Montreal Alouettes vs Ottawa Redblacks Prediction, 8/19/2023 CFL Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Montreal Alouettes vs Ottawa Redblacks

Date: Saturday, August 19, 2023

Location: TD Place Stadium in Ottawa, ON

TV: TSN

Odds/Point Spread: Montreal Alouettes (-2.5)

TD Place Stadium is the venue where and the Ottawa Redblacks (3-6) will take on the Montreal Alouettes (5-3) on Saturday. Montreal opens this matchup as 2.5-point favorites. The over/under has been set at 47.5. The expected starting quarterbacks are Cody Fajardo and Dustin Crum.

In their last game the Alouettes played the Roughriders and ended up getting the win by a score of 41-12. Caleb Evans went 8/13 with 149 yards through the air and completed 1 TD. He gave away 1 pick on the day. Walter Fletcher led the team in rushing for the game. He tore off a long run of 20 yards but wasn't able to convert a rushing touchdown. He ran for a total of 73 yards via 15 carries which means he ran for an average of 4.9 yards per tote. Tyson Philpot was the receiving yardage leader by racking up 16 yards on 3 catches. He notched an average of 5.3 yards per reception for the game.

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Regarding scoring points, the Montreal Alouettes hold an average of 24.9 PPG. Offensively they're holding an average of 107.1 yards via the ground game ranking them 4th in the CFL. The Alouettes have tallied 2,655 total yards over the course of this year. When it comes to scoring touchdowns, Montreal has compiled 7 passing touchdowns and 7 touchdowns on the ground.

Concerning yards through the air, the Alouettes have given up 1,811 yards which has them sitting in 1st in the CFL. In total, they are surrendering 324.4 yards/outing which has them sitting 4th in the league. The Alouettes are ranked 2nd in the league regarding the opposition scoring, allowing 19.4 points per game. The opposition is running for an average of 5.5 yards per attempt on the ground and 98.0 yards on the ground per contest for the season. During their 8 games played this year, they have relinquished 226.4 yards per outing via the pass as well as giving up a completion percentage of 61.7%. Over the course of this season, they have given up 784 rushing yards through 8 outings.

The last time they took the field the Redblacks took on the Argonauts and lost 44-31. Devonte Williams paced the team in rushing for the game. He tore off a long run of 12 yards but he wasn't able to run one in for a touchdown. He ran for a total of 47 yards via 10 carries which had him averaging 5.0 yards per run. Jaelon Acklin led the team in receiving yardage with a tally of 157 yards on 6 catches. He notched an average of 26.2 yards per reception for the game. Dustin Crum went 21/26 with 292 yards through the air and threw 3 TD's. He walked away from this game with no interceptions.

Over the course of the season thus far, the Redblacks have racked up 1,654 yards through the air as well as an average of 183.8 throwing yards per contest, which has them ranked 9th in the CFL. The Ottawa Redblacks are averaging 303.3 yards/game which has them ranked 8th in the CFL. They have an average of 119.6 run yards per game and have rushed for 1,076 yards for this year. When looking at their scoring prowess, the Redblacks are sitting 5th in the CFL with 23.0 PPG.

The Redblacks are conceding 25.3 points per game, which puts them in 5th in the CFL. In total, they have given up 228 points in total. Ottawa has given up a total of 614 yards rushing (68.2 yards per outing) and 7 touchdowns on the ground for the year. They have conceded 15 touchdowns through the air in addition to 308.9 yards/outing, which has them in 9th in the league.

Who will win tonight's football game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Montreal Alouettes (-2.5)

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