Stampeders vs Lions Picks and Prediction – 8/12/2023

The Calgary Stampeders will be on the road for a week 10 match up in BC Place against the BC Lions. Calgary comes into week 10 two games below .500 despite a 13 point victory over Toronto a week ago. Quarterback Jake Maier has led the way for the Calgary offense this season completing 172 passes for 2077 yards and eight scores across eight games. Dedrick Mills leads the team this season with 483 yards and three scores on 96 carries. Backup quarterback Tommy Stevens is second on the team with 106 yards and two scores, while starter Jake Maier is third with 53 yards and two scores on 14 carries.

Reggie Begelton has proved to be the top target in the Calgary passing attack with 537 yards on 39 catches in seven games played. Tre Odoms-Dukes is second on the team with 456 yards and two scores, while Clark Barnes has added 235 yards on 24 grabs. Malik Henry and Marken Michel have combined in a big way for Calgary with 418 yards and three scores on 25 combined catches.

The BC Lions roll into week 10 with a 6-2 record overall currently sitting in second place in the West after a 36 point blowout loss against Winnipeg a week ago. Quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. currently sits in 5th place overall this season with 1548 yards and nine scores despite only six games played. Running back Taquan Mizzell is the 6th best running back in the league with 413 yards on 78 carries, while quarterback Vernon Adams had at has added 107 yards and one score on 19 carries.

BC used a 2-quarterback set in the absence of Vernon Adams combining to complete 20 passes for 209 yards in their week 9 matchup. Running back Taquan Adams was off his game with only 50 yards on ten carries. The only real spark of the game for BC came on the defensive side as Boseko Lokombo contributed a 30 yard scoop and score for the only touchdown of the game.