BC Lions at Edmonton Elks 10/21/22 - CFL Picks & Predictions

The BC Lions look to clinch second place in the West division of the CFL with a victory on the road Friday when visiting the Edmonton Elks. BC is second in the West division and can clinch second with a victory or a loss by Calgary on Saturday. BC defeated the Winnipeg Blue Bombers 40-32 last Saturday behind 138 yards passing from Vernon Adams and 100 yards rushing from James Butler.

Vernon Adams has passed for 1,163 yards with five touchdowns. The leading rusher for BC is James Butler with 913 yards and six touchdowns, while the leading receiver is Dominique Rhymes with 79 receptions for 1,284 yards and 11 touchdowns. BC is scoring an average of 30.3 points per game which is second-best in the CFL and is allowing an average of 22.9 points per game which is fourth best.

The Edmonton Elks are last in the West division of the CFL at 4-13 and are out of playoff contention. Edmonton was defeated by the Toronto Argonauts 28-23 last Saturday. Edmonton was led in the loss by Taylor Cornelius with 185 yards passing with one touchdown and one interception. Kevin Brown rushed for 121 yards and one touchdown and Derel Walker caught seven passes for 114 yards.

Taylor Cornelius has passed for 2,768 yards with 11 touchdowns and nine interceptions. The leading rusher is Cornelius with 502 yards and seven touchdowns, while Kevin Brown has rushed for 466 yards and one touchdown. The leading receiver is Kenny Lawler with 894 yards and five touchdowns. Edmonton is scoring an average of 20.0 points per game which is last in the CFL and the Elks are allowing an average of 33.4 points per game which is also last.