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BC Lions at Calgary Stampeders Predictions & Picks – Lions To Out-Do Stampeders In CFL Shootout
- BC Lions are riding a 9-1 run and favored to cover -2.5 spread
- Calgary defense ranks near the bottom, allowing 527 points this season
- Lions are expected to pile up points and continue strong form against Calgary
BC Lions at Calgary Stampeders Predictions & Picks
BC are tipped to cover as they win a shootout in Calgary.
The Lions are the hottest team in the CFL right now, and they can take full advantage of a Stampeders defense that ranks second-to-last in points allowed this season.
- BC Lions are 9-1 in their last 10 games
- BC Lions are 8-1-0 ATS in their last 9 wins
- Calgary Stampeders have allowed 527 points this season
- The Over has cashed in each of Calgary’s last 6 games
Head To Head
- Calgary Stampeders lead the all-time series 98-73-4
- BC Lions won 30-26 when the two teams last met on August 13
BC Lions Form
BC enter this matchup as the league’s most in-form team, having won nine of their last 10 games to book their playoff place with a 10-6 record.
The Lions made a terrible start to the season as they lost five of their first six games, but kick-started their postseason quest in August with a five-game win streak.
That run was ended by a 37-30 defeat in Montreal, but they issued an immediate response.
BC beating the Alouettes at home a week later, 48-39, and since returning from the bye week they have taken their current win streak to four games.
The Lions have beaten Saskatchewan 31-24 at home, Toronto 24-17 on the road, and Ottawa 41-20 at home.
Calgary Stampeders Form
Calgary go into this game on the back of a defeat that ended a three-game win streak and dented their playoff hopes.
The Stampeders lost ground in the postseason race when they lost back-to-back meetings with Edmonton last month.
They lost 38-28 at home and 53-16 on the road, but rallied over the next three weeks with consecutive wins to stay in the hunt.
Calgary won back-to-back meetings with Ottawa, 40-38 at home and 45-31 on the road, and then made it three-in-a-row with a 37-31 success in Saskatchewan.
However, the Stampeders were unable to register a fourth consecutive win, losing 33-28 at Winnipeg last time out.
Verdict
The Lions have been on a tear over the past couple of months and now they get to take on one of the worst defenses in the league.
BC can pile up the points in this one to win the game and cover the spread.
BC can pile up the points in this one to win the game and cover the spread.
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