BC Lions at Montreal Alouettes 9/9/22 - CFL Picks & Predictions
Last Updated: 09/08/2022 at 12:00 PM ET
The BC Lions look to inch closer to first in the West division with a victory on the road Friday against the Montreal Alouettes. BC is 8-2 in the division which is second to Winnipeg. The Lions lost 23-16 on August 26 and are coming off a bye week. Antonio Pipkin passed for 112 yards with one touchdown and the loss to Saskatchewan. The leading receiver was Dominique Rhymes with 83 yards.
Filling in for the injured Nathan Rourke, Antonio Pipkin has passed for 112 yards with one touchdown, while the leading rusher is James Butler with 467 yards and three touchdowns. Dominique Rhymes is the leading receiver with 893 yards and nine touchdowns. BC is scoring an average of 33.9 points per game which is first in the CFL and the Lions are allowing an average of 20.8 points per game which is second best.
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Montreal looks for its fifth victory of the season when hosting the BC Lions on Friday. Montreal is second in the East division at 4-7 and trails the first place Toronto Argonauts by two games. Montreal was defeated by the Ottawa Redblacks 38-24 last Friday. Quarterback Trevor Harris passed for 256 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions while the leading receiver was Tyson Philpot with 71 yards.
On the season, Trevor Harris has passed for 2,578 yards with 12 touchdowns and 10 interceptions. The leading rusher for Montreal is Jeshrun Antwi with 446 yards, while the leading receiver is Eugene Lewis with 912 yards and four touchdowns receptions. Montreal is scoring an average of 25.8 points per game which is fourth-best in the CFL but the Alouettes are next to last in points allowed at 28.3 points per game.
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BC has been strong offensively all season but that came to an end in late August when starting quarterback Nathan Rourke was lost with a foot injury. BC lost to Saskatchewan last time out after scoring just 16 points when on the season the Lions are scoring an average of 33.9 points per game. Look for Montreal to pick up a victory at home against a short-handed BC offense. Final Score Prediction, Montreal Alouettes win and cover ATS 23-17.