McDonald CFL Power Ratings – Week 15

CFL logoI haven’t caught up with my CFL power rating reports, so I’m just going to have very pruned-down reports until I’m caught up!

Friday: Edmonton squeak by Saskatchewan 26-24, first win at Mosaic Stadium since 2015
Saturday: Hamilton surprises Winnipeg 48-31
Saturday: British Columbia defeats Calgary 31-29 in overtime

Week 15 Results

Edmonton 26  at Saskatchewan 24
Winnipeg 31  at Hamilton 48
British Columbia 31  at Calgary 29 (OT)

McDonald CFL Power Ratings

Ranking Team Rating Record
1 Winnipeg 1629 (17) 12-2, 1st West
2 Calgary 1546 (15) 8-5, 3rd West
3 British Columbia 1545 (16) 9-3, 2nd West
4 Toronto 1525 7-5, 1st East
5 Saskatchewan 1491 (17) 6-8, 4th West
6 Montreal 1486 5-7, 2nd East
7 Hamilton 1468 (18) 4-9, 3rd East
8 Edmonton 1427 (18) 4-10, 5th West
9 Ottawa 1411 3-9, 4th East

Grey Cup Predictions

Overall, there’s a 66% chance of a Western team winning the Grey Cup, down 4% from last week’s report.  We’ve also determined that there’s a 64% chance of a 4th-place Western team crossing over to the East for the playoffs (down 23% from last week), versus less than a 1% chance of an Eastern team crossing over to the West (same as last week).

Grey Cup Ranking Team Rating Win Grey Cup
1 Winnipeg 1629 40% (4)
2 Toronto 1525 21% (1)
3 (1) British Columbia 1545 12% (4)
T-4 Montreal 1486 9% (1)
T-4 (1) Calgary 1546 9% (2)
6 Saskatchewan 1491 5% (2)
7 Hamilton 1468 3% (2)
8 (1) Ottawa 1411 1%
9 Edmonton 1427 <1%

Our Full Predictions

Here’s our full predictions.

Team Rating Make Playoffs Host Playoff Game Win Division Make Division Final Make Grey Cup Win Grey Cup
Winnipeg
12-2,
1st in West
1629 >99% 89% 96% 62% 40%
Toronto
7-5,
1st in East
1525 >99% 99% 81% 91% 54% 21%
British Columbia
9-3,
2nd in West
1545 >99% 81% 11% 58% 22% 12%
Montreal
5-7,
2nd in East
1486 83% 72% 18% 53% 24% 9%
Calgary
8-5,
3rd in West
1546 >99% 19% <1% 46% 16% 9%
Saskatchewan
6-8,
4th in West
1491 63% 55% 28% 11% 5%
Hamilton
4-9,
3rd in East
1468 39% 20% <1% 20% 8% 3%
Ottawa
3-9,
4th in East
1411 14% 9% 1% 7% 3% 1%
Edmonton
4-10,
5th in West
1427 2% 1% <1% <1%

Week 16 Game Predictions

Friday: Hamilton (40%) at Montreal (59%)
Saturday: Toronto (58%) at Ottawa (41%)
Saturday: Calgary (43%) at British Columbia (56%)

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