BC Lions vs Edmonton Elks Prediction 6-17-23 CFL Picks

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

Edmonton Elks Betting Preview

Taylor Cornelius is completing 52 percent of his passes for 202 yards, 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions. Eugene Lewis and Emmanuel Arceneaux have combined for 177 receiving yards and 1 touchdown, while Kevin Brown has 2 receptions. The Edmonton Elks ground game is averaging 73 yards per contest, and Brown leads the way with 59 yards on 11 attempts. Defensively, Edmonton is allowing 17 points and 314 yards per game. Enock Makonzo leads the Edmonton Elks with 7 tackles, Jake Ceresna has 2 sacks and Nyles Morgan has 1 interception.

BC Lions Betting Preview

Vernon Adams Jr. is completing 77.1 percent of his passes for 288 yards, 2 touchdowns and 1 interception. Dominique Rhymes and Alexander Hollins have combined for 203 receiving yards and 2 touchdowns, while Jevon Cottoy has 3 receptions. The BC Lions ground game is averaging 135 yards per contest, and Taquan Mizzell leads the way with 81 yards on 12 attempts. Defensively, BC is allowing 15 points and 257 yards per game. Boseko Lokombo leads the BC Lions with 7 tackles, Mathieu Betts has 1 sack and T. J. Lee has 1 interception.

Trends

The Elks are 6-2 ATS in their last 8 road games and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The Lions are 7-3 ATS in their last 10 Saturday games and 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games in June. The over is 8-2 in Elks last 10 road games. The under is 5-0 in Lions last 5 games overall. The Elks are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 meetings in BC and 0-4 ATS in their last 4 meetings.

Randy’s Pick

The BC Lions looked sharp in their season opener on the road, and you can probably expect an even better effort in their first home game. The Edmonton Elks have had issues rising to the occasion in the past, and BC is one of those teams they don’t beat. In fact, BC has won the last 4 games against Edmonton and those games were decided by an average of 31.5 points. I have no choice but to lay the touchdown given the history of these clubs.