2026 CFL Week 12 Betting Preview
18 August 2026
The Ottawa RedBlacks and Montreal Alouettes kick off Week 12 of the CFL regular season on Thursday at Percival Molson Memorial Stadium. This game features the widest gap in the CFL standings, pitting the first-place Alouettes (8-1) against the winless, last-place RedBlacks (0-9). Ottawa is mired in a historical slump, becoming just the 10th team in CFL history to start 0-9. Dating back to last season, they have dropped 15 consecutive games, setting a modern CFL record for the longest losing skid.

OTTAWA AT MONTREAL ODDS, GAME TIME
- Game Date: Thursday, August 20, 2026
- Game Time: 7:30 PM ET
- Location: Montreal, QC
- Stadium: Percival Molson Memorial Stadium
- Favorite: Montreal Alouettes
- Underdog: Ottawa RedBlacks
- Over/Under: 62.5
- Point Spread: Montreal (-13.5)
HOW TO WATCH OTTAWA AT MONTREAL
- TV Channel: CBSSN
DUNKEL INDEX PREDICTION FOR OTTAWA AT MONTREAL
Dunkel Ratings: Ottawa 99.280; Montreal 122.453
Dunkel Line & Total: Montreal by 23; 71
Vegas Line & Total: Montreal by 13 1/2; 62 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Montreal (-13 1/2); Over
Below are all of Dunkel's Picks for Week 12 of the CFL schedule:
DUNKEL INDEX PREDICTION FOR WINNIPEG AT EDMONTON
Date: August 21, 2026
Time: 9:30 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Winnipeg 106.977; Edmonton 122.194
Dunkel Line & Total: Edmonton by 15; 55
Vegas Line & Total: Edmonton by 5 1/2; 59 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Edmonton (-5 1/2); Under
DUNKEL INDEX PREDICTION FOR HAMILTON AT TORONTO
Date: August 22, 2026
Time: 7:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Hamilton 109.739; Toronto 110.866
Dunkel Line & Total: Toronto by 1; 53
Vegas Line & Total: Toronto 4 1/2; 61 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Hamilton (+4 1/2); Under
DUNKEL INDEX PREDICTION FOR SASKATCHEWAN AT BC
Date: August 23, 2026
Time: 7:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Saskatchewan 116.572; BC 113.417
Dunkel Line & Total: Saskatchewan by 3; 67
Vegas Line & Total: BC by 1 1/2; 62 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Saskatchewan (+1 1/2); Over
