Montreal Alouettes at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 8/11/22 - CFL Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 08/09/2022 at 6:35 PM ET

Montreal Alouettes at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 8/11/22 - CFL Picks & Predictions

The Montreal Alouettes look for their third victory of the season when visiting the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Thursday. Montreal is third in the East division at 2-6 following its 35-20 loss to Winnipeg in the first of two consecutive games between the two last Thursday. Montreal quarterback Trevor Bauer has passed for 127 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions while Dominique Davis passed for 76 yards and one touchdown.

On the season, quarterback Trevor Harris has passed for 1,727 yards, with seven touchdowns and seven interceptions. The leading rusher is Jeshrun Antwi with 364 yards while the leading receiver is Eugene Lewis with 742 yards and two touchdown receptions. Montreal is fourth in scoring, averaging 26.4 points per game and next to last in points allowed at 28.5 points per game.

Winnipeg looks to keep its perfect record intact and  improve to 10-0 with a victory at home on Thursday against Montreal. The Blue Bombers lead the West division by two games over the BC Lions. In last Thursday's victory over Montreal, Zach Collaros passed for 210 yards with two touchdowns and three interceptions. Brady Oliveira rushed for 92 yards and one touchdown while the leading receiver was Drew Wolitarsky with 90 yards.

On the season, Zach Collaros has passed for 2,204 yards with 17 touchdowns and eight interceptions. The leading rusher is Brady Oliveira with 460 yards and two touchdowns, while the leading receiver is Dalton Schoen with 641 yards and seven touchdowns receptions. Winnipeg is scoring an average of 27.8 points per game which is third-best in the league and the Blue Bombers defense is allowing an average of 18.0 points per game which is first.

Winnipeg has proven each week why it is the defending Grey Cup champion as the Blue Bombers are undefeated through their first nine games and are 7-2 ATS over that span. Winnipeg is coming off a 15-point victory over Montreal and easily covered as 5.5-point chalk. The Blue Bombers have the best defense in the CFL allowing the fewest points per game at 18.0 and the third fewest total yards at 354.4 yards per game. FInal Score Prediction, Winnipeg Blue Bombers win and cover ATS 34-16.

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