The Montreal Alouettes and Edmonton Elks meet Saturday in CFL action at Commonwealth Stadium. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
Montreal Alouettes Betting Preview
The Montreal Alouettes look to build on their 3-game winning streak. The Alouettes have won 4 of their last 6 road games. Cody Fajardo is completing 70.7 percent of his passes for 3,517 yards, 12 touchdowns and 11 interceptions. Austin Mack and Tyler Snead have combined for 1,779 receiving yards and 9 touchdowns, while Kaion Julien-Grant has 36 receptions. The Montreal Alouettes ground game is averaging 103.2 yards per contest, and William Stanback leads the way with 752 yards and 2 touchdowns. Defensively, Montreal is allowing 21.9 points and 355.2 yards per game. Tyrice Beverette leads the Montreal Alouettes with 78 tackles, Shawn Lemon has 8 sacks and Marc-Antoine Dequoy has 5 interceptions.
Edmonton Elks Betting Preview
The Edmonton Elks look for a win after splitting their last 8 games. Edmonton has lost 4 of its last 6 home games. Tre Ford is completing 68.6 percent of his passes for 1,565 yards, 10 touchdowns and 6 interceptions. Kyran Moore and Eugene Lewis have combined for 1,283 receiving yards and 5 touchdowns, while Steven Dunbar Jr. has 39 receptions. The Edmonton Elks ground game is averaging 126.1 yards per contest, and Kevin Brown leads the way with 1,032 yards and 4 touchdowns. Defensively, Edmonton is allowing 27.3 points and 389.1 yards per game. Nyles Morgan leads the Edmonton Elks with 97 tackles, A.C. Leonard has 11 sacks and Marcus Lewis has 4 interceptions.
Trends
The Alouettes are 35-15-1 ATS in their last 51 Saturday games and 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games overall. The Elks are 19-42 ATS in their last 61 home games and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The under is 5-0 in Alouettes last 5 games overall. The over is 5-2 in Elks last 7 home games. The Alouettes are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 meetings in Edmonton and 5-2 ATS in their last 7 meetings.
Randy’s Pick
The Montreal Alouettes are playing their best ball of the season with 3 straight wins, and they need to win this game as well if they want to position themselves for a potential playoff run. The Edmonton Elks are a slumping team that doesn’t have much to play for at this stage and is ninth in run defense. This is a spot where the Alouettes should have success on the ground. We’re not laying much. Give me Montreal and the small chalk. No excuses for the Alouettes here.