Hot News: Risky Business: Week 17 predictions in the CFL

TSN football analyst Chris Schultz is back with his Week 17 selections in the CFL. The Big Man finished 4-0 in Week 16, and sits at 43-22 on the season. Now Schultz is ready for more action. Ottawa Redblacks at Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Friday Night Football with Ottawa at Hamilton. Ottawa may only have two wins in the season but it's still great to have them in the league. If we could EVER get that ever-elusive 10th team on the East Coast of Canada, CFL football would really be something special. Just the inclusion of the East would make scheduling so much easier and geographical representation so much more attractive. I do not think Hamilton will take Ottawa lightly coming of the 41-3 loss, quite the opposite. With their one point loss, Hamilton might have to win outright to win the East as the rest of the schedule goes Ottawa, at Toronto, at Ottawa and finally Montreal at home. Yes, like both Montreal and Toronto, Hamilton can have a 10 win season. But it has to start Friday night. I'm taking the Ticats. Montreal Alouettes at Toronto Argonauts

6-8 vs. 6-8, who wants it most? I think the Alouettes have the better team but Toronto has the better quarterback. No matter the situation or circumstance, Ricky Ray just keeps grinding away and before you know it what was a deficit is now a lead and what was a lead has been enhanced. Lost in the Montreal win was only 12 passes completed by Jonathan Crompton in 25 attempts. Lost in the Argos win was Ray's 34 completions on 45 attempts. Usually I take the best team to win but this may be the game Crompton has to, but can't. Ray has proven over and over he can. Quarterback advantage. Toronto over Montreal. Calgary Stampeders at Winnipeg Blue Bombers

I just can't see it happening, Winnipeg winning that is. With Calgary coming off the bye, Bo Levi Mitchell back, and Jon Cornish as healthy as he is going to be, I just can't see it happening. It would be the upset of the year no doubt but not enough rock solid line of scrimmage players for Winnipeg, and too many for Calgary. At 12-2, the Stampeders are getting close to having the flexibility of playing who they want, but with four weeks to go you will see all starters involved. Nobody has allowed fewer points than Calgary (263) and only Edmonton has scored more points than Calgary 2nd (392). But Edmonton has played 15 games, Calgary 14. You know Mitchell wants to re-establish his own confidence and enhance the confidence of those around him. First place is waiting, I'm taking the Stampeders. Edmonton Eskimos at Saskatchewan Roughriders

I'm not sure, or more accurately I have no idea what the Roughriders are going to do at quarterback. Tino Sunseri knows the offence the best, Seth Doege is a wildcard, and now 41-year-old Kerry Joseph is part of the mix. I do think pretty much everything else is there except for the most important thing. Edmonton looked good destroying Winnipeg. Very focused and aggressive, they played like the Eskimos of early 2014, not midpoint of 2014. The home crowd will help against a Roughriders team very much needing a win. Can't see it though, I'm going with the Eskimos.

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