You hear that roar on the west coast?

That’s the sound of a lot of our preseason picks to go the distance, waking from their early-summer slumber and running up the standings.

The BC Lions definitely sent a message with their dominant win over the defending Grey Cup champs, the team’s fourth straight win after starting the season 1-5.

With the majority of the league sitting with eight games left on the schedule, the race for playoff spots is TIGHT!

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Only two wins separate the Riders, at six wins, and the Tiger-Cats and Stampeders, at four, with the Argos, Bombers and Lions sandwiched in between.

Only the Alouettes and the Elks can feel any comfort about their playoff hopes, but even Edmonton could be in a pressure cooker in a few weeks if they stumble down the stretch.

The games coming up will be harder and harder to predict, however, all four of my picks this week are confident selections – which likely spells doom for the four teams I pick to win.

Friday, August 28 8:30 p.m. ET TSN/RDS/CFL

After a slow start to the game against Ottawa, the Alouettes snapped out of it and made quick work of the REDBLACKS for the majority of that game.

After this one, the Alouettes play the Lions and........

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