The Montreal Alouettes (6-7) visit the Edmonton Elks (4-10) to kick-off the Canadian Football Leagueโs doubleheader Saturday.
Alouettes vs Elks Betting Odds
Spread: Motreal -4
Total: 54
When: Oct. 1, 2022, at 4 p.m. EDT
Venue: Commonwealth Stadium โ Edmonton, Alberta
Alouettes vs Elks Betting Preview
The Montreal Alouettes are firmly in second place in the East, despite having a 6-7 record. Montreal leads Hamilton by 4 points and have played one fewer game than the Tiger-Cats. With the third-place team in the East looking as though theyโre going to miss the playoffs, this is a big game for the Alouettes.
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Montreal is coming off a 23-16 victory against Hamilton, which gives them some breathing room, especially since the Alouettes now have the tie-breaker over the Tiger-Cats on the basis of having won two of the three meetings between the two teams.
The Elks are probably a better team than their 4-10 record indicates, at least on the road, where theyโve gone a respectable 4-4. Itโs been a different story at home, however, as the Elks are 0-6 in front of the faithful. Edmonton is just 1-9 against the West, but 3-1 against the East, with one of those wins coming at Montreal, when the Elks took a 32-31 victory. The Elks are coming off a bye and beat Saskatchewan the previous week, but have dropped all three of their earlier games after winning.
Taylor Cornelius was thrown into the fire at quarterback and has done an admirable job, throwing 9 touchdowns and 6 interceptions. He has added six rushing touchdowns and is a fair two-way threat at quarterback.
Alouettes vs Elks Betting Trends
Alouettes
Montreal is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Montreal is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Elks
Edmonton is 13-2 SU in its last 15 games when playing Montreal
Edmonton is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Montreal
Alouettes vs Elks Pick & Prediction
Edmontonโs lack of success at home has been well-documented and at some point they have to win. Not sure if this is going to be the week, as it is a revenge game for the Alouettes but itโs also a bit of a letdown spot for Montreal, as their last game against Hamilton was huge.
The Elks are no match for the likes of Winnipeg and Calgary, but can typically give a battle to the rest of the league and think they might make this one closer than expected.