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Montreal Alouettes (2-0) vs Edmonton Elks (1-0)
04:00 PM EDT
The Line: Betting Odds: Alouettes -3 — Over/Under: 50.5
Montreal Alouettes Betting Preview
The Montreal Alouettes are 2-0 this season after they defeated the Argonauts by a score of 37-30 in week two. Montreal led 14-13 at halftime, but they trailed 23-17 in the fourth quarter, before they scored 20 straight points to get the victory. The Alouettes out gained Toronto by a total of 486-454, went 10-21 on second downs, and tied the turnover battle at two in the game. Davis Alexander threw for 441 yards and two touchdowns, while Tyson Philpot caught nine passes for 193 yards and two scores. Travis Theis rushed eight times for 43 yards in the win.Montreal won their first game by a score of 30-27 against Hamilton and they are currently first in the East Division. The Alouettes have scored 33.5 points per game with 388.5 passing yards and 65.5 rushing yards per game, while they have allowed 28.5 points against per game this season. Davis Alexander has thrown for 777 yards and four touchdowns, while Shomari Lawrence has rushed nine times for 69 yards. Tyson Philpot has caught 16 passes for 269 yards and three touchdowns this season.
Edmonton Elks Betting Preview
The Edmonton Elks are 1-0 this year after they defeated the Redblacks by a score of 29-21 in week one. Edmonton led 13-10 at halftime and they scored the first 13 points in the second half to put the game out of reach. The Elks out gained Ottawa by a total of 342-297, went 11-26 on second downs, and won the turnover battle by a total of 2-0 in the game. Cody Fajardo threw for 266 yards and one touchdown, while Justin Rankin caught five passes for 94 yards. Rankin also rushed 13 times for 102 yards and one score in the win.The Edmonton Elks were 7-11 last year and they finished with 14 points, which was last in the West Division. The Elks finished 10 points behind the Roughriders for first and they were six points behind the next closest team. Edmonton scored 422 points last season, but they allowed 490 points against. The Elks started the season by losing six of the first seven games, but they did win four of the next five, before finishing the season with a 2-4 record in the last six games. Edmonton played decently well on offense towards the end of the season, as they scored 24+ points in eight of their last ten games.



