Elks vs Redblacks Picks and Prediction – 6/30/2023

The Edmonton Elks will be on the road Friday for a week 4 matchup against the Ottawa Red Blacks. Edmonton comes into week four as one of the worst teams in the league, winless through the first three games following a 12 point loss to Toronto a week ago. Edmonton has been abysmal all season second to last in the league in scoring and dead last with total offense. Edmonton has only compiled 693 yards this season on 131 offensive plays. To go along with such an abysmal offensive performance Edmonton is dead last in passing yards despite being 6th in passing attempts.

Defensively, Edmonton has been a bit better than their offense currently 6th in total points allowed but ranked dead last in yards allowed. Edmonton has given up 448 total rushing yards and 767 passing yards. The Elks have given up 76 offensive points this season and 82 total points overall.

Much like Edmonton, Ottawa comes into week 4 winless through two games following an 11 point loss to Calgary in week two. The Ottawa offense has been a bottom feeder this season scoring just 27 points overall after combining 483 total yards, but the Redblacks have played just two games thus far this season. The biggest strength the Ottawa offense has is through the air as the Redblacks average 207.5 yards per game through the first two weeks of the season.

 Defensively, Ottawa is top tier currently tied for third in the league after allowing just 45 points through two games on 691 total yards of offense. The Ottawa pass defense has been abysmal having given up 593 total yards through the air, while the rushing defense has been much better allowing just 174 total yards.