Elks vs Roughriders Picks and Prediction – 7/7/2023

The Edmonton Elks look for their first victory of the season on Thursday when paying a visit to the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Edmonton dropped to 0-4 following its 26-7 loss to the Ottawa Redblacks last Friday. Edmonton gained just 56 yards rushing and 222 yards passing, while allowing Ottawa to rush for 208 yards and pass for 185 yards.

Taylor Cornelius has passed for 440 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions. The leading rusher is Kevin Brown with 144 yards, while the leading receiver is Eugene Lewis with 200 yards and one touchdown reception. Edmonton is averaging just 12.8 points per game which is last in the CFL and allowing an average of 27.0 points per game. Edmonton averages 265.0 yards per game which is last and gives up an average of 402.0 yards per game which is next to last.

Saskatchewan looks for its third victory of the season when hosting Edmonton on Thursday. Saskatchewan is 2-1 and had a bye in Week 4. The Roughriders defeated the Calgary Stampeders 29-26 in Week 3 by the score of 29-26. Saskatchewan gained 161 yards rushing and 273 yards passing, while allowing 291 yards passing and 119 yards rushing. Saskatchewan would have won by more but committed six turnovers.

Saskatchewan quarterback Trevor Harris has passed for 867 yards with five touchdowns and three interceptions. The leading rusher is Jamal Morrow with 233 yards while the leading receiver is Shane Bane Jr with 245 yards. Saskatchewan is scoring an average of 24.3 points and averaging 403.7 yards per game while allowing an average of 28.0 points and 364.7 yards per game.