CFL Odds: The British Columbia Lions play their home opener on Saturday as they host the Edmonton Eskimos. It looks like a mismatch on paper as the British Columbia Lions are the favorites to win the 2014 Grey Cup while the Edmonton Eskimos are given almost no chance. The B.C. Lions are 7-point favorites in this contest with the total listed at 52. Here is a look at the matchup and CFL picks.
Edmonton Eskimos Counting on Reilly
The Edmonton Eskimos do have a good quarterback in Mike Reilly who was second in the league a year ago with 4,207 yards passing. He threw 24 TDs to go along with 18 interceptions. He is also a dual threat as he finished fifth in the league in rushing with 709 yards. He is supported by Fred Stamps who scored 11 TDs last season.
Kevin Glenn Starting the Opener for British Columbia Lions
The British Columbia Lions will not have starting quarterback Travis Lulay for the opener as he is still recovering from injury. They did add Kevin Glenn in the off-season because Lulay is injury prone. Glenn will not have Nick Moore who led the team in receiving last year and he also won’t have Emmanuel Arceneaux who is injured.
Game Trends
The British Columbia Lions have won the last five in this series and eight of the last nine. The Eskimos are 1-6 ATS in their last 7 meetings in BC.
The Eskimos are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 road games. The Eskimos are 3-9 ATS in their last 12 games in Week 1. The Eskimos are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games in June. The Lions are 16-7 ATS in their last 23 home games. The Lions are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games in June. The Over is 12-3-2 in the Eskimos last 17 road games. The Over is 19-7-1 in the Eskimos last 27 games overall. The Under is 5-2 in the Lions last 7 home games. The Over is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings in BC.
CFL Picks
I see both offenses being able to put points on the board so I will take this game over the total.
