Lions vs Redblacks
September 12, 2025 10:00 pm EDT
The Line: Redblacks +9.5
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The Ottawa Redblacks and BC Lions meet Friday in CFL action at the BC Place. Here’s a Lions vs Redblacks Prediction. This article will include a Lions vs Redblacks Pick.
Ottawa Redblacks Betting Preview
The Ottawa Redblacks lost to the Elks, beat the Lions, and they play the Blue Bombers next. The Redblacks have lost 12 of their last 17 regular season games. Dru Brown is completing 72.7 percent of his passes for 1,842 yards, 12 touchdowns and 5 interceptions. Eugene Lewis and Justin Hardy have combined for 1,419 receiving yards and 11 touchdowns, while Kalil Pimpleton has 46 receptions.
The Ottawa Redblacks ground game is averaging 99.1 yards per contest, and William Stanback leads the way with 509 yards and 3 touchdowns. Defensively, Ottawa is allowing 29 points and 371.5 yards per game. Adarius Pickett leads the Ottawa Redblacks with 71 tackles, Bryce Carter has 3 sacks and C.J. Coldon has 3 interceptions.
BC Lions Betting Preview
The BC Lions lost to the Argonauts and Redblacks, and they play the Stampeders next. The BC Lions have lost 4 of their last 6 games. Nathan Rourke is completing 67.7 percent of his passes for 3,296 yards, 19 touchdowns and 9 interceptions. Keon Hatcher and Justin Mcinnis have combined for 1,888 receiving yards and 7 touchdowns, while Ayden Eberhardt has 33 receptions.
The BC Lions ground game is averaging 110.1 yards per contest, and James Butler leads the way with 945 yards and 9 touchdowns. Defensively, BC is allowing 29.8 points and 371.5 yards per game. Micah Awe leads the BC Lions with 94 tackles, Mathieu Betts has 4 sacks and Garry Peters has 2 interceptions.
Lions vs Redblacks Prediction
On paper, the Lions are the better team and being at home helps, but I don’t know what they’ve done to be this big of a favorite. The Lions have lost four of their last six games, and they’ve been getting killed defensively.
The Redblacks have issues of their own, but they did beat the Lions last week as six-point underdogs. Seeing that game and then being asked to lay damn near double-digit points feels odd. The Redblacks have covered five of their last seven games as an underdog. The Lions have failed to cover five of their last seven games as a favorite. I’m grabbing the points with the Redblacks.
