Ottawa Redblacks vs Montreal Alouettes Prediction 8-19-23 CFL Picks

The Montreal Alouettes and Ottawa Redblacks meet Saturday in CFL action at TD Place Stadium. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.

Montreal Alouettes Betting Preview 

The Montreal Alouettes look to stay hot while building on a 3-game winning streak. The Alouettes are 2-1 SU on the road this season. Cody Fajardo is completing 66.8 percent of his passes for 1,860 yards, 6 touchdowns and 5 interceptions. Austin Mack and Kaion Julien-Grant have combined for 1,126 receiving yards and 3 touchdowns, while Tyler Snead has 13 receptions. The Montreal Alouettes ground game is averaging 107.4 yards per contest, and William Stanback leads the way with 415 yards on 85 carries. Defensively, Montreal is allowing 19.4 points and 337.6 yards per game. Tyrice Beverette leads the Montreal Alouettes with 39 tackles, Mustafa Johnson has 3 sacks and Ciante Evans has 3 interceptions.

Ottawa Redblacks Betting Preview 

The Ottawa Redblacks need a win to snap a 3-game losing streak. The Redblacks are 2-2 SU at home this season. Dustin Crum is completing 70.6 percent of his passes for 1,291 yards, 5 touchdowns and 4 interceptions. Justin Hardy and Jaelon Acklin have combined for 960 receiving yards and 3 touchdowns, while Nate Behar has 33 receptions. The Ottawa Redblacks ground game is averaging 122.8 yards per contest, and Crum leads the way with 409 yards and 3 touchdowns. Defensively, Ottawa is allowing 25.3 points and 394.2 yards per game. Frankie Griffin leads the Ottawa Redblacks with 38 tackles, Bryce Carter has 5 sacks and Brandin Dandridge has 4 interceptions.

Trends

The Alouettes are 26-12 ATS in their last 38 road games and 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games in August. The RedBlacks are 19-41 ATS in their last 60 home games and 3-7 ATS in their last 10 games overall. The over is 5-1 in Alouettes last 6 road games. The over is 4-1 in RedBlacks last 5 games overall. The Alouettes are 7-1 ATS in their last 8 meetings in Ottawa.

Randy’s Pick

This feels like a trap game as the Montreal Alouettes and Ottawa Redblacks are heading in different directions and yet the line is so soft. However, I’m still going to lay the small chalk with the Alouettes. The Alouettes already beat the Redblacks this season, and they’re playing their best ball right now with 3 straight wins and a defense that’s getting stronger by the week. The Redblacks are terrible in pass offense and pass defense, and it’s hard to win in this league when you can’t do either well. Give me Montreal and the small line.