The BC Lions (3-1) are on the road Sunday to face the winless Hamilton Tiger-Cats (0-4) In Week 5 of the CFL season. Kickoff is at 7 p.m. ET at Tim Hortons Field. Below, we analyze FanDuel Sportsbook’s lines around the Lions vs. Tiger-Cats odds, and make our expert CFL picks and predictions.
After a season-opening loss to the Toronto Argonauts, the Lions have won 3 straight games. They are coming off a 24-21 home win over the Edmonton Elks, failing to cover the 6.5-point spread as favorites. The Under (53) cashed in.
Hamilton has lost the 1st 4 games of this season and have a 7-game losing streak dating back to last season. Last week, they had their closest game, losing on the road 24-22 to the Ottawa Redblacks. They were 1-point favorites in the game and the Under (52) cashed in.
Lions at Tiger-Cats odds
Odds provided by FanDuel Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 2:41 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Lions -245 (bet $245 to win $100) | Tiger-Cats +198 (bet $100 to win $198)
- Against the spread (ATS): Lions -4.5 (-115) | Tiger-Cats +4.5 (-105)
- Over/Under (O/U): 53.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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Lions at Tiger-Cats key injuries
Lions
- DLFrancis Bemiy Jr.(hamstring) questionable
- DLNathan Cherry(knee) questionable
- WRKeon Hatcher(Achilles) questionable
- DBT.J. Lee(Achilles) questionable
- WREzekiel Tieide(knee) out
- LBJosh Woods(knee) out
Tiger-Cats
- OLDayton Black(Achilles) out
- OLNate Dumoulin Duguay(ankle) out
- OLJoel Figueroa(shoulder) out
- DLKobe Jones(hamstring) out
- DBRich Leonard(foot) questionable
- OLJordan Murray(knee) out
- DBWill Sunderland(hamstring) out
- FBJames Tuck(hamstring) questionable
- LBRay Wilborn(healthy scratch) out
- DBLawrence Wodds III(knee) out
Lions at Tiger-Cats picks and predictions
Prediction
Lions 24, Tiger-Cats 21
Moneyline
Entering the week, no one had allowed more points than Hamilton, giving up 31.3 points per game. The fewest they allowed was last week, giving up 24 in a 24-22 loss.
The Lions, after allowing 35 in the season opener, have allowed an average of 20.7 points in their 3 wins. Even with the 35 points allowed in the opener, they have given up the 2nd-fewest points in the league. They have scored 24 or more in every game this season.
Ride with the hot Lions to win but don’t bet them on the moneyline here at -245.
PASS.
Against the spread
Hamilton has not covered the spread yet this season, but they have not had more than a 2-point spread in any game. Two of their 4 losses have been by 3 or fewer points.
BC is 2-2 ATS and has been part of 2 close games, winning by a total of 5 points combined in their last 2 games.
Hamilton will play this game close. I don’t have enough confidence to wager on an outright win for the nice plus odds on the moneyline, but I do expect the Tiger-Cats to cover the spread for the 1st time.
BET TIGER-CATS +4.5 (-105).
Over/Under
BC has not seen a total over 50 in their 3 wins.
The Over hit in Hamilton’s 1st 3 games but it was the Under that cashed in last week, as the total in their loss to Ottawa was 46.
BET UNDER 53.5 (-110).
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