CFL East Final Preview: What You Need to Know About Tiger-Cats vs. Alouettes

CFL East Final preview: What you need to know about Tiger-Cats vs. Alouettes

The Montreal Alouettes are a rare road favourite in a CFL division final. Now, they have to prove they deserve the love from oddsmakers. Als star quarterback Davis Alexander carries a 12-0 career record as a starter into Hamilton Stadium for Saturday’s East final against the Tiger-Cats. The Als (10-8 in the regular season) finished two points behind the Ticats (11-7), but Alexander played just seven of Montreal’s games as he battled injury. Comb…

Does the Tiger-Cats' Grey Cup drought loom over the team ahead of Eastern Final?

It's been nearly 26 years since the Tiger-Cats last won the Grey Cup and for a CFL-loving city like Hamilton to have to endure that kind of drought, how much does that weigh on the team? TSN CFL analyst Duane Forde scored a touchdown for the Stampeders in 1999 when the Ticats won their last title and shares his thoughts on how the pressure stacks up for the current players.

3 X-factors that could impact the Eastern Final

There was no debate during the regular season: the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Montreal Alouettes were the two best teams in the East Division. In fact, the battle for top spot in the division went right down to Week 21 before it was wrapped up by the former. And as it should be, the Als and Ticats will go head-to-head this weekend in the Eastern Final with a trip to the 112th Grey Cup on the line. 2025 GREY CUP PLAYOFFS» Buy Eastern Final Tickets: …