BC Lions Host Edmonton on CFL Thursday Night Football

BC Lions Need a Win to Try to Keep Pace in West

The fans at BC Place see the Edmonton Eskimos and the British Columbia Lions in CFL Week 9 action on Thursday. Kickoff is at 10 p.m. ET and can be seen on TSN and ESPN2. Oddsmakers Eskimos as 3.5-point favorites. They total is sitting at 54. The Eskimos are riding a three-game win streak heading into their bout with the Leos at BC Place.

BC Lions Look to Climb out of the Cellar

The Lions are 2-4 this season. They are not off to the most promising start. They currently sit last place in the West. The Lions turned to Travis Lulay after starter Jonathon Jennings struggled last week. BC lost to Calgary 27-18. The Lions got behind early, trailing by 14 at the half, and never recovered. They are looking to Jennings to help turn their slow start to the season around. Lulay completed 25-of-39 passes in the loss. He threw for 281 yards with one touchdown and one interception. Bryan Burnham was on the receiving end of the lone passing major. He finished the game with a team-high 76 yards. Running back Jeremiah Johnson will be watching the game from the sidelines. This is after re-aggravating an ankle injury in the Lions loss to the Stamps. Travon Van will line up as the starter on Thursday. The Lions’ defense will have to keep a dynamic Reilly contained if they hope to pick up a win. The Eskimos are averaging a league-best 342 yards per game on offense. The Lions defense is giving up 418 yards per game. That is the second-worst to only the Montreal Alouettes.

Eskimos are Trying to Keep Pace Atop the West

Edmonton came out on top of a back-and-forth tilt with the Saskatchewan Roughriders last week. They captured a 26-19 victory at Commonwealth Stadium. Quarterback Mike Reilly threw for 257 yards, one touchdown pass, and one touchdown run. Heran into the end zone for the go-ahead touchdown with less than three minutes to go. Reilly’s go-to target of the night was Derel Walker. He hauled in six catches for 154 yards and a touchdown. Running back C.J. Gable also added to the offense. He rushed for 81 yards and a major on 14 carries. The Eskimos are 5-2. They will need to keep on winning if they hope to keep pace with the undefeated Calgary Stampeders The Stampeders are 7-0. Edmonton has won four straight games the Eskimoss have beaten the Lions. BC’s last win at home over Edmonton came on Oct. 22, 2016. Mike Reilly is leading the league in passing touchdowns with 14. The 33-year-old has thrown 131 touchdown passes and 72 interceptions in his career. That is a ratio of 1.82 to 1.

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Title	Stat	Rank	Stat	Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense	28.29	3	27.50	7
Awy Team Road Passing vs Home Team Home Passing Defense	395.67	1	231.00	2
Away Team Road Rushing vs Home Team Home Rushing Defense	77.67	8	132.50	7
H Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense	21.00	7	23.86	4
Home Team Home Passing vs Away Team Road Passing Defense	253.00	5	182.67	2
Home Team Home Rushing vs Away Team Road Rushing Defense	95.00	5	138.00	9

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CFL Betting Odds & Trends

Edmonton Eskimos
Eskimos is 8-4 ATS in its last 12 games
Edmonton is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Edmonton’s last 9 games
Edmonton is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
Edmonton is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Edmonton’s last 11 games on the road
Edmonton is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing British Columbia
Edmonton is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing British Columbia
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Edmonton’s last 9 games when playing British Columbia
Edmonton is 4-8 ATS in its last 12 games when playing on the road against British Columbia
Edmonton is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games when playing on the road against British Columbia

British Columbia Lions
BC is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
British Columbia is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of British Columbia’s last 9 games
British Columbia is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games at home
BC is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home
British Columbia is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Edmonton
British Columbia is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing Edmonton
The total has gone OVER in 6 of British Columbia’s last 9 games when playing Edmonton
British Columbia is 8-4 ATS in its last 12 games when playing at home against Edmonton
British Columbia is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games when playing at home against Edmonton

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