Montreal Alouettes vs BC Lions Prediction, 10/19/2024 CFL Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Montreal Alouettes vs BC Lions

Date: Saturday, October 19, 2024

Location: BC Place Stadium in Vancouver, BC

TV: TSN

Odds/Point Spread: Montreal Alouettes (-1.5)

BC Place Stadium is the site where and the BC Lions (8-9) will play the Montreal Alouettes (12-3) on Saturday. BC opens this game as 1.5-point underdogs. The over/under opens at 50.5. The starting quarterbacks are Davis Alexander and Nathan Rourke.

In their last contest the Alouettes went up against the Redblacks and ended up getting the win by a score of 19-12. Davis Alexander went 14/24 with 208 yards passing but wasn't able to throw a ball for a TD. He tossed 1 interception in the game. Davis Alexander paced the team on the ground during the game. He had a long run of 15 yards and he added 1 TD during the game. He ran for 45 yards on 6 carries which gave him an average of 7.5 yards per run. Austin Mack was the receiving yardage leader by earning 92 yards on 4 receptions. He averaged 23.0 yards per reception during the game.

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The Alouettes currently have 5,453 total yards this season. As a unit they are averaging 82.2 yards on the ground ranking them 8th in the league. In terms of getting the ball in the endzone, Montreal has totaled 25 passing touchdowns and 15 touchdowns via the ground. In terms of getting in the endzone, the Montreal Alouettes are sitting at 26.6 PPG.

Regarding passing yards, the Alouettes have conceded 3,881 yards which ranks them 2nd in the league. Over the course of this season, they are giving up 360.4 yards per outing which has them ranked 5th in the league. The Alouettes sit in 2nd in the CFL in terms of their opponents scoring, giving up 21.8 points per game. They are allowing teams to run for an average of 5.6 yards per tote and 117.9 rushing yards per game for the season. Over the course of their 16 games, they have conceded 242.6 yards per outing via the pass and allowed a completion percentage of 68.4%. For the year, they have allowed 1,886 yards via the ground game in 16 games.

In their last game the Lions played the Roughriders and were defeated 39-8. William Stanback led the team on the ground in the game. He broke a long run for 10 yards but wasn't able to convert a rushing touchdown. He racked up a total of 35 yards on 8 carries which meant he averaged 4.4 yards per carry. Justin McInnis led the team in receiving yardage by earning 119 yards on 6 receptions. He notched an average of 19.8 yards per catch in the game. Nathan Rourke went 15/23 with 200 yards passing but wasn't able to get any balls in the endzone via the pass. He tossed 2 interceptions during the game.

When discussing the points being put on the board, the Lions are 6th in the CFL holding an average of 24.8 points per game. Over the course of the season so far, the Lions have thrown for 4,383 passing yards as well as an average of 257.8 passing yards per contest, which has them ranked 5th in the league. They maintain an average of 98.5 rushing yards per game and have run for 1,675 yards in total. The BC Lions have an average of 356.4 yards per game which ranks them 7th in the CFL.

BC has conceded a total of 1,668 rushing yards (98.1 yards per contest) as well as 15 touchdowns on the ground for the season. The Lions are surrendering 25.6 points per game, which has them in 4th in the CFL. Over the course of the season, they have surrendered 436 points in total. They have yielded 27 touchdowns from the passing game and 272.1 yards/game, which has them sitting 7th in the CFL.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Montreal Alouettes (-1.5)

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