Montreal Alouettes and BC Lions in Week 3 CFL Action

Montreal Alouettes Look to Break BC Win Streak

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

Team Last 5 Games

British Columbia Lions

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	ATS Result	offensive rush yards	offensive passing yards	offensive total yards	defensive rush yards	defensive passing yards	defensive total yards	turnovers	Location
Jun 30, 2017	TOR	28-15	W	1.5/54.5	W/U	97	277	398	22	302	349	-1	A
Jun 24, 2017	EDM	27-30	L	-4/60.5	L/U	130	225	394	105	309	420	0	H
Nov 20, 2016	CAL	15-42	L	7.5/54	L/O	81	278	373	166	365	531	0	A
Nov 13, 2016	WIN	32-31	W	-5/55.5	L/O	193	312	522	69	390	459	2	H
Nov 5, 2016	SAS	41-18	W	-15/51	W/O	182	315	519	74	193	274	2	H

Montreal Alouettes

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	ATS Result	offensive rush yards	offensive passing yards	offensive total yards	defensive rush yards	defensive passing yards	defensive total yards	turnovers	Location
Jun 30, 2017	EDM	19-23	L	9/54	W/U	106	166	272	80	286	366	-1	A
Jun 22, 2017	SAS	17-16	W	-7/50.5	L/U	99	233	332	103	292	401	-1	H
Nov 5, 2016	HAM	32-25	W	2.5/46	W/O	65	256	322	55	309	390	1	A
Oct 30, 2016	CAL	17-8	W	8/48.5	W/U	162	200	381	87	220	318	-2	H
Oct 22, 2016	SAS	19-14	W	6.5/49.5	W/U	102	145	279	96	178	304	1	A

Weather in
Montreal - Canada

 84°F

Mostly Sunny
Humidity is 65%
Wind is WSW 3 mph
Visibility is 10 miles mi
Pressure is 29.91 inHg

Forecast for Montreal

 

Next up:
British Columbia at Hamilton Saturday, July 15
Montreal home to Calgary Friday, July 14

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