Lions vs Elks Picks and Prediction – 9/23/2023

The BC Lions look for their 10th victory of the season on Friday when visiting the Edmonton Elks. BC is second in the West division and improved to 9-4 following its 41-37 victory over the Ottawa Redblacks last Saturday. BC gained 59 yards rushing and 325 yards passing, while allowing 114 yards rushing and 233 yards passing. BC quarterback Vernon Adams Jr passed for 325 yards with three touchdowns and three interceptions. Make sure you stay up to date with all the CFL action with our expert CFL picks.

BC quarterback Vernon Adams Jr has thrown for 3,262 yards with 23 touchdowns and 15 interceptions. Taquan Mizzell is the leading rusher with 600 yards and one touchdown, while the leading receiver is Alexander Hollins with 892 yards and six touchdown receptions. BC is scoring an average of 26.9 points per game which is third in the CFL, while allowing an average of 21.5 points per game which is second.

The Edmonton Elks look for their fifth win of the season on Friday when hosting BC. Edmonton is last in the West division at 4-10 following its 36-27 victory over the Saskatchewan Roughriders last Friday. Edmonton gained 265 yards rushing and 183 yards passing while allowing 61 yards rushing and 270 yards passing. Edmonton quarterback Tre Ford passed for 173 yards with one touchdown and one interception.

Edmonton quarterback Tre Ford has thrown for 1,163 yards with seven touchdowns and four interceptions. The leading rusher for Edmonton is Kevin Brown with 1,004 yards and four touchdowns, while the leading receiver is Kyran Moore with 557 yards and two touchdown receptions. Edmonton is scoring an average of 20.0 points per game which is last in the CFL and allowing an average of 26.1 points per game which is fifth.