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CFL · October 2, 2026

Hamilton Tiger-Cats vs Ottawa Redblacks Final — October 2, 2026

Hamilton Tiger-Cats logo
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
4-11
34
FINAL
Ottawa Redblacks logo
Ottawa Redblacks
0-14
16
Friday, October 2 · 7:00 PM ET
HTCOffense2026 regular season to dateORB
9th24.1
PPG
24.28th
HTCDefenseORB
7th30.5
Opp PPG
37.49th
HTCTeamORB
8th−6.4
Point diff/G
−13.29th
HTCLast 10 gamesORB
+1-13-24-3+7-19-5-15-12-2
Game by game
-23-2-21-22-12-30-21-3-2-14
2-8
Last 10
0-10
-85
Net points
-150
Top third of the leagueMiddle thirdBottom thirdBar = league rank (full = 1st)
Rest & travelrest and travel
HTCRest & travelORB
6 days
Days of rest
6 days
253 mi407 km
Travel to the game
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About these numbers

2026 regular season to date, captured before kickoff. League rank in small type (9 teams); the gold side ranks higher. Bars show rank, longest = 1st. Source: Gridiron & Wine public Analytics tables.

Margin of each of the last 10 games this season, oldest to newest (gold = won). Hover a bar for the score margin.

Distance is straight-line from each team's home arena; time-zone change is at game time. Rest counts days since each team's previous game.

The pre-game matchup

The Tiger-Cats (4-11) visited the Redblacks (0-14) on Friday, October 2 at 7:00 PM ET.

The Tiger-Cats score 24.1 points per game (9th of 9) and allow 30.5 (7th). The Redblacks score 24.2 points per game (8th of 9) and allow 37.4 (9th).

The Redblacks closed as 1-point favorites at home against the Tiger-Cats. The spread opened with Tiger-Cats favored by 0.5. The total closed 60.5, unchanged from the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Tiger-Cats -105, Redblacks -117) prices the Tiger-Cats at 49% and the Redblacks at 51%.

Written from the numbers available before kickoff.

Result

Final score and result vs the closing line

Hamilton Tiger-Cats 34, Ottawa Redblacks 16

Hamilton Tiger-Cats won by 18.

  • Against the closing spread (Ottawa Redblacks -1): Hamilton Tiger-Cats covered.
  • Combined score 50 vs the closing total of 60.5: Under.
  • Hamilton Tiger-Cats closed at -105 on the moneyline (a 49% no-vig market-implied chance).

The official play, graded

The official play on this game, at the price it was sent, graded against the final score.

Official playHamilton Tiger-Cats ML -1101.00uWIN +1.00u

Every official play is logged and graded, wins and losses alike. Full track record.

Market

Closing line and line movement

Spreadfavorite flipped
OpenRedblacks +0.5 (-108)
Tiger-Cats -0.5 (-114)
CloseRedblacks -1 (-110)
Tiger-Cats +1 (-112)
Totalno move
Open60.5 (o -114 / u -109)
Close60.5 (o -110 / u -110)
Moneyline
OpenTiger-Cats -114 51%
Redblacks -108 49%
CloseTiger-Cats -105 49%
Redblacks -117 51%

Consensus of US sportsbooks. Open = first line after both teams' previous games; Close = consensus at kickoff. Percentages are the moneyline's no-vig market-implied chances.

Matchup

Head-to-head

The teams have met 9 times since 2021: the Tiger-Cats won 7 and the Redblacks 2.

DateScoreLineTotal
Oct 24, 2025Redblacks 15, Tiger-Cats 35
Tiger-Cats won

Jul 20, 2025Tiger-Cats 30, Redblacks 15
Tiger-Cats won

Jul 12, 2025Redblacks 20, Tiger-Cats 23
Tiger-Cats won

Oct 25, 2024Tiger-Cats 31, Redblacks 37
Redblacks won

Sep 14, 2024Redblacks 21, Tiger-Cats 37
Tiger-Cats won

Meetings since 2021, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.

Teams

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Ottawa Redblacks

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