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CFL · October 3, 2026

BC Lions vs Toronto Argonauts Final — October 3, 2026

BC Lions logo
BC Lions
8-6
24
FINAL
Toronto Argonauts logo
Toronto Argonauts
9-6
17
Saturday, October 3 · 3:00 PM ET
BCLOffense2026 regular season to dateTAT
4th30.6
PPG
29.75th
BCLDefenseTAT
3rd27.2
Opp PPG
28.75th
BCLTeamTAT
3rd+3.4
Point diff/G
+0.96th
BCLLast 10 gamesTAT
-2-14+16+3+4+14+21-7+19+7
Game by game
-1+14+3-30+19-4+15+3+5+2
7-3
Last 10
7-3
+61
Net points
+26
Top third of the leagueMiddle thirdBottom thirdBar = league rank (full = 1st)
Rest & travelrest and travel
BCLRest & travelTAT
8 days
Days of rest
8 days
2,086 mi3,357 km
Travel to the game
Home
+3 hclock change vs home
Time-zone change
Home
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 Lions (8-6) visited the Argonauts (9-6) on Saturday, October 3 at 3:00 PM ET.

The Lions score 30.6 points per game (4th of 9) and allow 27.2 (3rd). The Argonauts score 29.7 points per game (5th of 9) and allow 28.7 (5th).

The Lions closed as 3.5-point road favorites, with the Argonauts getting the points at home. The spread opened at Lions -0.5. The total closed at 63.5, down from 65.5 at the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Lions -210, Argonauts +170) prices the Lions at 65% and the Argonauts at 35%.

Written from the numbers available before kickoff.

Result

Final score and result vs the closing line

BC Lions 24, Toronto Argonauts 17

BC Lions won by 7.

  • Against the closing spread (Toronto Argonauts +3.5): BC Lions covered.
  • Combined score 41 vs the closing total of 63.5: Under.
  • BC Lions closed at -210 on the moneyline (a 65% 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 playBC Lions ML -1091.00uWIN +1.00u

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Market

Closing line and line movement

Spreadmoved 3
OpenArgonauts +0.5 (-112)
Lions -0.5 (-109)
CloseArgonauts +3.5 (-105)
Lions -3.5 (-115)
Totaldown 2
Open65.5 (o -113 / u -108)
Close63.5 (o -115 / u -110)
Moneyline
OpenLions -109 50%
Argonauts -112 50%
CloseLions -210 65%
Argonauts +170 35%

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 Lions won 2 and the Argonauts 7.

DateScoreLineTotal
Jul 25, 2026Argonauts 26, Lions 12
Argonauts won

Sep 26, 2025Argonauts 22, Lions 27
Lions won

Aug 23, 2025Lions 34, Argonauts 52
Argonauts won

Sep 13, 2024Argonauts 33, Lions 17
Argonauts won

Jun 9, 2024Lions 27, Argonauts 35
Argonauts won

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

Teams

BC Lions

Toronto Argonauts

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