Argonauts vs. Blue Bombers, Odds & CFL Best Bets: Aug. 1

Upsets are the name of the game at the moment in the CFL, and we have another for you as we feature Friday's Argonauts vs. Blue Bombers game.

Matt Jacob

Last Updated: August 1, 2025 7:00 AM EDT • 5 minute read

Argonauts vs. Blue Bombers Prediction, Odds & CFL Best Bet: Aug 1 — Pictured: Nick Arbuckle throws a pass against the Montreal Alouettes as we offer our Argonauts vs. Blue Bombers Prediction. Photo by Eric Bolte via Imagn Images

Two teams in the middle of the pack on the Grey Cup odds leaderboard clash tonight for the second time in six days, as the Winnipeg Blue Bombers host the Toronto Argonauts at Princess Auto Stadium (TSN, CFL+).

Our Argonauts vs. Blue Bombers prediction expects slumping Winnipeg - the 3.5-point betting favorites at our best sports betting sites - to come up short again.

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✅ Moneyline pick: Argonauts (+145 via BetMGM) ⭐⭐⭐
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✅ Over/Under pick: Over 49.5 (-115 via FanDuel) ⭐⭐⭐

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On Sunday, Winnipeg entered against Toronto as the 5.5-point favorites, but the Blue Bombers never came close to meeting oddsmakers' expectations, trailing wire to wire in a 31-17 loss.

The game was as one-sided as the score indicates, as the Argonauts had a 438-319 edge in total yards and forced three turnovers (including a fumble return for a touchdown).

After opening the season with three consecutive double-digit victories, Winnipeg has suffered three successive lopsided losses — each by at least two touchdowns.

Throw in the fact that Toronto has defeated the Blue Bombers four straight times — the last three as an underdog — and we like the Argos to post back-to-back wins for the first time this season. Of our best sports betting apps, BetMGM offers the longest odds.

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Argonauts vs. Blue Bombers Prediction, Odds & CFL Best Bet — Pictured: Deonta McMahon (24) runs the ball against the Montreal Alouettes as we offer our Argonauts vs. Blue Bombers Prediction. Photo by Eric Bolte via Imagn Images

🛥️ Argonauts moneyline ⭐⭐⭐

📊 Best odds: +145 via BetMGM ($10 pays $14.50)

Since being limited to 29 combined points in season-opening losses to Montreal (28-10) and Calgary (29-19), the Argonauts have erupted for an average of 31 points over the last five games.

Toronto tallied at least 25 points in all five contests, topping 30 on three occasions. As for last week’s 31-17 upset of Winnipeg? It could’ve been a lot worse for the Blue Bombers as Toronto left points on the board, an ominous proposition for a Winnipeg team that had previously lost 41-20 to Calgary.

It’s been a tale of two seasons already for the Blue Bombers: They won their first three games by the combined score of 97-57, only to drop their last three by a cumulative 109-53 margin.

Winnipeg’s defense been leaking like a cheap diaper, and its offense has suddenly hit the skids, scoring 20 points or fewer in three straight.

All of which leaves one to wonder why the Blue Bombers are favored. It’s certainly not because they’ve owned this rivalry of late. And it’s not because they have a superior roster — heck, at DraftKings, Toronto has shorter odds to win the Grey Cup.

So our money is on the visiting Argonauts to score yet another upset win over the Blue Bombers, albeit by a slightly narrower margin than in Week 8. Final score: 34-28.

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Nick Arbuckle Over 276.5 passing yards ⭐⭐

📊 Best odds: -115 via DraftKings ($10 pays $8.70)

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Toronto’s Arbuckle ranks second in the CFL in passing, averaging 286.7 yards per contest. He cleared the 2,000-yard threshold in Week 8 when he lit up Winnipeg for 316 yards, his second-best output of the season.

Arbuckle has been much more productive at home (305.8 yards per game) than in enemy territory (261.3 ypg). He also has yet to top 277 passing yards in consecutive contests this year, but he gets a quick turnaround rematch against a Blue Bombers secondary that ranks in the bottom half of the CFL against the pass.

Will Arbuckle hurdle 300 yards again? Maybe not. But he should be good for at least 285.

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Written by:
Matt Jacob

Matt Jacob is a freelance writer and editor with more than three decades of professional experience working for an array of print and digital employers and clients. He first dove into the sports betting space in 2005 as a full-time handicapper and content producer. In addition to picking games 363 days a year, Matt wrote daily betting previews for all major professional and college sports, with those previews published (unbylined) on Yahoo’s website. He has since produced sports betting-related articles and picks pieces for outlets such as Forbes and the Philadelphia Inquirer. While Matt also has vast TV, radio and webcast experience, he is perhaps the only individual in the sports betting ecosystem without a podcast (for now, anyway). Instead, Matt’s opinions and borderline unhealthy fascination with betting trends can be found on Twitter @MattRJacob. As for actual wagering, Matt believes strongly in a longstanding principle: Only bet what you can afford to lose. Because in an industry where even the best of the best succeed less than 60% of the time, you’re going to lose … a lot. And the graduate of San Diego State University - aka “The Harvard of the West” - has shoeboxes full of losing tickets to prove it.