The Calgary Stampeders and BC Lions meet Friday in CFL action at BC Place. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
Calgary Stampeders Betting Preview
The Calgary Stampeders need a win after losing 6 of their last 8 games. The Stampeders have lost 5 straight road games. Jake Maier is completing 64 percent of his passes for 4,012 yards, 16 touchdowns and 15 interceptions. Reggie Begelton and Marken Michel have combined for 1,743 receiving yards and 7 touchdowns, while Tre Odoms-Dukes has 57 receptions. The Calgary Stampeders ground game is averaging 89.8 yards per contest, and Dedrick Mills leads the way with 714 yards and 4 touchdowns. Defensively, Calgary is allowing 26.2 points and 363.3 yards per game. Micah Awe leads the Calgary Stampeders with 114 tackles, Mike Rose has 11 sacks and Cameron Judge has 4 interceptions.
BC Lions Betting Preview
The BC Lions look to stay hot after winning 5 of their last 6 games. The Lions have won 4 of their last 6 home games. Vernon Adams Jr. is completing 68.1 percent of his passes for 4,633 yards, 31 touchdowns and 18 interceptions. Keon Hatcher and Alexander Hollins have combined for 2,375 receiving yards and 15 touchdowns, while Jevon Cottoy has 52 receptions. The BC Lions ground game is averaging 79.6 yards per contest, and Taquan Mizzell leads the way with 773 yards and 3 touchdowns. Defensively, BC is allowing 23.4 points and 350.4 yards per game. Ben Hladik leads the BC Lions with 93 tackles, Mathieu Betts has 17 sacks and Garry Peters has 4 interceptions.
Trends
The Stampeders are 15-7-1 ATS in their last 23 road games and 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games overall. The Lions are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 home games and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The under is 4-0 in Stampeders last 4 games overall. The over is 6-0 in Lions last 6 games overall. The Stampeders are 16-7-1 ATS in their last 24 meetings in BC and 1-5 ATS in their last 6 meetings.
Randy’s Pick
The Calgary Stampeders have nothing to play for at this stage, and they’ve lost twice this season to the Stampeders, both games lost by double digits. The BC Lions are still fighting for playoff seeding, and the last thing they need before heading into a bye week is a disappointment against Calgary. This sets up nicely for the Lions if they handle business. While the Stampeders have had great covering success this season, I expect this to be a lot like the previous meetings between these clubs. I’ll lay the chalk with BC at home.