The 2023 Canadian Football League season kicked off on Thursday, June 8, and gamblers are ready for the action with the CFL betting odds. At the onset are big questions. Can the weaker East Division bring itself up to the level of the stronger? Can the Winnipeg Blue Bombers return to glory after falling a point shy in the Grey Cup? Also, when it comes to the championship game, does 2023 have another surprise winner in store? Last year the Toronto Argonauts stunned CFL fans with an upstart Grey Cup championship.
2023 Canadian Football League
| Date and Time: | Now Through November 19, 2023 |
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Indy 500 Betting Odds at SBG
| Team | Odds |
|---|---|
| Winnipeg Blue Bombers | +230 |
| BC Lions | +430 |
| Hamilton Tiger-Cats | +600 |
| Toronto Argonauts | +555 |
| Calgary Stampeders | +647 |
| Montreal Alouettes | +80 |
| Saskatchewan Roughriders | +800 |
| Edmonton Elks | +1200 |
| Ottawa Redblacks | +1200 |
20323 CFL Season – SBG Odds Overview
Specifically, Edmonton has won the most Grey Cup titles (11) during the league’s post-merger era. The CFL’s Most Outstanding Player has been a member of the Grey Cup-winning team just four times since 2010. Most important of all, there have been just ten instances of a Grey Cup-winning team repeating as champions the following season.
In sum, Seven of the nine current CFL clubs have won a Grey Cup over the last ten seasons. The Toronto Argonauts have the most Grey Cup titles in league history, with 17. In contrast, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers lead the CFL with 26 Grey Cup appearances.
It is true that in 2022 someone had to come out of the East. It ended up being the Argos. But the Winnipeg Blue Bombers were back-to-back champs and once again a heavyweight. However, it didn’t matter last November. Toronto fought for a deserved 24-23 online betting victory. Toronto stunned the naysayers and many gamblers that wrote them off.
2023 CFL Grey Cup Championship Top Contenders
Toronto Argonauts Lose Element of Surprise
Last year Toronto finished 11-7 last year. As a result, that gave them home field advantage in the East’s postseason bracket. They were neither the best offense (5th, nor the best defense (4th). Additionally, their point differential was slim (+18). Yet none of that mattered in their playoff games against the Alouettes and Blue Bombers. Grey Cup winner McLeod Bethel-Thompson is gone. Now taking over is his backup and fourth-quarter Grey Cup hero, Chad Kelly. Kurleigh Gittens Jr. led the squad in receiving with 1,101 yards.
Winnipeg Ready to Bomb
So close were the Blue Bombers to immortality. The pain of the 2022 Grey Cup loss will only subside with full redemption. Winnipeg was the heavy favorite with the CFL lines to win their third consecutive ring. Yet they fell 24-23 to the Toronto Argonauts.
While letting a Grey Cup slip away stings, there are positives. First, Winnipeg posted a 15-3 win-loss record, the best in the CFL. They sported the second-best offense and the best defense. Also, IG Field was usually a scary venue for visiting clubs.
Still, the terrific Zach Collaros is under center. And then thousand-yard rusher Brady Oliveira keeps defenses honest. Oliveira means not everything needs to be predicated on the air game.
Indeed, the West is a slugfest when compared to the East. But Winnipeg has looked good three seasons in a row. Big problems would have to arise for that not to happen again.