Redblacks vs Lions Picks and Prediction – 9/16/2023

The Ottawa Redblacks look for their fourth victory in 13 outings when visiting the BC Lions on Saturday. Ottawa dropped to 3-9 following its 27-24 loss to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats last Friday. Ottawa gained 195 yards rushing and 265 yards passing but gave up 93 yards rushing and 326 yards passing. Ottawa quarterback Dustin Crum passed for 265 yards with one interception. Make sure you stay up to date with all the CFL action with our expert CFL picks.

Ottawa quarterback Dustin Crum has passed for 1,858 yards with five touchdowns and six interceptions. The leading rusher is Devonte Williams with 556 yards and one touchdown, while the leading receiver is Jaelon Acklin with 602 yards and one touchdown reception. Ottawa is scoring an average of 22.9 points per game which is sixth in the CFL and is allowing an average of 25.8 points per game which is fifth.

The BC Lions look for their ninth victory in 13 outings on Saturday when hosting the Ottawa Redblacks. BC improved to 8-4 following its 34-25 victory over Montreal during week 13 and had a bye in Week 14. In its victory over Montreal, BC gained 360 yards passing and 122 yards rushing while allowing 196 yards rushing and 337 yards passing. The biggest difference was BC had five quarterback sacks and Montreal did not have any.

BC quarterback Vernon Adams Jr has passed for 2,937 yards with 20 touchdowns and 12 interceptions. The leading rusher is Taquan Mizzell with 587 yards and one touchdown, while the leading receiver is Alexander Hollins with 871 yards and six touchdown receptions. BC is scoring an average of 25.8 points per game which is third best in the CFL, while allowing an average of 20.2 points per game which is first.