Lehtonen recorded his fifth shutout of the season, and the Stars clinched their first playoff berth since 2008 with a 3-0 victory against the St. .com) - The disappointing Ottawa Senators hope to record consecutive wins for the first time since early November, as they visit the Boston Bruins on Friday for the opener of a home-and-home series.ERIE, Pa. -- Connor Brown scored two goals and Connor McDavid had five assists to lead the Erie Otters over the London Knights 7-2 in Ontario Hockey League action on Saturday. Adam Pelech had a goal and two assists for Erie (41-10-2), while Andre Burakovsky, Joel Wigle, Dane Fox, and Curtis Michael rounded out the Otters offence. Devin Williams made 23 saves. Alex Basso scored and Brady Austin added a power-play goal for London (35-12-5). Jake Patterson started in net for the Knights, but was replaced after giving up six goals on 18 shots through 30:16. Justin Tugwell made 12 saves on 18 shots in relief. --- WOLVES 7 ICE DOGS 1 ST. CATHARINES, Ont. -- Nicholas Baptiste scored twice and added an assist as the Wolves toppled Niagara. Connor Crisp scored once and assisted on two more, Matthew Campagna had a goal and an assist, and Dominik Kahun, Matt Schmalz, and Nathan Pancel added single goals for Sudbury (28-16-8), which was 2 for 5 on the power play. Jordan Maletta tapped in a power-play goal, giving Niagara (18-28-7) a short-lived 1-0 lead at 11:44 of the first period. Sudburys Troy Timpano stopped 25 shots for the victory, while Brent Moran made 28 saves for Niagara. --- BULLS 4 STING 3 BELLEVILLE, Ont. -- Jordan Subban scored his 11th goal of the season with 32 seconds left to lift the Bulls over the Sting. Stephen Harper had a goal and two assists, Cameron Brace had a goal and one assist, and Chad Heffernan also scored for Belleville (15-33-4), which had a 3-0 lead before Sarnia stormed back to tie the game. Noah Bushnell, Nickolas Latta, and David Nikandrov scored for the Sting (16-31-6), who was outshot 41-26. Charlie Graham stopped 23 shots for Belleville, while Sarnias Taylor Dupuis made 37 saves in the losing effort. --- WHALERS 5 BATTALION 1 PLYMOUTH, Mich. -- Alex Nedeljkovic made 52 saves and the Whalers downed North Bay on goals from five different skaters. Matt Mistele scored a goal and assisted on two more, Connor Chatham had a goal and one assist, and Carter Sandlak, Yannick Rathgeb and Gianluca Curcuruto also scored for Plymouth (20-277-5).dddddddddddd. Francesco Vilardi chipped in with three assists. Ben Thomson was the lone goal scorer for North Bay (28-19-6), who outshot their opponents 53-31. Jake Smith started in net for the Battalion but was replaced after giving up five goals on 28 shots through 50:26. Brendan ONeill stopped all three shots he faced in relief. --- GREYHOUNDS 6 SPIRIT 5 SAGINAW, Mich. -- Tyler Gaudet scored two goals as Sault Ste. Marie snapped its three-game slide with a win over the Spirit. Jared McCann and Alex Gudbranson had a goal and an assist apiece for the West division-leading Greyhounds (36-14-5), and Tyler Ganly and Trent Mallette also scored. Sergey Tolchinsky and Jean Dupuy chipped in with three assists each, as Sault Ste. Marie outshot the Spirit 41-24. Luke Cairns scored twice and Nick Moutrey also scored for Saginaw (25-24-5). Dylan Sadowy and Eric Locke both chipped in with short-handed goals, with Locke also picking up two assists on the night. Matt Murray made 19 saves in the Greyhounds win. Saginaws Jake Paterson stopped 35 shots in the losing effort. --- COLTS 7 67s 3 BARRIE, Ont. -- Mackenzie Blackwood made 28 saves and seven Colts skaters scored single goals to lift Barrie over Ottawa. Tyson Fawcett scored once and assisted on two more for Barrie (26-22-3) as Brendan Lemieux, Andreas Athanasiou, Aaron Ekblad, Garrett Hooey, and Andrew Mangiapane had a goal and an assist apiece. Justin Scott added a single goal. Erick Bradford had two goals for Ottawa (18-30-4), while Travis Konecny had a goal and an assist. Liam Herbst made 37 saves for the 67s, who were outshot 44-31. --- RANGERS 2 ATTACK 1 (SO) OWEN SOUND, Ont. -- Justin Bailey scored in a shootout as the Rangers edged the Attack. Ryan MacInnis scored a power-play goal in regulation time for Kitchener (18-32-2). Kyle Hope was the lone goal scorer for Owen Sound (23-22-7), who lost for the seventh time in the last 10 games. Jordan DeKort made 31 saves through overtime and three more in the shootout for Kitchener, while Owen Sounds Brandon Hope was saddled with the loss. ' ' '
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