Montreal Alouettes vs BC Lions Prediction, 7/9/2023 CFL Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Montreal Alouettes vs BC Lions

Date: Sunday, July 9, 2023

Location: BC Place Stadium in Vancouver, BC

TV: TSN

Odds/Point Spread: Montreal Alouettes (+7.5)

The BC Lions (3-1) play the Montreal Alouettes (2-1) at BC Place Stadium on Sunday. Montreal opens this contest as 7.5-point dogs. The over/under is set at 45.5. The starting quarterbacks are Cody Fajardo and Vernon Adams.

The last time they took the field the Alouettes took on the Blue Bombers and were defeated 17-3. Cody Fajardo went 17/27 with 270 yards through the air but wasn't able to throw a ball for a TD. He threw 1 pick on the day. William Stanback paced the team on the ground during the game. His longest run of the day went for 12 yards but he wasn't able to run one in for a touchdown. He rushed for 42 yards via 8 carries which gave him an average of 5.3 yards per carry. Kaion Julien-Grant was the receiving yardage leader with a tally of 129 yards on 6 receptions. He had an average of 21.5 yards per reception during the game.

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Regarding putting the ball in the endzone, the Montreal Alouettes have an average of 20.0 points per contest. Offensively they average 80.0 yards in the run game which ranks them 7th in the CFL. The Alouettes have earned 956 total yards this season. When it comes to distribution of touchdowns, Montreal has earned 2 touchdowns via the pass and 2 touchdowns via the ground.

The Alouettes rank 1st in the CFL when it comes to team defense, giving up 13.7 PPG. They are giving up an average of 5.4 yards per rush on the ground and 92.7 yards on the ground per game this season. For the season, they have allowed 278 rushing yards through 3 games. Concerning passing yards, the Alouettes have conceded 670 yards which ranks them 2nd in the league. In their 3 games played this year, they are giving up 223.3 yards per contest through the air as well as giving up a completion percentage of 55.7%. Over the course of this year, they are conceding 316.0 yards/contest putting them 2nd in the CFL.

In their last game the Lions played the Argonauts and ended up taking the loss by a score of 45-24. Taquan Mizzell led the team in rushing for that game. He tore off a long run of 8 yards but he never crossed the endzone by way of the rush. He rushed for a total of 22 yards via 6 carries which means he ran for an average of 3.7 yards per run. Keon Hatcher was the receiving yardage leader with a total of 104 yards on 8 receptions. He notched an average of 13.0 yards per catch for that game. Vernon Adams went 24/39 with 388 yards passing and threw 3 TD's. He walked away with 6 picks in the game.

In terms of the points being put on the board, the Lions are sitting 3rd in the CFL by scoring 25.2 PPG. For the season to this point, the Lions have a total of 1,189 yards via the pass not to mention an average of 297.2 throwing yards per outing, ranking them 1st in the CFL. They have an average of 96.5 yards per game via the rush and have rushed for 386 yards overall. The BC Lions are averaging 393.8 yards/outing which has them ranked 1st in the CFL.

BC has given up a total of 336 yards via the ground game (84.0 yards/game) as well as 2 touchdowns rushing for the season. The Lions are conceding 16.5 points per game, which has them sitting 2nd in the league. This year, they have conceded 66 points in total. They have allowed 2 touchdowns through the air and 157.2 yards per outing, which has them ranked 1st in the CFL.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take BC Lions (-7.5) and under 45.5 points

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