British Columbia Lions at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 11/13/22 - CFL Picks & Predictions

The British Columbia Lions will be on the road this week for a match up with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the CFL western final. British Columbia got to the western final following a 14 point win over Calgary a week ago. Offensively British Columbia dominated the game scoring 30 points on 478 total yards of offense as 366 came through the air. Defensively British Columbia faltered a bit as Calgary accumulated 368 yards, but BC held them to only 16 points including only six in the first half leading to the win.

Quarterback Nathan Rourke controlled the game a week ago completing 22 of 30 passes for 321 yards and two scores in the game. James Butler led all ball carriers with 95 yards on 20 carries and Keon Hatcher added 162 yards and one score on 8 grabs. Alexander Hollins added 73 yards and one touchdown on five catches as well.

Winnipeg comes into the western final as one of the best teams in the league at 15-3 overall following a 15 point win over British Columbia in the final week of the season. Defensively Winnipeg controlled the game holding British Columbia under 300 total yards and forced one turnover, while holding the Lions two only nine points. Offensively Winnipeg shined with nearly 350 total yards of offense as 178 came through the air to score 24 points following a 17 point first half.

Winnipeg used three different quarterbacks in the final game of the season combining two complete 8 of 19 passes for 178 yards and two scores. Brady Olivera led all ball carriers in the game with 72 yards on 9 carries and Dalton Schoen added 84 yards and one touchdown on two catches. Rasheed Bailey posted 38 yards and one score on three grabs as well.