The British Columbia Lions and the Montreal Alouettes will battle at Percival Molson Stadium on Thursday night. The game will be televised live by ESPN West at kickoff is at 7:30 EST.
Oddsmakers have the BC Lions as 3-point favorites. The total is holding steady at 50.
The BC Lions are looking for their fourth straight win against the Montreal Alouettes. The Lions continue their Eastern Division road trip with their second game in the East in a row. BC scored two majors in the fourth quarter to blow past the Toronto Argonauts 28-15 in Week 2. It was the Lions firs win of the 2017 season.
British Columbia was a 28-15 winner in its last match on the road against the Toronto Argonauts. They covered the +1.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score of 43 sent UNDER bettors to the payout window. It was a low scoring affair heading into the final quarter. The Argos were up 10-9, but that Lions scored 18 unanswered points to pull away late in the game.
QB Jonathon Jennings connected with Chris Rainey on the Lions’ first drive of the fourth quarter to open the offensive floodgates. DeQuin Evans forced a fumble on the Argos next possession. The Lions Ronnie Yell recovered the ball at Toronto’s 22-yard line. The turnover set up the Lions’ second major of the quarter. Jeremiah Johnson ran it in from short distance. BC was also successful on both of their two-point covert attempts. Jennings sparked the Lions’ offence in the fourth quarter for the second straight week. He has generated 18 points in that frame alone. He has eclipsed the 300 passing yards mark leading the Lions to the victory.
Montreal Alouettes Look for a Complete Game
In their last action, Montreal was a 23-19 loser on the road against the Edmonton Eskimos. They covered the +9-point spread as underdogs. Tthe combined score (42) was profitable news for UNDER bettors. Darian Durant was contained to only 166 passing yards. He had one touchdown and an interception. Running back Tyrell Sutton rushed for 88 yards on 12 carries. Big-ticket free agent addition, Ernest Jackson, was held to only a catch for three yards. Montreal blanked Edmonton in the first quarter. They were able to build up a 10-point lead. The Eskimos slowly clawed back into the game and outscored the Als 17-6 in the second half.
Recent Form
Name
Record
ATS
Offense
Defense
Diff
ATS Home
ATS Away
OU Record
OU Home
OU Away
British Columbia
1-1
1-1
27.50
22.50
5
0-1
1-0
0-2
0-1
0-1
Montreal
1-1
1-1
18.00
19.50
-1.5
0-1
1-0
0-2
0-1
0-1
Power Stats
Yards Per Point
Name
Offense
Defense
Differential
BC
14.4
17.09
-2.69
MON
16.78
19.67
-2.89
Yards Per Pass
Name
Offense
Defense
Differential
BC
11.16
12.22
-1.06
MON
11.74
9.97
1.77
Yards Per Rush
Name
Offense
Defense
Differential
BC
5.82
4.88
0.94
MON
5.86
3.89
1.97
Team Records
British Columbia Lions
Name
Record
Home
Away
ATS
ATS Home
ATS Away
Offense
Defense
Diff
Overall
1-1
0-1
1-0
1-1
0-1
1-0
27.50
22.50
5.00
vs Conf
0-1
0-1
0-0
0-1
0-1
0-0
27.00
30.00
-3.00
Last 3
1-1
0-1
1-0
1-1
0-1
1-0
27.50
22.50
5.00
Montreal Alouettes
Name
Record
Home
Away
ATS
ATS Home
ATS Away
Offense
Defense
Diff
Overall
1-1
1-0
0-1
1-1
0-1
1-0
18.00
19.50
-1.50
vs Conf
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0.00
0.00
0.00
Last 3
1-1
1-0
0-1
1-1
0-1
1-0
18.00
19.50
-1.50
Supergrid
Title
Stat
Rank
Stat
Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense
27.50
3
19.50
2
Away Team Road Passing vs Home Team Home Passing Defense
277.00
5
292.00
3
Away Team Road Rushing vs Home Team Home Rushing Defense
97.00
4
103.00
4
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense
18.00
6
22.50
4
Home Team Home Passing vs Away Team Road Passing Defense
233.00
5
302.00
6
Home Team Home Rushing vs Away Team Road Rushing Defense
99.00
4
22.00
1
Head To Head Summary
Name
Record
ATS
OU
Score
Rush
YPR
PA
CP
PY
TY
TO +/-
British Columbia
6-4
6-4
5-5
29.80
118.10
5.52
31.60
64.56
234.70
360.00
1.90
Montreal
4-6
4-6
5-5
22.60
127.20
6.39
29.10
58.42
182.30
318.80
2.30
Head To Head Detail
Date
Away
Home
Score
Line
Total
OU Result
ARY
APY
ATY
ATT
HRY
HPY
HTY
HTT
Away Team Attempts
Home Team Attempts
Away Team Completions
Home Team Completions
Sep 9, 2016
MON
BC
27-38
59
279
351
0
252
336
593
1
Aug 4, 2016
BC
MON
38-18
88
318
419
2
72
193
316
2
Sep 3, 2015
BC
MON
25-16
91
128
222
2
123
93
226
6
Aug 20, 2015
MON
BC
23-13
251
143
411
1
33
184
249
1
Nov 16, 2014
BC
MON
17-50
147
83
249
3
207
153
362
1
Jul 19, 2014
MON
BC
5-41
91
62
153
2
153
373
526
1
Jul 4, 2014
BC
MON
9-24
81
187
268
3
203
187
390
1
Sep 15, 2013
MON
BC
14-36
60
229
289
3
101
244
345
5
Aug 22, 2013
BC
MON
38-39
54
218
272
1
135
332
467
7
Sep 8, 2012
MON
BC
10-43
71
152
223
0
181
276
457
0
CFL Betting Trends
British Columbia Lions 1-1, 1-1 ATS
British Columbia is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
British Columbia is 13-4 ATS in its last 17 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of British Columbia’s last 7 games on the road
British Columbia is 13-6 ATS in its last 19 games when playing Montreal
British Columbia is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Montreal
British Columbia is 14-6 ATS in its last 20 games when playing on the road against Montreal
British Columbia is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Montreal
British Columbia is 3-9 SU in its last 12 games when playing on the road against Montreal
The total has gone OVER in 7 of British Columbia’s last 9 games when playing on the road against Montreal
Montreal Alouettes 1-1, 1-1 ATS
Montreal is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Montreal is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Montreal’s last 6 games
Montreal is 3-10 ATS in its last 13 games at home
Montreal is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Montreal’s last 19 games at home
Montreal is 6-13 ATS in its last 19 games when playing British Columbia
Montreal is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing British Columbia
Montreal is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against British Columbia
Montreal is 6-14 ATS in its last 20 games when playing at home against British Columbia
Montreal is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games when playing at home against British Columbia
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Montreal’s last 9 games when playing at home against British Columbia
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