Montreal is off to a 2-0 start with a pair of road wins in pursuit of winning a second straight Grey Cup. Now the Alouettes play at home for the first time this season where their Grey Cup banner will be raised. That could have a distracting effect on the Alouettes.

Ottawa looks improved at 1-0 following a 23-19 victory against Winnipeg last Thursday. Montreal also defeated the Blue Bombers, 27-12, opening week.

The Redblacks enter this matchup with confidence. They had a balanced attack against Winnipeg. Montreal barely got past Edmonton, 23-20, last Friday. So the Redblacks enter this matchup with an extra day of rest.

The combination of Ottawa improvement and Montreal being in a potential, distracting flat spot puts me on the underdog Redblacks.