Edmonton Elks at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 10/8/22 - CFL Picks & Predictions

Week 18 of the CFL season will see the Edmonton Elks on the road for a matchup with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Edmondson comes into week 18 with a 4-11 record overall following a seven point loss to Montreal last week. Offensively Edmonton moved the ball well accumulating 375 total yards to score 18 points in the game, but two turnovers was the difference and led to the loss.

Quarterback Taylor Cornelius led the way for the Edmonton offense completing 16 of 28 passes for 273 yards and ran the ball five times for 23 yards and one touchdown as well. Kevin Brown led all ballcarriers in the game with 75 yards on 14 carries and Dillon Mitchell led the way for Edmonton with 98 yards on six receptions as well.

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers go back home this week as one of the better teams in the entire league with a 13-2 overall record following an 18 point win over Saskatchewan. Defensively the Blue Bombers struggled a bit allowing 395 total yards including 332 through the air but forced 5 turnovers to seal the win. Offensively Winnipeg moved the ball well accumulating 432 total yards including 296 through the air to score 31 points

Quarterback Zach Collaros orchestrated the Winnipeg offense completing 14 of 25 passes for 296 yards and four scores. Brady Oliveira led all ball carriers in the game with 101 yards on 15 carries and Dalton Schoen add 125 yards in one score on four receptions.