Edmonton Elks vs Saskatchewan Roughriders 6/18/22 CFL Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Saskatchewan Roughriders and Edmonton Elks meet Saturday in week 2 CFL action at Commonwealth Stadium. The Saskatchewan Roughriders look for a 2-0 start after waxing Hamilton in their opener. The Edmonton Elks need a win after losing their opener to BC.

The Saskatchewan Roughriders have won 5 of their last 6 regular season games. Coby Fajardo is completing 68.8 percent of his passes for 311 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions. Shaq Evans and Jamal Morrow have combined for 153 receiving yards on 7 catches, while D’haquille Williams has 5 receptions. The Saskatchewan Roughriders ground game is averaging 75 yards per contest, and Fajardo leads the way with 42 yards and 1 touchdown. Defensively, Saskatchewan is allowing 13 points and 296 yards per game. Mike Edem leads the Saskatchewan Roughriders with 8 tackles, Pete Robertson has 2 sacks and Derrick Moncrief has 1 interception.

The Edmonton Elks have lost 10 of their last 11 regular season games. Nick Arbuckle is completing 69 percent of his passes for 254 yards, 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions. Kenny Lawler and Derel Walker have combined for 136 receiving yards on 11 catches, while James Wilder has 4 receptions. The Edmonton Elks ground game is averaging 54 yards per contest, and Wilder leads the way with 39 yards on 8 carries. Defensively, Edmonton is allowing 59 points and 469 yards per game. Treston Decoud leads the Edmonton Elks with 6 tackles, Jalen Collins has 4 tackles and Enock Makonzo has 4 tackles.

The Roughriders are 11-5 ATS in their last 16 road games and 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games in Week 2. The Elks are 3-10 ATS in their last 13 home games and 8-17-1 ATS in their last 26 games overall. The under is 8-2 in Roughriders last 10 games overall. The over is 4-0 in Elks last 4 Saturday games. The under is 5-2 in the last 7 meetings.

There’s a long history of close games between Saskatchewan and Edmonton, but it’s hard to get behind the Elks after what we saw last year and seeing them play their opener. Edmonton was dreadful for much of last season and was absolutely rocked against BC last week, giving up over 400 yards, 59 points and racking up 129 penalty yards. It’s just one game, but the stock isn’t very high on the Elks at the moment. Give me the Roughriders and the chalk.