If the oddsmakers have it right, the Toronto Argonauts and Winnipeg Blue Bombers appear to be on course to meet in the Grey Cup for a second straight year.
The defending champion Argonauts will host the Montreal Alouettes in the East Final, opening as -9.5 favourites according to FanDuel.
Watch the Argonauts take on the Alouettes LIVE Saturday on TSN, TSN.ca and TSN App at 3 p.m. ET/Noon PT.
Toronto went 16-2 in the regular season – setting a franchise record for wins – and clinched the East Division title with a 23-20 victory over the Alouettes in Week 15 in mid-September.
The Argonauts swept the season series against the Alouettes, also posting wins in Week 6 and Week 14.
The Calgary Stampeders (Week 9) and the Blue Bombers (Week 17) were the only teams to defeat the Argonauts in 2023.
While the Argonauts earned a bye to the East Final, the Alouettes punched their ticket with a 27-12 win over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the division semifinal.
Montreal went 11-7 this season and finished 10 points back of the Argonauts, but entered the playoffs on a five-game winning streak.
Saturday’s game will mark a rematch of last year’s East Final, when the Argonauts beat the Alouettes 34-27.
Blue Bombers favoured over Lions
The Blue Bombers will host the BC Lions in the West Final after a late-season battle for top spot in the division.
Winnipeg opens as -4.5 favourites according to FanDuel.
Watch the Blue Bombers battle the Lions LIVE Saturday on TSN, TSN.ca and the TSN App at 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT.
The Blue Bombers clinched the West Division in Week 20 and finished the season at 14-4. The Lions finished 12-6 in the regular season and advanced to the West Final by topping the Calgary Stampeders 41-30.
The Lions took the first meeting of the season with a 30-6 win in Week 3, but Winnipeg responded with a 50-14 rout in Week 9 and a 34-26 victory in Week 18
Saturday’s contest will feature a matchup of star quarterbacks in Zach Collaros and Vernon Adams Jr.
Collaros threw a CFL-best 33 touchdowns in 2023 and tallied 4,263 passing yards for the Blue Bombers. Only Adams Jr. had more passing yards (4,769) and was second to Collaros with 31 touchdowns.
