Elks vs Blue Bombers Picks and Prediction – 9/28/2024

The Edmonton Elks look for their sixth victory in 15 games when visiting the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Friday. Edmonton is 5-9 and fourth in the West division. Edmonton was defeated by Winnipeg last Saturday 27-14 at home in the first of two consecutive games between the two. Edmonton quarterback Tre Ford threw for 131 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions. Edmonton had four turnovers in the loss. Keep up to date with all the CFL action with our expert CFL picks.

Edmonton quarterback Tre Ford has thrown for 604 yards with 6 touchdowns and 3 interceptions. The leading rusher is Javon Leake with 506 yards and 5 touchdowns, and the leading receiver is Eugene Lewis with 777 yards and 6 touchdown receptions. Edmonton is scoring an average of 28.5 points per game, which is first in the league, and allowing an average of 26.4 points per game, which is fifth.

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers look for their ninth win of the season on Friday when hosting Edmonton. Winnipeg is 8-6 and first in the West division two points ahead of the second-place BC Lions. In Winnipeg's 13-point victory over Edmonton last Saturday, quarterback Zach Collaros threw for 191 yards with one touchdown and one interception.

Winnipeg quarterback Zach Collaros has thrown for 3,123 yards with 9 touchdowns and 14 interceptions. Brady Oliveira is the leading rusher with 1,021 yards and 2 touchdowns, while the leading receiver is Ontaria Wilson with 844 yards and 3 touchdown receptions. Winnipeg is scoring an average of 23.0 points per game, which is last in the league, and holding opponents to an average of 20.6 points per game, which is first. 

Winnipeg will win its second straight game versus Edmonton in less than a week on Friday when hosting the Elks, but the play here is UNDER. The UNDER has cashed in seven of Winnipeg’s last eight. Winnipeg is last in the CFL in scoring at 23.0 points per game and first in the league in points allowed at 20.6 points per game. The two scored a combined 41 points last Saturday, easily cashing UNDER the closing line of 50. Final Score Prediction, Winnipeg Blue Bombers win but our best play is UNDER 27-19.