Montreal Alouettes at Ottawa Redblacks 7/21/22 - CFL Picks & Predictions

The Montreal Alouettes look for their second victory of the season when they visit the Ottawa Redblacks on Thursday. Montreal is 1-4 following a 32-31 loss to the Edmonton Elks last Thursday. Trevor Harris passed for 241 yards with two touchdowns and three interceptions, while the leading receiver was Eugene Lewis with 78 yards and one touchdown reception. Montreal is fourth in points scored averaging 26.8 points per game and sixth in points allowed at 27.2 points per game.

On the season, Trevor Harris has passed for 971 yards with three touchdowns and five interceptions. The leading rusher for Montreal is Jeshrun Antwi with 218 yards. Eugene Lewis is the leading receiver with 437 yards and one touchdown reception. Montreal averages 343.2 yards per game on offense which is eighth, while the Alouettes allow an average of 352.4 yards per game which is fourth. 

Ottawa will be in search of its first victory of the season when hosting Montreal on Thursday. The Redblacks are 0-5 and last in the East division following a 25-23 loss to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats this past Saturday. Caleb Evans passed for 203 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions, while Jaelon Acklin was the leading receiver with 118 yards and one touchdown reception. Ottawa is scoring an average of 19.2 points per game which is next to last in the CFL and is allowing an average of 25.0 points per game which is fifth.

Caleb Evans has passed for 261 yards with one touchdown and three interceptions. The leading rusher for Ottawa is William Powell with 141 yards and one touchdown, while the leading receiver is Jaelon Acklin with 410 yards and one touchdown reception. Ottawa is fifth in total offense averaging 350.4 yards per game but the Redblack are eighth or next to last in total defense, allowing an average of 401.6 yards per game.