| Spread | Total | ML | Best ML | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
â–¶Tiger-Cats | +7.5 15% | O 52.5 63% | 18%18% | 18% Kalshi |
â–¶Alouettes | -7.5 85% | U 52.5 37% | 83%82% | 83% Kalshi |
| Spread | Total | Moneyline | Best ML | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
â–¶Hamilton Tiger-Cats | +7.5 | O 52.5 | 18% Kalshi | |
â–¶Montreal Alouettes | -7.5 | U 52.5 | 83% Kalshi |
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Montreal is the heavy home chalk in this CFL Week 8 matchup, trading at 82.5c on the moneyline (83c on Kalshi, 82c on Polymarket) for roughly an 83% implied probability of beating Hamilton, priced at 18.5c. The Alouettes enter at 5-1 on a three-game win streak atop the East Division, while the Tiger-Cats sit at 3-3 and start backup Tre Ford with Bo Levi Mitchell out after ankle surgery. The two books agree on the moneyline inside 1c, so the cross-platform value sits on the spread, where Polymarket prices Montreal -6.5 nine cents cheaper than Kalshi. The market resolves Sunday, July 26, 2026 at Percival Molson Memorial Stadium.
Montreal opened as an 82c favorite overnight and has not budged, sitting at 82.5c on the moneyline against a Hamilton side that has to win this game with its backup quarterback. The Alouettes carry roughly an 83% implied probability, the largest single-side price on the CFL board for July 26, 2026, and the number reflects a 5-1 team hosting a 3-3 team it already beat once this season.
Montreal is 5-1 and leads the East Division on a three-game win streak, a run that included back-to-back shootouts with Calgary in which the Alouettes scored 37 and 38 points. Quarterback Davis Alexander has been the engine, throwing for a CFL-leading 2,181 yards with 11 touchdowns and zero interceptions, and setting a league record for consecutive passes without a pick. He threw for 336 yards and 2 touchdowns in the Week 1 meeting with Hamilton.
The Tiger-Cats sit at 3-3, four points back of Montreal in the East. The math tightened after Bo Levi Mitchell suffered a broken ankle requiring surgery in the July 5 loss to Winnipeg and is expected to miss significant time. Backup Tre Ford has kept the offense functional as a dual threat, throwing for 218 yards and rushing for 109 in a Week 7 win over Toronto, but the drop from a starter of Mitchell's caliber is the core reason Hamilton is a 19c road underdog. A Montreal win pushes the Alouettes six points clear atop the division and locks up the season series.
The moneyline has Montreal at 82.5c (83c Kalshi, 82c Polymarket) and Hamilton at 18.5c (19c Kalshi, 18c Polymarket). At 82.5c the Alouettes are priced near a four-to-one favorite, steep for a CFL game but consistent with a 5-1 home team facing a backup quarterback. The spread ladder is thin and Kalshi-heavy, but the two-book anchor is Montreal -6.5, trading at 64.5c on average. The total is set at 52.5, with the Over near 62c on Polymarket, a number that fits two offenses that combined for 57 points in the Week 1 overtime meeting.
The moneyline has held. Montreal opened at 82c on Kalshi at the start of July 26, 2026 and sits at 83c now, a one-cent drift that qualifies as flat. Polymarket tells the same story, with the Alouettes holding at 82c across the session. There is no moneyline edge between the books, which agree inside 1c. The divergence is on the spread: Kalshi prices Montreal -6.5 at 69c while Polymarket has the same number at 60c, a nine-cent gap that makes Polymarket the better side for anyone laying the points with the Alouettes. With total volume near $7.3K across two platforms, this is a lightly traded board, so treat the spread ladder's stale Kalshi-only rungs with caution.
The market resolves on the outcome of the game on Sunday, July 26, 2026 at Percival Molson Memorial Stadium in Montreal, with a 7:00 p.m. ET kickoff. The moneyline pays the team that wins the game outright, and overtime counts, which matters here given the two clubs needed overtime to settle their Week 1 meeting. The spread settles on the final margin and the total on combined points. Contracts settle on Kalshi and Polymarket once the CFL posts the final score.
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Resolves to the team that wins the game between the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Montreal Alouettes on Sunday, July 26, 2026 at Percival Molson Memorial Stadium in Montreal, kickoff 7:00 p.m. ET. The moneyline pays $1 per share on the winning team and $0 on the loser, with overtime counting toward the result. The spread market settles on the final margin of victory and the total on combined points scored. Contracts settle on Kalshi and Polymarket once the CFL posts the official final score. If the game is postponed past the scheduled date or canceled, contracts void or roll per each platform's game-postponement rules.
As of July 26, 2026, Montreal is the moneyline favorite at 82.5c (83c on Kalshi, 82c on Polymarket) and Hamilton is at 18.5c. That implies roughly an 83% chance the Alouettes win.
Montreal is favored at about 83% implied probability, based on the 82.5c average moneyline price on July 26, 2026. The Alouettes are 5-1 and host Hamilton at 3-3.
The game trades on Kalshi and Polymarket. Both post the moneyline, Kalshi carries the fuller spread ladder, and Polymarket posts the total at 52.5.
It resolves after the game on Sunday, July 26, 2026 at Percival Molson Memorial Stadium in Montreal, kickoff 7:00 p.m. ET, once the CFL posts the final score.
Montreal is favored by roughly a touchdown, with the -6.5 spread at 64.5c on average (69c Kalshi, 60c Polymarket). The total is 52.5, with the Over near 62c on Polymarket as of July 26, 2026.
Watch Hamilton's quarterback plan behind Tre Ford and whether Montreal's -6.5 stays about 9c cheaper on Polymarket than Kalshi. That spread gap is the spot to track before the July 26, 2026 kickoff.