The Montreal Alouettes and Hamilton Tiger-Cats meet Friday in CFL action at Tim Hortons Field. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
Montreal Alouettes Betting Preview
Cody Fajardo is completing 66.7 percent of his passes for 261 yards, 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions. Austin Mack and Kaion Julien-Grant have combined for 182 receiving yards on 6 catches, while William Stanback has 4 receptions. The Montreal Alouettes ground game is averaging 63 yards per contest, and Stanback leads the way with 42 yards on 16 carries. Defensively, Montreal is allowing 12 points and 231 yards per game. Avery Williams leads the Montreal Alouettes with 8 tackles, Jamal Davis II has 1 sack and Ciante Evans has 2 interceptions.
Hamilton Tiger-Cats Betting Preview
Bo Levi Mitchell is completing 57.9 percent of his passes for 361 yards, 1 touchdown and 4 interceptions. D’haquille Williams and Tim White have combined for 273 receiving yards and 1 touchdown, while Kiondre Smith has 7 receptions. The Hamilton Tiger-Cats ground game is averaging 68 yards per contest, and James Butler leads the way with 123 yards and 2 touchdowns. Defensively, Hamilton is allowing 37 points and 423.5 yards per game. Jameer Thurman leads the Hamilton Tiger-Cats with 14 tackles, Ted Laurent has 1 sack and Kyle Wilson has 1 forced fumble.
Trends
The Alouettes are 24-11 ATS in their last 35 road games and 3-1-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The Tiger-Cats are 4-0 ATS vs. a team with a winning record and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The under is 7-3 in Alouettes last 10 games overall. The over is 7-3 in Tiger-Cats last 10 home games. The under is 4-0 in the last 4 meetings in Hamilton and 6-1 in the last 7 meetings.
Randy’s Pick
I’m not running to the window to back the Montreal Alouettes especially on the road, but they did look good in their season opener, and they have had an extra week to prepare for this game. The Hamilton Tiger-Cats haven’t played a lick of defense, and now they’re going to be without Bo Levi Mitchell. Matthew Shiltz, a 30-year-old with 356 career pass attempts, is getting the start. If forced to pick, give me the Alouettes and the points.