Week 5 CFL Free Picks and Best Bets [2026]

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JAY COOPER’S BEST BETS

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Toronto at Calgary – 9:00 ET (Thursday)

Against the Spread
Hot: Stampeders are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games following a ATS win.
Argonauts are 11-4 ATS in their last 15 games in July.
Stampeders are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games following a straight up win.
Stampeders are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games overall.
Argonauts are 7-3-1 ATS in their last 11 games following a straight up win.
Cold: Argonauts are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games in Week 5.

Over/Under
Hot: Over is 4-0 in Stampeders last 4 vs. a team with a winning record.
Hot: Over is 4-0 in Stampeders last 4 games overall.
Hot: Over is 4-0 in Stampeders last 4 home games.
Hot: Over is 4-0 in Argonauts last 4 games in Week 5.
Hot: Over is 4-0 in Argonauts last 4 games overall.
Hot: Over is 5-1 in Argonauts last 6 games following a ATS win.

Head-to-Head
Hot: Over is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings.
Under is 13-5 in the last 18 meetings in Calgary.
Cold: Argonauts are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 meetings in Calgary.
Cold: Argonauts are 1-6-1 ATS in their last 8 meetings.

Jay’s Pick: Stampeders -1 **BEST BET**
Bobby’s Pick: Stampeders -1


Saskatchewan at Ottawa – 7:30 ET (Friday)

Against the Spread
Hot: Roughriders are 5-1-1 ATS in their last 7 games overall.
Hot: Roughriders are 8-2 ATS in their last 10 games following a ATS loss.
Roughriders are 6-2-1 ATS in their last 9 games following a straight up loss.
Cold: RedBlacks are 0-7 ATS in their last 7 games in Week 5.
Cold: RedBlacks are 0-5 ATS in their last 5 home games.
Cold: RedBlacks are 1-8 ATS in their last 9 games overall.

Over/Under
Hot: Under is 4-0 in Roughriders last 4 games following a straight up loss.
Hot: Under is 4-0 in Roughriders last 4 games following a ATS loss.
Hot: Under is 4-1 in Roughriders last 5 Friday games.
Hot: Under is 4-1 in Roughriders last 5 games in Week 5.
Hot: Under is 4-1 in Roughriders last 5 games in July.
Under is 6-2 in RedBlacks last 8 vs. a team with a winning record.

Head-to-Head
Hot: Roughriders are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 meetings.

Jay’s Pick: Roughriders -5.5
Bobby’s Pick: RedBlacks +5.5



Edmonton at British Columbia – 7:00 ET (Saturday)

Against the Spread
Hot: Elks are 7-0 ATS in their last 7 Saturday games.
Hot: Elks are 12-3 ATS in their last 15 games overall.
Hot: Elks are 8-2 ATS in their last 10 games following a ATS win.
Cold: Lions are 0-5-1 ATS in their last 6 games overall.
Cold: Lions are 0-4-1 ATS in their last 5 vs. West.
Cold: Lions are 0-4-1 ATS in their last 5 Saturday games.

Over/Under
Hot: Over is 6-0 in Lions last 6 games following a straight up loss.
Hot: Over is 4-0 in Lions last 4 home games.
Hot: Over is 8-1 in Lions last 9 games following a ATS loss.
Hot: Under is 8-1 in Elks last 9 vs. West.
Hot: Under is 7-1-1 in Elks last 9 Saturday games.
Hot: Under is 13-2-1 in Elks last 16 games overall.

Head-to-Head
Hot: Under is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings.
Cold: Elks are 1-6 ATS in their last 7 meetings in BC.
Cold: Elks are 2-10 ATS in their last 12 meetings.

Jay’s Pick: Lions +1
Bobby’s Pick: Lions +1 **BEST BET**


Winnipeg at Hamilton – 7:00 ET (Sunday)

Against the Spread
Hot: Tiger-Cats are 7-1-1 ATS in their last 9 games in Week 5.
Hot: Tiger-Cats are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games in July.
Hot: Blue Bombers are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games in Week 5.
Cold: Blue Bombers are 0-6 ATS in their last 6 games in July.
Cold: Tiger-Cats are 1-4-1 ATS in their last 6 games following a straight up win.
Blue Bombers are 3-8 ATS in their last 11 games following a straight up loss.

Over/Under
Hot: Under is 4-0 in Blue Bombers last 4 games following a ATS loss.
Hot: Under is 4-1 in Blue Bombers last 5 vs. a team with a winning record.
Over is 6-2-1 in Tiger-Cats last 9 home games.
Over is 3-1-1 in Tiger-Cats last 5 games following a ATS win.
Over is 5-2-1 in Tiger-Cats last 8 games following a straight up win.
Over is 5-2 in Tiger-Cats last 7 games in Week 5.

Head-to-Head
Hot: Over is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings in Hamilton.
Under is 15-6 in the last 21 meetings.
Blue Bombers are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 meetings in Hamilton.

Jay’s Pick: Tiger-Cats -3.5
Bobby’s Pick: Blue Bombers +3.5