Saskatchewan Roughriders vs Ottawa Redblacks CFL Picks, Odds, Predictions 8/21/21

The Ottawa Redblacks and Saskatchewan Roughriders meet Saturday in week 3 CFL action at Mosaic Stadium. The Ottawa Redblacks look for another win to improve to 2-0 on the season. The Saskatchewan Roughriders look for another win to get off to a fast 3-0 start.

The Ottawa Redblacks haven’t won back-to-back games since June of 2019. Matt Nichols is completing 60 percent of his passes for 71 yards, zero touchdowns and zero interceptions. Nichols has one touchdown pass in his last three games. Ryan Davis and RJ Harris have combined for 53 receiving yards on eight catches while Jordan Smallwood has one reception. The Ottawa Redblacks ground game is averaging 56 yards per contest, and Timothy Flanders leads the way with 39 yards on 11 carries. Defensively, Ottawa is allowing 12 points and 443 yards per game. Avery Williams leads the Ottawa Redblacks with 14 tackles, Micah Awe has one sack and Abdul Kanneh has two interceptions.

The Saskatchewan Roughriders have won five of their last six games overall. Coby Fajardo is completing 75 percent of his passes for 452 yards, four touchdowns and one interception. Fajardo has two touchdown passes in his last four games. Kyran Moore and Shaquelle Evans have combined for 197 receiving yards and two touchdowns while Brayden Lenius has eight receptions. The Saskatchewan Roughriders ground game is averaging 121 yards per contest, and William Powell leads the way with 132 yards and one touchdown. Defensively, Saskatchewan is allowing 18.5 points and 316 yards per game. Loucheiz Purifoy leads the Saskatchewan Roughriders with nine tackles, Jonathan Woodard has three sacks and Nick Marshall has one interception.

The Roughriders are 6-2-1 ATS in their last 9 games overall. The RedBlacks are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 road games and 2-9 ATS in their last 11 games overall. The under is 6-2 in RedBlacks last 8 games overall. The under is 4-1 in Roughriders last 5 home games. The over is 4-0 in the last 4 meetings.

The Ottawa Redblacks didn’t look great in their season opener if we’re being honest, but they still went on the road to beat Edmonton. The Saskatchewan Roughriders are without doubt the better team here, but they could be looking ahead a bit to a bye week and the defense has had issues stoping the passing game. The Redblacks will have their chances to put up points here and this is a ton of points to leave on the table. I’ll lean toward Ottawa and the points.