The Montreal Alouettes (1-0) play a second straight game in Alberta this week with a Friday visit to the Calgary Stampeders (0-2). Kickoff at McMahon Stadium will be at 9:30 p.m. ET. Below, we look at the Alouettes at Stampeders odds and lines and make our best CFL picks, predictions and bets.
Stamps QB Bo Levi Mitchell (leg) was placed on the six-game injured list this week after suffering a broken leg in Week 1 but played through the injury last week. He had completed just 60.3% of his passes for 542 yards and 1 touchdown against a league-high 5 interceptions and will be replaced under center by Canadian QB Michael O’Connor in Week 3.
The Alouettes had the Week 1 bye and returned to beat the Edmonton Elks 30-13 on the road last week. QB Vernon Adams went 13-for-21 for 211 yards and 2 TD and RB William Stanback racked up 112 yards on 18 carries in the blowout win.
Alouettes at Stampeders odds, spread and lines
Odds via Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 8:55 a.m. ET.
- Money line: Alouettes -260 (bet $260 to win $100) | Stampeders +180 (bet $100 to win $180)
- Against the spread/ATS: Alouettes -5.5 (-120) | Stampeders +5.5 (-115)
- Total: 45.5 (O: -105 | U: -133)
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Alouettes at Stampeders odds, lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Alouettes 29, Stampeders 18
Money line
The ALOUETTES (-260) are a strong play after winning on the road while registering 5 sacks against the Elks. They didn’t even record an interception or fumble recovery to pad the stats in the blowout 17-point win.
The injury to Mitchell further handicaps the winless and last-place Stampeders, despite a modest minus-9 point differential. O’Connor’s in his second CFL season but first with the Stamps. The Canadian national completed 15 of 25 attempts for 173 yards and 1 TD over nine games with the Toronto Argonauts in 2019.
Against the spread
Double down on the visitors and back the ALOUETTES -5.5 (-120) for a win by 6 or more points.
The Stampeders are averaging a modest 84.0 yards per game on the ground and RBs Ka’Deem Carey and Ante Milanovic-Litre are unlikely to take much defensive pressure off of O’Connor.
Over/Under
Lean slightly to the OVER 45.5 (-105) as the sportsbooks seem to have overcorrected to the early trend of low-scoring games through two weeks.
Adams and Montreal hung 30 points on a better Elks team last week and should be loosened up after the early bye.
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