The defending Grey Cup champion Redblacks are 1-5-1. Are they that bad? No. They've been snakebit losing their five games by a combined 13 points. They've only been outscored by eight points on the season.

Ottawa is 7-2 ATS during its last nine games, including 5-2 ATS this season. The Reblacks should have beaten Winnipeg last week. At least they get to stay home as this is their second consecutive home matchup. Reports from practice say the Redblacks remain upbeat.

Edmonton is the lone remaining unbeaten team in the CFL at 6-0. Are the Eskimos this good? No. All but one of their victories have been by five points or fewer. They have a losing spread record.

The Eskimos have a long injury list. Among those out are several starting offensive linemen, including center Justin Sorenson, two starting linebackers, their top receiver - Brandon Zylstra - and starting cornerback Gary Peters.

This is good news for Ottawa quarterback Trevor Harris, who leads the CFL with 14 TD passes and is No. 2 in passing yards.

The Redblacks have covered five of the last six in this series.