Alouettes at Eskimos 6/14/19 - CFL Picks & Predictions
Last Updated: 08/20/2019 at 6:53 AM ET
The Montreal Alouettes open their CFL regular season on the road against the Edmonton Eskimos. The Alouettes tied the Ottawa Redblacks in their final preseason game on Thursday 20-20. Montreal quarterback Antonio Pipkin and Vernon Adams Jr. were impressive with both tossing touchdown passes. DeVier Posey and Quan Bray each caught touchdown receptions for Montreal.
Trevor Harris will start at quarterback for Edmonton. Harris played for Ottawa in 2018 and threw for 5,116 yards, 22 touchdowns and 11 interceptions. Top receivers for the Eskimos returning from last season are Kenny Stafford and running back CJ Gable. The top rusher from last season returning to play is Gable who rushed for 1,063 yards and seven touchdowns.
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Both teams have big changes to overcome this season. While Edmonton has more news player on the roster than returning players from last season, Montreal fired its head coach Mike Sherman on Saturday just five days before the opening kickoff of the regular season. Edmonton will use the Montreal coaching change to its advantage to squeak out a home win. Final Score Prediction, Edmonton Eskimos win 36-22