Hamilton Tiger-Cats vs Edmonton Elks 7/1/22 CFL Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Edmonton Elks and Hamilton Tiger-Cats meet Friday in week 4 CFL action at Tim Hortons Field. The Edmonton Elks look to rebound from a rough 0-3 start. The Hamilton Tiger-Cats also look for their first win of the season. 

The Edmonton Elks have lost 11 of their last 12 regular season games. Nick Arbuckle is completing 64.2 percent of his passes for 795 yards, 2 touchdowns and 6 interceptions. Kenny Lawler and Emmanuel Arceneaux have combined for 446 receiving yards and 2 touchdowns, while Derel Walker has 9 receptions. The Edmonton Elks ground game is averaging 54.3 yards per contest, and James Wilder leads the way with 124 yards on 28 carries. Defensively, Edmonton is allowing 38.3 points and 445.7 yards per game. Adam Konar leads the Edmonton Elks with 14 tackles, Nafees Lyon has 1 sack and Tobi Antigha has 1 forced fumble.

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats have lost 5 of their last 9 regular season games. Dane Evans is completing 65.3 percent of his passes for 884 yards, 4 touchdowns and 6 interceptions. Tim White and Steven Dunbar have combined for 409 receiving yards and 3 touchdowns, while Bralon Addison has 18 receptions. The Hamilton Tiger-Cats ground game is averaging 44 yards per contest, and Sean Thomas Erlington leads the way with 47 yards on 11 carries. Defensively, Hamilton is allowing 29.7 points and 384.3 yards per game. Jovan Santos-Knox leads the Hamilton Tiger-Cats with 20 tackles, Tunde Adeleke has 1 sack and Richard Leonard has 1 interception.

The Elks are 3-11 ATS in their last 14 games following a ATS win and 2-6 ATS in their last 8 Friday games. The Tiger-Cats are 14-6-1 ATS in their last 21 home games and 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games overall. The over is 4-1 in Elks last 5 road games. The under is 16-7 in Tiger-Cats last 23 games overall. The Elks are 5-2-2 ATS in their last 9 meetings in Hamilton and 0-4 ATS in their last 4 meetings.

I’m not running to the window to back either of these teams in their current form. Yes, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats are going to get the benefit of the doubt because they’re at home, and frankly they’ve been the better team overall dating back to last season. With that said, neither of these teams have played much defense, and I’m not laying nearly a full touchdown with a Tiger-Cats club that has been a turnover machine through 3 games. The Edmonton Elks are terrible on both sides of the ball, but if forced to pick, give me the points.