British Columbia Lions at Ottawa Redblacks 6/30/22 - CFL Picks & Predictions

The BC Lions look for their third consecutive victory when visiting the Ottawa Redblacks on Thursday. BC is 2-0 and has scored 103 points while allowing only 18 points through the first two games of the regular season. BC routed Toronto last Saturday 44-3. Nathan Rourke passed for 436 yards with four touchdowns while David Mackie rushed for 90 yards and one touchdown. The leading receiver for BC was Dominique Rhymes with 143 yards and two touchdown receptions.

Nathan Rourke has passed for 718 yards with seven touchdowns. The leading rusher for BC is James Butler with 147 yards and two touchdowns while the leading receiver is Lucky Whitehead with 197 yards. BC is first in overall offense averaging 526.0 yards per game and the Lions are also first in overall defense allowing an average of 279.0 yards per game. The Lions are first in passing and rushing, as well as in yards allowed rushing and passing.

The Ottawa Redblacks are third in the East division at 0-2. Ottawa was defeated by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers 19-12 on June 17 and had a bye last week. Jeremiah Masoli passed for 331 yards in the loss to Winnipeg. The leading rusher was Devonte Williams with 85 yards, while the leading receiver was Nathaniel Behar with 91 yards and Jaelon Acklin had 77 yards receiving.

Jeremiah Masoli has passed for 711 yards with one touchdown and one interception, while the leading rusher for Ottawa is Devonte Williams with 118 yards. Jaelon Acklin is the leading receiver with 220 yards, while Nathaniel Behard has 141 yards receiving. Ottawa is second in total offense averaging 433 yards per game and second in total defense allowing an average of 316.0 yards per game.