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Edmonton Elks vs. Montreal Alouettes
The Edmonton Elks and the Montreal Alouettes will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at Percival Molson Memorial Stadium.
Oddsmakers opened the Alouettes as -4.5-point favorites versus the Elks, while the game's total opened at 50.5.
Montreal was a 34-6 loser in its last match at home against the Roughriders. They failed to cover the +2.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score of 40 sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
Last time out for Edmonton, they were a 28-24 loser as they battled the Tiger-Cats at home. The Elks covered in the match as a +4.5-point underdog, while 52 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
Edmonton:
Team record: 1-6 SU,3-4 ATS
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Edmonton is 4-8 ATS in its last 12 games
Edmonton is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
Edmonton is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
Montreal:
Team record: 5-3 SU,4-4 ATS
Montreal is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Montreal is 1-3-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Montreal is 12-6 SU in its last 18 games at home
Next up:
Edmonton home to Toronto Friday, August 15
Montreal at British Columbia Saturday, August 16