Stampeders vs. Argonauts Prediction: CFL Week 2 Point Spread, Odds
Playing without starting quarterback Chad Kelly, Toronto’s offence was completely smothered in a 28-10 loss in Montreal to start the 2025 campaign. Calgary, on the other hand, were surprise victors in a 38-26 season-opening win at home against the Ti-Cats.
The Stampeders are slim 1-point favourites to win this Week 2 clash on the CFL odds, with the total listed at 50.5.
CFL Odds and Betting
It’s a bit of an odd trend, but this will be the first meeting between the teams since 2022 that hasn’t come in the month of August. Home field advantage has been key in recent head-to-heads, with the away side riding a four-game losing streak in the series.
The Argonauts will be happy to return to BMO Field, where they have posted a dominating 16-2 record over the last two seasons. Going back even further, head coach Ryan Dinwiddie enters his fifth season in Toronto with a 27-7 home mark.
Unfortunately, Dinwiddie is 3-4 in his career versus Calgary, the only team he has a sub-.500 record against. On the flip side, Stamps head coach/GMDave Dickenson boasts a 12-3 career record versus the Argos.
With only one week in the books on the 2025 season, there’s not a lot of data available to apply to betting odds, so we’ll have to look at last year. When it comes to covering, Calgary ended their 2024 season on a dismal 1-5 stretch against the spread on the road, while Toronto finished 5-2 ATS in their last seven home dates.
Calgary Stampeders
It was a bit of a rough first start for Stampeders’ QB1 Vernon Adams Jr. in Week 1. The off-season trade addition threw for 284 yards, but he failed to toss a touchdown and he was picked off twice. Clarke Barnes was the top target in the air, finishing with 112 receiving yards. Dedrick Mills, however, was the real star of the game. Mills, who had just one touchdown last season, rushed for 94 yards and three TDs in Week 1 to give Calgary a much-needed win to start the season.
One clear improvement from last season was the Stamps’ ability to stop the run against Hamilton. Calgary had the worst rushing defence in the CFL last year, but they managed to hold the Ti-Cats to just 47 rushing yards. The rushing attack was also crucial, with the Stampeders putting up 158 yards and 31 carries (5.1 yards per carry).
Toronto Argonauts
Toronto’s offence struggled to generate much against Montreal in Week 1. With Chad Kelly still sidelined by the broken leg he suffered in last year’s East Division Final (he is also out this week), Nick Arbuckle stepped in to throw for 273 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions. The ground attack was the weak link as the Argos were held to just 34 rushing yards.
It wasn’t only Toronto’s offence that struggled in Week 1. The Argos’ defence really struggled against the run, allowing 163 yards on 26 carries (6.1-yard average). The defence was picked apart through free agency in the off-season, with the team as a whole featuring 13 different starters in Week 1 compared last year’s Grey Cup game.
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