TSN football analyst Chris Schultz is back with his Division Semifinal selections in the CFL. The Big Man finished 55-26 on the season and is ready for playoff action.

B.C. Lions at Montreal Alouettes

At first glance, you don't think the BC Lions have much of a chance to win this Eastern Semifinal game. West to East, almost 5,000 kilometers of travel with a significant time change, a season-ending 33-16 loss at home to Calgary coming off being destroyed by Edmonton, 37-3.

That's not much momentum or confidence in the present to work with. A defensive team that rarely gave up touchdowns now has to regroup after allowing 70 points in the last two games. On the plus side, Stefan Logan back at running back makes a big difference. His performance against Calgary was excellent: 117 yard rushing, 70 yards receiving and 38 yards in punt returns.

The secret weapon for BC is Marco Iannuzzi as a kick returner. He is due and if he can make one long field a short one, it could make all the difference in the game.

For Montreal, you know they will rationalize the loss in Hamilton away saying 'as much as we lost to Hamilton, we beat ourselves'. The concern for Montreal should be that they are the lowest scoring offence of any of the six playoff teams and yes, Jonathan Crompton manages the game, but in the playoffs, he has to be the reason they win one if BC jumps out in front early.

The secret weapon for the Alouettes is Bear Woods at middle linebacker. Solomon Elimimian received well-deserved publicity as the league's best middle linebacker, but Woods has been his equal in the second half of the season.

These two teams match up very well and, given the fact it is playoff football, the regular season records do not mean as much as it is one game only. Who will win? Video leaves clues and the last two videos of the Lions should give Alouettes coach Jeff Garcia and associates a good idea on how to attack a good BC defence. Montreal , but it won't be easy .                            

Saskatchewan Roughriders at Edmonton Eskimos

The unknowns at quarterback are everything. Will Darian Durrant start for the Riders? Will Mike Reilly start for the Eskimos? One has an elbow problem and the other a foot problem and the truth is, we may not know until game time.

Much like the B.C. Lions, the Riders have a heavyweight puncher's chance. If they can run the football the way they did last Saturday, they can win. Amassing 172 yards in the first half represents line of scrimmage dominance but can it be duplicated to control the time of possession on Sunday in Edmonton?

Because these teams have played each other so often, they hate each other. The key to this game is not so much who can hate who with greater intensity, it is much more who can stay under control as every negative moment is magnified in playoff football.

The most obvious player that Edmonton has to use and Saskatchewan has to stop is Adarius Bowman, who has a catching radius that allows an inaccurate throw to become a magnificent gain. The secret weapon for the Eskimos is defensive end Willie Jefferson. Yes, Odell Willis is the public pass rusher of production, but every now and then, Jefferson at 6'6" does something that makes you go 'Oh my goodness'.

Both coaches are excellent but watch out for Chris Jones, Cory Chamblin. He is a sneaky risk taker and completely apathetic to consequences. Both teams will show up with playoff intensity but in the end... Edmonton wins.