Montreal Alouettes vs Winnipeg Blue Bombers Prediction, 6/6/2024 CFL Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Montreal Alouettes vs Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Date: Thursday, June 6, 2024

Location: Princess Auto Stadium in Winnipeg, MB

TV: TSN

Odds/Point Spread: Montreal Alouettes (+6)

The Montreal Alouettes (11-7 last season) go to Princess Auto Stadium on Thursday where they'll take on the Winnipeg Blue Bombers (14-4 last year). Winnipeg opens this matchup as 6-point favorites. The over/under opens at 48. The expected starting quarterbacks are Cody Fajardo and Zach Collaros.

The last time they took the field the Alouettes went up against the Blue Bombers and earned the victory by a score of 28-24. Cody Fajardo went 21/26 with 290 yards passing and tossed 3 touchdowns. He gave away 1 pick during the game. William Stanback led the team in rushing for that game. He tore off a long run of 32 yards and he added 1 TD for the game. He ran for a total of 68 yards on 9 carries which gave him an average of 7.6 yards per carry. Austin Mack was the receiving yardage leader with a tally of 103 yards on 6 catches. He notched an average of 17.2 yards per reception for that game.

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The Alouettes had 1,861 yards in total for the prior campaign. As a team they averaged 103.4 yards on the ground, ranking them 5th in the CFL. Montreal amassed 17 touchdowns through the air and 14 rushing touchdowns. In terms of putting points on the board, the Montreal Alouettes held an average of 24.6 PPG.

In terms of yards through the air, the Alouettes gave up 4,023 yards which had them ranked 2nd in the CFL. They allowed teams to run for an average of 5.7 yards per tote and 110.4 rushing yards per contest for the prior season. They gave up 17 passing touchdowns in addition to 20 rushing touchdowns. In total, they gave up 1,987 rushing yards through 18 games. They surrendered 333.9 yards per outing which ranked them 3rd in the CFL. The Alouettes were ranked 2nd in the CFL in relation to team defense, allowing 21.8 points per contest.

In their last game the Blue Bombers took on the Alouettes and lost 28-24. Brady Oliveira led the team on the ground for that game. He tore off a long run of 14 yards and he tallied 1 TD in the game. He rushed for a total of 119 yards by way of 19 carries which means he ran for an average of 6.3 yards per run. Nic Demski was the receiving yardage leader with a tally of 74 yards on 8 receptions. He had an average of 9.3 yards per catch for that game. Zach Collaros went 19/23 with 236 yards through the air but didn't get a passing TD in the game. He tossed 1 interception in the game.

They held an average of 139.1 yards per game via the rush and toted the ball for 2,503 yards for last season. Last season, the Blue Bombers threw for 5,008 yards through the air along with averaging 278.2 passing yards per game, which ranked 2nd in the league. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers had an average of 417.3 yards per outing which ranked them 1st in the league. Regarding the points being put on the board, the Blue Bombers had a ranking of 1st in the league by scoring 33.0 points per contest.

Winnipeg yielded a total of 1,599 yards via the ground game (88.8 yards per outing) and 15 touchdowns on the ground throughout last year. Last season, they allowed 377 total points. They surrendered 12 touchdowns from the passing game as well as 210.2 yards per outing, which put them in 1st in the CFL. The Blue Bombers allowed 20.9 points per contest, which had them in 1st in the CFL.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Montreal Alouettes (+6)

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