Alouettes Host Blue Bombers in CFL Week 2 Action

Alouettes and Bombers Looking for First Win

The fans at Percival Molson Stadium will be treated to a game between the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and the Montreal Alouettes when they take their seats on Friday. Both teams are looking to pick up their first wins of the season.

Oddsmakers have the Blue Bombers as 3 point favorites. The total is at 47.5. Kickoff is set for 7 pm EST and will be telecast by ESPN2, TSN, and RDS.

Alouettes Looking for Any Break It Can Get

In their last action, Montreal was a 22-10 loser on the road against the Lions. They failed to cover the +8.5-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (32) was profitable news for UNDER bettors. That makes 12 straight losses for the Alouettes.

The Alouettes need a win and need one quickly to keep a repeat of the 2017 season from happening. A 13th straight loss could be devastating to the high hopes of a new season.

T.J. Graham remains out for the Alouettes after missing the season-opener. The Als boast a deep receiving corps that could benefit from the speed of off-season addition Chris Williams. Williams fell two yards shy of a the century mark in his first game. He caught six passes for 98 yards. One play getting behind the Lions’ defense.

The Als’ O-line will have to protect Willy for the team to stretch the field. Doing so will be a test following an injury to Ruben Carter. The Als will start Sean Jamieson in his spot at right tackle. The O-line allowed five sacks last week.

Blue Bombers Look to Bounce Back After Tough Defeat

Last time out for Winnipeg, they were a 33-30 loser as they battled the Eskimos at home. The Blue Bombers covered as a +7-point underdog, while 63 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors. Last week’s weather-delayed Thunder Bowl was a tough loss to swallow.

Rookie gunslinger Chris Streveler showed legitimate play-making ability with his three TDs. He showed his inexperience as well with two INTs. Streveler overall looked capable of running an offense efficiently in place of injured starter Matt Nichols.

Streveler will make his second professional start on Friday night. Few players have spent more time at the stadium and in the film room than Streveler. He is a true rookie out of South Dakota.

The Bombers’ lineup will see some changes from Week 1. Maurice Leggett and Ian Wild both return to Winnipeg’s deep linebacker corps. Newly signed Mitchell Gale will slot in at the 3rd QB on the depth chart. National running back Kienan LaFrance slides in to back up Andrew Harris.

Leggett is easing back from injury. He has recorded 50 or more tackles in each of his four seasons as a Bomber. The dependable Wild has had two of his last three seasons derailed by injury. Gale last suited up for BC in 2017. LaFrance rushed for 273 yards and a pair of touchdowns with Saskatchewan.

 

Recent Form

Name	Record	ATS	Offense	Defense	Diff	ATS Home	ATS Away	OU Record	OU Home	OU Away
Winnipeg	0-1	1-0	30.00	33.00	-3	1-0	0-0	1-0	1-0	0-0
Montreal	0-1	0-1	10.00	22.00	-12	0-0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0-1

Power Stats  Yards Per Point

Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
WIN	10.5	14.76	-4.26
MON	35.9	13.64	22.26

Yards Per Pass

Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
WIN	11.27	12.56	-1.29
MON	10.36	7.58	2.78

Yards Per Rush

Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
WIN	5.48	3.76	1.72
MON	4.11	5.57	-1.46

Team Records

Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Name	Record	Home	Away	ATS	ATS Home	ATS Away	Offense	Defense	Diff
Overall	0-1	0-1	0-0	1-0	1-0	0-0	30.00	33.00	-3.00
vs Conf	0-1	0-1	0-0	1-0	1-0	0-0	30.00	33.00	-3.00
Last 3	0-1	0-1	0-0	1-0	1-0	0-0	30.00	33.00	-3.00

Montreal Alouettes

Name	Record	Home	Away	ATS	ATS Home	ATS Away	Offense	Defense	Diff
Overall	0-1	0-0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0-1	10.00	22.00	-12.00
vs Conf	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0.00	0.00	0.00
Last 3	0-1	0-0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0-1	10.00	22.00	-12.00

Supergrid

Title	Stat	Rank	Stat	Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense	30.00	2	22.00	4
Away Team Road Passing vs Home Team Home Passing Defense
Away Team Road Rushing vs Home Team Home Rushing Defense
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense	10.00	8	33.00	8
Home Team Home Passing vs Away Team Road Passing Defense
Home Team Home Rushing vs Away Team Road Rushing Defense

Head To Head Summary

Name	Record	ATS	OU	Score	Rush	YPR	PA	CP	PY	TY	TO +/-
Winnipeg	8-2	6-3-1	6-4	27.10	92.10	4.70	34.50	65.51	238.60	343.30	1.70
Montreal	2-8	3-6-1	6-4	25.60	97.20	5.01	35.70	64.99	264.30	369.30	2.90

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
Aug 24, 2017	WIN	MON	34-31	154	213	381	2	119	303	435	3
Jul 27, 2017	MON	WIN	40-41	183	312	531	1	80	337	438	0
Aug 26, 2016	WIN	MON	32-18	80	225	313	2	63	267	346	5
Jun 24, 2016	MON	WIN	22-14	114	332	446	2	108	275	411	1
Sep 20, 2015	WIN	MON	14-35	89	178	293	2	69	181	250	2
Jul 10, 2015	MON	WIN	23-25	116	304	433	3	73	222	324	0
Aug 22, 2014	MON	WIN	16-24	91	280	371	4	96	200	296	2
Jul 11, 2014	WIN	MON	34-33	50	256	306	2	102	309	411	2
Oct 14, 2013	WIN	MON	34-27	98	223	321	1	75	234	309	4
Jul 4, 2013	WIN	MON	19-11	93	257	350	5	40	121	161	3

CFL Betting Odds  and Trends

Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Winnipeg is 11-4 ATS in its last 15 games
Winnipeg is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Winnipeg's last 5 games
Winnipeg is 12-1 ATS in its last 13 games on the road
Winnipeg is 13-5 SU in its last 18 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Winnipeg's last 16 games on the road
Winnipeg is 2-3-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Montreal
Winnipeg is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games when playing Montreal
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Winnipeg's last 5 games when playing Montreal
Winnipeg is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Montreal
Winnipeg is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Montreal
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Winnipeg's last 5 games when playing on the road against Montreal

Montreal Alouettes
Montreal is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
Montreal is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
Montreal is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Montreal is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games at home
Montreal is 3-6-1 ATS in its last 10 games when playing Winnipeg
Montreal is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games when playing Winnipeg
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Montreal's last 5 games when playing Winnipeg
Montreal is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Winnipeg
Montreal is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Winnipeg
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Montreal's last 5 games when playing at home against Winnipeg

Team Last 5 Games

Winnipeg Blue Bombers

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 14, 2018	EDM	30-33	L	7/47.5	W/O	137	169	315	79	402	487	2	H
Nov 12, 2017	EDM	32-39	L	3/55	L/O	125	364	502	139	328	473	1	H
Nov 3, 2017	CAL	23-5	W	7.5/49.5	W/U	144	74	235	55	103	223	-3	A
Oct 28, 2017	BC	27-36	L	-6.5/55	L/O	87	142	241	135	386	543	-1	H
Oct 21, 2017	TOR	28-29	L	3/55.5	W/O	35	268	303	149	407	572	-2	A

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 16, 2018	BC	10-22	L	8.5/49	L/U	78	259	359	117	182	300	1	A
Nov 3, 2017	HAM	0-33	L	15/50	L/U	79	90	189	173	313	502	2	A
Oct 27, 2017	SAS	12-37	L	16.5/51	L/U	58	160	231	185	221	413	-1	A
Oct 22, 2017	HAM	16-43	L	3/51	L/O	51	221	310	73	349	431	2	H
Oct 9, 2017	EDM	24-42	L	7.5/52	L/O	208	167	401	165	320	485	2	H

Next up:

Winnipeg at Hamilton Friday, June 29
Montreal at Saskatchewan Saturday, June 30

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