BC Lions host the Blue Bombers Friday Night

3-1 Lions Looking for First Home Win

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers and the British Columbia Lions will rehash their playoff semi-final matchup on Friday when they battle at BC Place. This is the most appealing clash on the Week 5 CFL Schedule. Tonight's clash will be key in deciding the pecking order in the West.

Oddsmakers have the Lions as 4.5-point favorites. The total is at 55.

The Lions were a 41-26 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. They covered the -3.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score (67) made winners of OVER bettors.

For the 3-1, Lions, Friday’s contest is an opportunity to chalk up home win No. 1. They just come off sweeping a 3-game road trip. After being sharp off the bench last week, veteran quarterback Travis Lulay will get the start. Lulay will make his first start since 2015. The 2011 MOP showed he’s still got something left in the tank in last week’s 436-yard, three-TD performance at Hamilton.

Bombers Looking to Avenge 2016 Playoff Loss

The Blue Bombers were a 33-25 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Toronto Argonauts. They covered the -3-point spread as favorites, while the total score (58) made winners of OVER bettors. The Bombers are 2-1 and are on the road for the first time in 3-weeks.

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers have started their 2017 campaign on the right foot. They want the world to know that their focus is on winning as they return to the site of their season-ending 32-31 Western Semi-Final loss in 2016.

One of the keys for Winnipeg this week will be finding a rhythm early on offense. The Bombers haven’t done through Week 4.

Recent Form

Name	Record	ATS	Offense	Defense	Diff	ATS Home	ATS Away	OU Record	OU Home	OU Away
Winnipeg	2-1	2-1	28.67	31.33	-2.66	1-1	1-0	2-1	1-1	1-0
British Columbia	3-1	3-1	29.75	21.75	8	0-1	3-0	1-3	0-1	1-2

Power Stats

Yards Per Point

Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
WIN	12.57	12.38	0.18
BC	13.92	17.76	-3.84

Yards Per Pass

Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
WIN	11.08	11.89	-0.81
BC	11.87	11.53	0.34

Yards Per Rush

Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
WIN	4.27	2.84	1.43
BC	4.89	5.60	-0.71

Team Records

Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Name	Record	Home	Away	ATS	ATS Home	ATS Away	Offense	Defense	Diff
Overall	2-1	1-1	1-0	2-1	1-1	1-0	28.67	31.33	-2.66
vs Conf	1-1	0-1	1-0	1-1	0-1	1-0	26.50	34.50	-8.00
Last 3	2-1	1-1	1-0	2-1	1-1	1-0	28.67	31.33	-2.66

British Columbia Lions

Name	Record	Home	Away	ATS	ATS Home	ATS Away	Offense	Defense	Diff
Overall	3-1	0-1	3-0	3-1	0-1	3-0	29.75	21.75	8.00
vs Conf	0-1	0-1	0-0	0-1	0-1	0-0	27.00	30.00	-3.00
Last 3	3-0	0-0	3-0	3-0	0-0	3-0	30.67	19.00	11.67

Supergrid

Title	Stat	Rank	Stat	Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense	28.67	5	21.75	2
Away Team Road Passing vs Home Team Home Passing Defense	299.00	6	309.00	4
Away Team Road Rushing vs Home Team Home Rushing Defense	96.00	4	105.00	9
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense	29.75	3	31.33	8
Home Team Home Passing vs Away Team Road Passing Defense	225.00	9	362.00	8
Home Team Home Rushing vs Away Team Road Rushing Defense	130.00	1	20.00	1

Head To Head Summary

Name	Record	ATS	OU	Score	Rush	YPR	PA	CP	PY	TY	TO +/-
Winnipeg	5-5	7-3	6-4	24.70	88.40	4.97	31.50	60.95	226.50	319.80	1.50
British Columbia	5-5	3-7	6-4	27.80	112.90	5.20	32.40	69.14	285.50	405.50	2.40

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
Nov 13, 2016	WIN	BC	31-32	69	390	459	0	193	312	522	2
Oct 14, 2016	WIN	BC	35-32	89	285	390	2	103	327	430	6
Oct 8, 2016	BC	WIN	35-37	91	412	513	2	108	237	345	0
Oct 10, 2015	WIN	BC	29-26	92	163	271	0	56	328	428	4
Jul 30, 2015	BC	WIN	13-23	141	255	396	3	131	258	406	0
Oct 25, 2014	BC	WIN	28-23	95	248	343	1	141	221	362	3
Sep 13, 2014	WIN	BC	9-26	57	121	178	1	163	261	424	0
Jul 25, 2014	WIN	BC	23-6	50	250	300	1	100	242	342	3
Sep 27, 2013	BC	WIN	53-17	118	202	320	1	32	228	260	6
Aug 5, 2013	WIN	BC	20-27	115	112	227	2	69	268	337	2

CFL Betting Trends

Winnipeg Blue Bombers 2-1
Winnipeg is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Winnipeg is 12-5 SU in its last 17 games
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Winnipeg's last 11 games
Winnipeg is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Winnipeg is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Winnipeg's last 5 games on the road
Winnipeg is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing British Columbia
Winnipeg is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing British Columbia
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Winnipeg's last 6 games when playing British Columbia
Winnipeg is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against British Columbia
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Winnipeg's last 15 games when playing on the road against British Columbia

British Columbia Lions 3-1
British Columbia is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games
British Columbia is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games
British Columbia is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of British Columbia's last 7 games at home
British Columbia is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Winnipeg
British Columbia is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Winnipeg
The total has gone OVER in 5 of British Columbia's last 6 games when playing Winnipeg
British Columbia is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Winnipeg
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of British Columbia's last 15 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
Jul 13, 2017	TOR	33-25	W	-3/54.5	W/O	91	245	336	30	324	360	-2	H
Jul 7, 2017	CAL	10-29	L	3.5/58.5	L/U	48	254	315	75	325	407	1	H
Jul 1, 2017	SAS	43-40	W	1.5/50.5	W/O	96	299	430	20	362	397	-2	A
Nov 13, 2016	BC	31-32	L	5/55.5	W/O	69	390	459	193	312	522	-2	A
Nov 4, 2016	OTT	33-20	W	-4/49.5	W/O	136	302	451	112	155	284	0	A

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
Jul 15, 2017	HAM	41-26	W	-3.5/51.5	W/O	81	426	517	81	343	442	2	A
Jul 6, 2017	MON	23-16	W	-3/50	W/U	59	283	347	89	245	334	-1	A
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

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Humidity is 66%
Wind is East-southeast 4 mph
Visibility is 10.004077 mi
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Next up:
Winnipeg home to Montreal Thursday, July 27
British Columbia at Edmonton Friday, July 28

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