Argos taking home game against Calgary on the road to Tim Hortons Field

Home, it seems, is wherever Scott Milanovich and the Toronto Argonauts are told they can hang their helmets.

Toronto hosts the Calgary Stampeders at Tim Hortons Field on Saturday. The Argos were forced from Rogers Centre due to the Toronto Blue Jays’ participation in the baseball playoffs.

It will mark the third time this year the Argos will play a “home” game on the road. They opened the season beating Edmonton 26-11 in Fort McMurray, Alta., after the Pan Am Games and scheduling issues at Rogers Centre prevented them from staging it in Toronto.

A potential scheduling conflict with the baseball playoffs also resulted in the Argos relocating their Oct. 6 home game to Ottawa, a game they won 38-35.

This season is Toronto’s last at Rogers Centre. The club will play at a refurbished BMO Field next year.

Yet despite all the distractions, Milanovich — the CFL’s coach of the year in 2012 after guiding Toronto to victory in the 100th Grey Cup — has done a masterful job of keeping his team focused on football. His message to the players has been consistent: Worry about what they can control, which is doing whatever is required on the field to win games.

And the Argos have taken it to heart. Toronto (9-5) is tied atop the East Division standings with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats but must finish ahead of its arch rival to secure first after dropping the season series.

Toronto can clinch a playoff berth with a win or tie against Calgary or if B.C. and Montreal both lose or tie their games.

Toronto showed a ground attack versus Montreal, with former Alouette Brandon Whitaker rushing for 99 yards and a touchdown on 17 carries to anchor the Argos’ third straight win. Starter Trevor Harris had two TD strikes to boost his league-leading total to 31 but finished with just 182 yards passing with a pair of interceptions.

Saturday’s matchup is an interesting one as Calgary’s defence has allowed a league-low three rushing TDs all season and is ranked second in fewest points allowed (16.7 per game). Toronto leads the CFL in TD passes (33) and stands second in scoring (24.6 per game).

Toronto is 5-2 versus the West Division and 5-4 overall on the road.

Calgary (11-4) is also 5-2 within the East Division and 4-3 away from McMahon Stadium.

The defending Grey Cup champions are also bound to be in an ornery mood. Edmonton beat Calgary 15-11 on Saturday to not only hand the Stampeders their first home loss of the year but move atop the West Division after clinching the season series.

Calgary starter Bo Levi Mitchell was 17-of-32 passing for 230 yards with a TD and two interceptions against the CFL’s top-ranked defence. Toronto’s unit, though, is allowing 26.4 points per game, the second-most in the CFL.

Calgary has a decided edge in the kicking game as Rene Paredes has made 35-of-40 field goal tries (87.5 per cent). With veteran Swayze Waters ailing, Toronto’s kickers have converted a league-worst 66.7 per cent of their attempts.

Pick — Calgary.

Winnipeg versus Ottawa on Friday night

Ottawa (8-6) can clinch a playoff berth with a victory over Winnipeg (5-10) or Montreal loss. The Redblacks will have had 10 days to ponder their 38-35 loss to Toronto, a decision that gave the Argos the season series. The Bombers earned a huge 29-26 road victory over B.C. last weekend to keep their playoff hopes alive. The defence had seven sacks, including two by league-leader Jamaal Westerman (14 sacks).

Pick — Ottawa

B.C. versus Edmonton on Saturday night

Edmonton (11-4) is the CFL’s hottest team, with five straight wins and a defence ranked first in fewest passing yards (244.9 per game), rushing yards (67.9), total yards (294.2) and points (16.1) allowed. Jon Jennings threw for 372 yards and three TDs for B.C. (5-9) against Winnipeg but also had two interceptions. Emmanuel Arceneaux had eight catches for 151 yards and two touchdowns.

Pick — Edmonton

Hamilton versus Montreal on Sunday afternoon

It’s unclear who’ll play quarterback for Montreal (5-9). With starter Rakeem Cato (upper body injury) day-to-day, the club acquired veteran Kevin Glenn from Saskatchewan on Wednesday. Hamilton (9-5) beat the Riders 30-15 last weekend as rookie Jeff Mathews threw for 385 yards and three TDs. The Als won both previous meetings to clinch the season series but the Ticats can claim a playoff berth with a win or tie or if B.C. loses to or ties Edmonton.

Pick — Hamilton

Last week: 2-2.

Overall record:39-26.