Ticats’ Bo Levi Mitchell on a nice roll of late - BERITAJA

Bo Levi Mitchell has been connected a bully rotation of late.

Over his past 2 starts, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats’ seasoned backmost has completed 34-of-42 passes (80.9 per cent) for 572 yards pinch 8 touchdowns and nary interceptions. He’s had six completions of 30 aliases much yards and amassed cleanable ratio ratings of 158.3.

Mitchell is only the eighth backmost to station consecutive cleanable ratings and first since Toronto’s Ricky Ray successful 2013.

That’s bad news the Winnipeg Blue Bombers (1-2), who’ll beryllium astatine Hamilton Stadium connected Sunday nighttime to look a rested Ticats squad coming disconnected a bye week. Since 2018, Hamilton (2-1) is 14-5 disconnected a bye and has won six of its past 7 location matchups versus the Bombers.

Mitchell, 36, has a 14-9 grounds versus Winnipeg and this play is 12-for-12 successful red-zone passing pinch 4 touchdowns. He enters Sunday’s crippled tied pinch Ray for sixth successful all-time wins (112).

Veteran Bombers starter Zach Collaros is 6-5 all-time versus Hamilton. He threw for 421 yards successful a 37-27 location nonaccomplishment to the Ticats connected June 11.

Collaros needs conscionable 7 passing yards to move past Khari Jones (20,175) into 2nd connected Winnipeg’s all-time list.

Bombers receiver Tim White plays his first crippled arsenic a visitant astatine Hamilton Stadium. White spent 5 seasons pinch the Ticats (383 catches, 5,488 yards, 33 TDs) earlier signing pinch Winnipeg this off-season.

Despite Mitchell’s stellar play, Hamilton ranks seventh successful passing yards (380.3 per game) and rushing (70.3) this season. Winnipeg counters pinch a defence that’s tops against the walk (264.3 yards) but allows a CFL-high 154.3 yards connected the crushed per game.

Pick: Hamilton.

Toronto Argonauts vs. Calgary Stampeders (Thursday night)

At Calgary, the Stampeders (1-2) are 2nd wide successful rushing (125 yards per game) while Toronto (2-1) boasts the league’s apical rushing defence (58.7) heading into the 2nd yearly Stampede Bowl. The Argos handed Saskatchewan its first nonaccomplishment past week and lead the CFL successful points per crippled (38) while Calgary is 2nd (35.3). Toronto’s Chad Kelly is averaging 397 yards passing per crippled and has a league-high 9 TDs. Stamps starter Vernon Adams Jr. hasn’t thrown an interception successful his past 145 attempts but is 4-5 all-time versus Toronto. Calgary comes disconnected a 41-33 triumph complete B.C. and is tied for the convention lead successful sacks (seven).

Pick: Toronto.

Saskatchewan Roughriders vs. Ottawa Redblacks (Friday night)

At Ottawa, Jake Maier faces his erstwhile squad aft serving arsenic a backup past play pinch the defending Grey Cup champs. But Maier is 5-2 all-time versus Saskatchewan (2-1). Redblacks linebacker A.J. Allen besides faces his erstwhile squad for the first time. Kalil Pimpleton had 338 mixed yards successful past week’s 37-35 nonaccomplishment to Montreal, including a 94-yard kickoff return TD. Saskatchewan starter Trevor Harris is 10-4 all-time versus Ottawa (0-3) and comes disconnected his 11th profession 400-yard passing game. Receiver KeeSean Johnson has registered TD grabs successful each of his past 2 contests.

Pick: Saskatchewan.

Edmonton Elks vs. B.C. Lions (Saturday night)

At Kelowna, B.C., Edmonton (3-0) looks to commencement a play pinch 4 consecutive wins for the first clip since 2017 erstwhile it went 7-0. The Elks boast the CFL’s apical crushed crippled (148 yards per game) anchored by the rushing leader Justin Rankin (387 yards, 8.4-yard average, 4 TDs). They’re besides tops successful turnover ratio (+6) and tied for first successful forced turnovers (10). The Lions (0-3) began 2011 0-4 but went connected to triumph the Grey Cup that year, their past CFL title. B.C.’s Nathan Rourke has ne'er mislaid 4 consecutive CFL starts and is 6-0 versus the Elks. Rourke is besides tied for the convention lead pinch 35 completions betwixt 10-to-19 yards.

Pick: Edmonton.

Last week: 3-1.

Overall: 7-7.

This study by BERITAJA was first published July 1, 2026.