The Calgary Stampeders and Ottawa Redblacks meet Thursday in CFL action at TD Place Stadium. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
Calgary Stampeders Betting Preview
Jake Maier is completing 55.6 percent of his passes for 166 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception. Tre Odoms-Dukes and Reggie Begelton have combined for 117 receiving yards and 1 touchdown, while Malik Henry has 1 reception. The Calgary Stampeders ground game is averaging 91 yards per contest, and Ka’Deem Carey leads the way with 39 yards on 7 attempts. Defensively, Calgary is allowing 25 points and 423 yards per game. Micah Awe leads the Calgary Stampeders with 12 tackles, Tae Daley has 1 forced fumble and Cameron Judge has 1 interception.
Ottawa Redblacks Betting Preview
Nick Arbuckle is completing 54.3 percent of his passes for 176 yards, 0 touchdowns and 3 interceptions. Quan Bray and Nate Behar have combined for 104 receiving yards on 8 catches, while Justin Hardy has 4 receptions. The Ottawa Redblacks ground game is averaging 55 yards per contest, and Devonte Williams leads the way with 36 yards on 11 attempts. Defensively, Ottawa is allowing 19 points and 324 yards per game. Abdul Kanneh leads the Ottawa Redblacks with 5 tackles, Douglas Coleman II has 2 sacks and Lorenzo Mauldin has 1 sack.
Trends
The Stampeders are 5-1-1 ATS in their last 7 road games and 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games in June. The RedBlacks are 17-39 ATS in their last 56 home games and 14-29 ATS in their last 43 games overall. The under is 5-2 in Stampeders last 7 games overall. The under is 17-8 in RedBlacks last 25 games overall. The Stampeders are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 meetings.
Randy’s Free Pick
The Calgary Stampeders are the better team on paper and should be favored, but they weren’t all that impressive in their home opener. Yes, the Ottawa Redblacks have had their issues over the last few years and weren’t encouraging in their first game, but at least they’re at home here. Nick Arbuckle can’t possibly play any worse than he did last week. Home opener for Ottawa and we’re getting a free touchdown. I’ll take it.