2026 CFL Week 18 Betting Preview

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Ottawa Redblacks kick off Week 18 of the CFL regular season on Friday at TD Place Stadium. The Ticats (4-11) were officially knocked out of postseason contention last week following a 37-35 overtime loss to the Edmonton Elks. Ottawa (0-14) is locked in a historically bad season, having lost 20 consecutive games dating back to last year.

HAMILTON AT OTTAWA ODDS, GAME TIME

• Game Date: Friday, October 2, 2026
• Game Time: 7:00 PM ET
• Location: Ottawa, ON 
• Stadium: TD Place Stadium
• Favorite: Hamilton Tiger-Cats
• Underdog: Ottawa Redblacks
• Over/Under: 60.5
• Point Spread: Hamilton (-1.5)

HOW TO WATCH HAMILTON AT OTTAWA

• TV Channel: CBSSN

DUNKEL INDEX PREDICTION FOR HAMILTON AT OTTAWA

Dunkel Ratings: Hamilton 108.274; Ottawa 99.821
Dunkel Line & Total: Hamilton by 8 1/2; 66
Vegas Line & Total: Hamilton by 1 1/2; 60 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Hamilton (-1 1/2); Over

Below are all of Dunkel's Picks for Week 18 of the CFL schedule:

DUNKEL INDEX PREDICTION FOR CALGARY AT SASKATCHEWAN

Date: October 2, 2026
Time: 9:30 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Calgary 103.734; Saskatchewan 117.244
Dunkel Line & Total: Saskatchewan by 13 1/2; 69
Vegas Line & Total: Saskatchewan by 5 1/2; 62 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Saskatchewan (-5 1/2); Over

DUNKEL INDEX PREDICTION FOR BC AT TORONTO

Date: October 3, 2026
Time: 3:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: BC 117.273; Toronto 120.282
Dunkel Line & Total: Toronto by 3; 57
Vegas Line & Total: BC by 1 1/2; 64 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Toronto (+1 1/2); Under

DUNKEL INDEX PREDICTION FOR WINNIPEG AT MONTREAL

Date: September 26, 2026
Time: 7:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Winnipeg 114.931; Montreal 115.855
Dunkel Line & Total: Montreal by 1; 49
Vegas Line & Total: Montreal by 6 1/2; 58 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Winnipeg (+6 1/2); Under