Alouettes vs Redblacks Picks and Prediction – 8/19/2023

By: David Anicetti |

Last Updated: 08/16/2023 at 4:13 PM ET

Montreal Alouettes at Ottawa Redblacks 08/19/23 - CFL Picks & Predictions
Game Start: 8/19/2023, 11:00 PM UTC
Latest Odds: MTL 2.5 (-150); O/U 47.5

Montreal improved to 5-3 following its 41-12 victory at home last Friday over the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Montreal gained 186 yards rushing and 149 yards passing while holding Saskatchewan to 117 yards rushing and 127 yards passing. Keep up with the CFL, with our free CFL picks.

Quarterback Cody Fajardo has passed for 1,860 yards with six touchdowns and five interceptions. The leading rusher is William Stanback with 415 yards and the leading receiver is Austin Mack with 657 yards and three touchdown receptions. Montreal is scoring an average of 24.9 points per game which is fourth in the CFL, while the Alouettes are allowing an app 19.4 points per game which is a second best.

The Ottawa Redblacks look for their fourth victory in 10 games on Saturday when hosting the Montreal Alouettes. Ottawa dropped to 3-6 following its 44-31 loss to the Toronto Argonauts last Sunday. Ottawa gained 94 yards rushing and 292 yards passing, but the Redblacks gave up 127 yards rushing and 417 yards passing to the Argonauts.

Ottawa quarterback Dustin Crum has passed for 1,291 yards with five touchdowns and four interceptions. Crum is also the leading rusher with 409 yards and three touchdowns, while the leading receiver is Justin Hardy with 482 yards and two touchdown receptions. Ottawa is fifth in the CFL in scoring with an average of 23.0 points per game while allowing an average of 25.3 points per game which is also fifth.

Alouettes vs Redblacks Prediction

Alouettes vs Redblacks Pick Analysis

Betting Trends for vs

Alouettes

Montreal is 4-0 ATS in its last 4 versus an opponent with a losing record
The OVER has cashed in 5 of the Alouettes last 6 on the road

Redblacks

Ottawa is 3-7 ATS in its last 10
The OVER has cashed in 4 of the Redblacks last 5

Our Free CFL Pick for vs

Montreal Alouettes -2.5

Montreal will pick up a victory on the road Saturday versus Ottawa but the play here is OVER. The OVER has cashed in five of the last six that Montreal has played in Ottawa, in five of the last six that Montreal has played on the road and in four of the last five that Ottawa has played overall. Ottawa is allowing an average of 25.3 points per game while Montreal is scoring an average of 24.9 points per game. Final Score Prediction, Montreal Alouettes win but our best play is OVER 30-20.