CFL Odds: The Calgary Stampeders will look to stay unbeaten as they host the British Columbia Lions on Friday night in a game that will be shown on ESPN News. The Stampeders are favored at home in this matchup between two of the top defensive teams in the league. Here is a look at the matchup and CFL predictions.
CFL Odds – Calgary Stampeders -5.5, total 45.5
Stamps Winning with Defense
Calgary is 4-0 on the season and 3-1 ATS. They are winning because of their defense which is first in the CFL, allowing just 13 points per game. The offense hasn’t been great but when the defense is so good it doesn’t matter. Quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell will be going for his 8th straight win as a starter and based on how the defense is playing he may get it.
Lions Stuck with Glenn for One More Week
British Columbia will not have starting quarterback Travis Lulay for one more week. He was put on the six-game injured list to start the season so he can’t come back until next week. That means Kevin Glenn gets the start again for a B.C. team that is 2-3 this season. Glenn has not played that well and he faces a tough task this week against a very good Calgary defense. He has been sharing snaps this week with John Beck but Glenn is expected to start on Friday.
Game Notes
B.C. is just 7-15-1 ATS in the last 23 meetings in this series. Calgary is not entirely healthy either as they will be without top running back Jon Cornish who is on the injured list. The Lions are 3-7 ATS in their last 10 Friday games. The Lions are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games in August. The Stampeders are 10-2 ATS in their last 12 games in August. The Under is 5-0 in the Lions last 5 games overall. The Under is 19-9 in the Lions last 28 road games. The Under is 5-0 in the Stampeders last 5 vs. the West. The Under is 14-3 in the Stampeders last 17 games overall.
CFL Predictions
It is hard to take B.C. with Glenn at quarterback so we’ll look for Calgary to win this one and stay unbeaten.
