Ottawa Redblacks vs BC Lions
September 11, 2021 10:00 pm EDT
The Line: BC Lions -8
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The Ottawa Redblacks and BC Lions meet Saturday in week 6 CFL action at BC Place. The Ottawa Redblacks need a win here to snap a three-game losing streak. The BC Lions look for another win to get a game above a .500 record.
The Ottawa Redblacks have lost 14 of their last 15 games overall. Matt Nichols is completing 65.1 percent of his passes for 476 yards, zero touchdowns and three interceptions. Nichols and Dominique Davis have combined for two touchdowns and five interceptions. RJ Harris and Ryan Davis have combined for 360 receiving yards on 35 catches while Nathaniel Behar has 14 receptions. The Ottawa Redblacks ground game is averaging 71 yards per contest, and Justin Davis leads the way with 81 yards on 20 carries. Defensively, Ottawa is allowing 27.5 points and 428.5 yards per game. Avery Williams leads the Ottawa Redblacks with 32 tackles, Praise Martin-Oguike has two sacks and Abdul Kanneh has two interceptions.
The BC Lions have lost five of their last seven games overall. Michael Reilly is completing 71.7 percent of his passes for 974 yards, two touchdowns and zero interceptions. Reilly and Nathan Rourke have combined for four touchdowns and two interceptions. Lucky Whitehead and Bryan Burnham have combined for 668 receiving yards and two touchdowns while Lemar Durant has 15 receptions. The BC Lions ground game is averaging 71.5 yards per contest, and Shaquille Cooper leads the way with 106 yards on 20 carries. Defensively, BC is allowing 18.8 points and 343.3 yards per game. Jordan Williams leads the BC Lions with 28 tackles, Odum Gwachum has two sacks and KiAnte Hardin has two interceptions.
The RedBlacks are 1-6 ATS in their last 7 road games and 5-16 ATS in their last 21 games overall. The Lions are 3-7-1 ATS in their last 11 home games and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The under is 8-3 in RedBlacks last 11 games overall. The under is 12-2 in Lions last 14 games overall. The RedBlacks are 0-5 ATS in their last 5 meetings.
The Ottawa Redblacks have been downright awful on both sides of the ball through four games and they’ve failed to cover 16 of their last 21 games overall. Needless to say, the Redblacks have no betting value at the moment. The BC Lions are getting better offensively, already beat Ottawa on the road by 12 points this season and have had an extra week to prepare for this contest. You could argue this line should be double digits. Give me BC and the chalk. I have zero confidence in the Redblacks.
