The Edmonton Elks and Saskatchewan Roughriders meet Friday in CFL action at Mosaic Stadium. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
Edmonton Elks Betting Preview
The Edmonton Elks look for a win after splitting their last 6 games. Edmonton is 1-5 SU on the road this season. Taylor Cornelius is completing 58.6 percent of his passes for 1,295 yards, 4 touchdowns and 9 interceptions. Steven Dunbar Jr. and Kyran Moore have combined for 1,034 receiving yards and 7 touchdowns, while Eugene Lewis has 26 receptions. The Edmonton Elks ground game is averaging 123.3 yards per contest, and Kevin Brown leads the way with 829 yards and 3 touchdowns. Defensively, Edmonton is allowing 26 points and 394.2 yards per game. Nyles Morgan leads the Edmonton Elks with 81 tackles, A.C. Leonard has 10 sacks and Loucheiz Purifoy has 3 interceptions.
Saskatchewan Roughriders Betting Preview
The Saskatchewan Roughriders look for a win to get a game above a .500 record. The Roughriders have lost 13 of their last 19 regular season games. Trevor Harris is completing 67.1 percent of his passes for 1,274 yards, 6 touchdowns and 4 interceptions. Tevin Jones and Shawn Bane Jr. have combined for 1,423 receiving yards and 4 touchdowns, while Samuel Emilus has 42 receptions. The Saskatchewan Roughriders ground game is averaging 85.3 yards per contest, and Jamal Morrow leads the way with 634 yards and 2 touchdowns. Defensively, Saskatchewan is allowing 29.4 points and 366.1 yards per game. Larry Dean leads the Saskatchewan Roughriders with 72 tackles, Pete Robertson has 5 sacks and Nick Marshall has 4 interceptions.
Trends
The Elks are 3-12 ATS in their last 15 games in September and 6-15 ATS in their last 21 vs. West. The Roughriders are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games in September and 5-12-1 ATS in their last 18 games overall. The under is 5-1 in Elks last 6 road games. The over is 5-0 in Roughriders last 5 games overall. The Elks are 3-0-1 ATS in their last 4 meetings in Saskatchewan.
Randy’s Pick
I’m not running to the window to back either of these teams, and I can understand why the Saskatchewan Roughriders are favored at home, as they’ve won both meetings this season. However, those previous 2 games were decided by a combined 5 points. The Edmonton Elks are simply playing the better ball right now, and I’m not thrilled to lay chalk with a team that’s lost 13 of their last 19 games dating back to last season. It’s the free field goal with the Elks or pass for me.