Bo Levi Mitchell and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats can again clinch first in the East Division.

Hamilton (10-7) hosts the Ottawa Redblacks (4-13) on Friday night. The Ticats would secure home field for the East Division final Nov. 8 with a victory.

The Ticats could've done that Oct. 11 at home versus Calgary, but dropped a 37-20 home decision to the Stampeders before heading on their final bye week of the season.

That result was kind of predictable, though, as Hamilton is just 1-13 going into a bye week since 2021. But the Ticats are 10-2 over the same span coming off a bye week.

Hamilton has also won its two previous meetings and seven straight overall at Hamilton Stadium versus Ottawa, which has lost five consecutive games.

A Hamilton loss or Ticats-Redblacks tie would give Montreal (10-7

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