Lions at Alouettes 9/6/19 - CFL Picks & Predictions
Last Updated: 09/03/2019 at 5:03 PM ET
On Friday, the BC Lions visit the Montreal Alouettes for a Week 13 CFL showdown. The Lions are coming off a bye and lost to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 13-10 in Week 11. With the loss, the Lions fell to 1-9 on the season. Mike Reilly threw for 286 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions in the loss. The offensive line played poorly in the loss allowing the Tiger-Cats seven sacks.
Montreal was off on a bye in Week 12 as well and went into the bye week on a positive note by defeating the Toronto Argonauts in Week 11 by the score of 28-22. The win was the Als second straight and improved their overall record to 5-4. Vernon Adams Jr. threw for 335 yards and two touchdowns in the win. Quan Bray led all Montreal receivers with 5 receptions for 91 yards and one TD.
Mike Reilly has thrown for 2,437 yards, nine touchdowns and 11 interceptions for the Lions. The leading rusher for the Lions is John White with 559 yards and five touchdowns. Bryan Burnham leads all receivers for the Lions with 719 yards and three touchdowns, while Lemar Durant has 540 yards receiving and four touchdowns.
Vernon Adams Jr. has passed for 1,889 yards, nine touchdowns and six interceptions. The leading rusher for the Alouettes is William Stanback with 93 carries for 611 yards and four touchdowns. Eugene Lewis leads all receivers with 30 receptions for 443 yards and two touchdowns, while Quan Bray has caught 33 passes for 408 yards and one touchdown.
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Montreal has failed to cover three of the last four overall, but BC is just 1-1-1 ATS in its last 3. The Alouettes have played much better this season with Vernon Adams Jr. under center than has BC, evidenced by a record of 5-4 straight up versus 1-9 for Montreal. The Lions are 0-6 SU and 1-4-1 ATS in their last six overall. Lay the points and take the home chalk. Final Score Prediction, Montreal Alouettes win and cover ATS 27-19.
