The set-up: The BC Lions and Montreal Alouettes meet Thursday in CFL action at Molson Stadium in Montreal. Both teams have opened the 2017 season 1-1. The Lions opened with a 30-27 home loss to Edmonton but then rebounded with an impressive 28-15 road win at Toronto over the Argonauts. BC has scored 27 and 28 points in the season's first two games but QB Jonathon Jennings has just one TD pass (also just one INT), after throwing for 27 last season, against a modest 15 INTs. The BC defense is coming off an excellent effort, allowing just 15 points at Toronto on yards 349 yards. The Lions allowed 25.2 PPG in 2016 while going 12-6 and after two contests, have allowed just 22.5 PPG . The Alouettes edged Saskatchewan 17-16 at home to open the season but then lost 23-19 last week at Edmonton. QB Darian Durant is completing 61.8 percent of his passes for a modest 399 yards with three TDs and one INT, as Montreal's offense is averaging a league-low 18.0 PPG among teams to have played each of the first two weeks. Defensively, Montreal is allowing 19.5 points and 383.5 YPG.

The pick: Montreal was no match for BC in 2016, as the Lions scored 38 points in both meetings, winning by 11 points in BC and 20 points in Montreal. The Lions are 11-4 ATS in their last 15 road games, while the Alouettes are only 3-10 ATS in their last 13 home games. I expect BC to have little trouble scoring again in this one. As for Montreal, the Alouettes traded for Duarnt prior to the 2017 season, getting him from Saskatchewan where he had been a fixture. He was expected to give Montreal's offense a significant boost but that has yet to be the case. How about a break out game here? History tells us seven of the last nine meetings between these two teams in Montreal have gone over, so why not? Make the Over a 10* play.