Edmonton Elks vs BC Lions Prediction 7-29-23 CFL Picks

The BC Lions and Edmonton Elks meet Saturday in CFL action at Commonwealth Stadium. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.

BC Lions Betting Preview 

The BC Lions look to build on their impressive 5-1 start. The Lions are 2-1 SU on the road this season. Vernon Adams Jr. is completing 70.9 percent of his passes for 1,528 yards, 9 touchdowns and 9 interceptions. Alexander Hollins and Dominique Rhymes have combined for 642 receiving yards and 7 touchdowns, while Justin McInnis has 15 receptions. The BC Lions ground game is averaging 87.7 yards per contest, and Taquan Mizzell leads the way with 246 yards on 46 attempts. Defensively, BC is allowing 15.7 points and 289.2 yards per game. Boseko Lokombo leads the BC Lions with 38 tackles, Mathieu Betts has 10 sacks and T.J. Lee has 1 interception.

Edmonton Elks Betting Preview 

The Edmonton Elks are still looking for their first win of the season after a rough 0-7 start. Edmonton hasn’t won a game since September of last year. Taylor Cornelius is completing 59.4 percent of his passes for 1,063 yards, 4 touchdowns and 7 interceptions. Steven Dunbar Jr. and Kyran Moore have combined for 616 receiving yards and 2 touchdowns, while Dillon Mitchell has 18 receptions. The Edmonton Elks ground game is averaging 84.6 yards per contest, and Kevin Brown leads the way with 337 yards and 1 touchdown. Defensively, Edmonton is allowing 26.4 points and 399.6 yards per game. Nyles Morgan leads the Edmonton Elks with 36 tackles, A.C. Leonard has 4 sacks and Loucheiz Purifoy has 2 interceptions.

Trends

The Lions are 8-3-1 ATS in their last 12 Saturday games and 4-1-1 ATS in their last 6 games overall. The Elks are 17-39 ATS in their last 56 home games and 2-6 ATS in their last 8 games overall. The under is 8-2 in Lions last 10 games overall. The under is 6-2 in Elks last 8 games overall. The Lions are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 meetings in Edmonton and 5-0 ATS in their last 5 meetings.

Randy’s Pick

The Edmonton Elks haven proven to be the worst team in the CFL these last 2 seasons, and they haven’t covered numbers this year despite being big dogs weekly. The Elks do nothing at an above average level, and they don’t cover numbers. The BC Lions have been one of the most impressive teams in the league through 6 games, and they beat the Elks 22-0 earlier this season. Two teams heading in completely different directions. Give me the Lions and the chalk, as I want nothing to do with the Elks.