Two Western Conference titans will go head-to-head with the top defence in the league and the most experienced defence in the league. The Lions are 1st or 2nd in 13 team defense categories while the Bombers are 1st or 2nd in 7 team defense categories. The key category for both is points against where the Lions are 1st and the Bombers are 2nd. The Lions “D” has “pitched” two shutouts this year and only allowed the Bombers 6 points in their first game in Winnipeg this season. The Bombers are coming off a bye so they should do a bit better but not enough to get to a high score.

The Lions will start their 2nd string QB Evans again this week and he hasn’t had great success against defensive coordinator Hall’s Bombers in the past. So, in spite of these offenses being highly ranked, they will be in tough for this game.

The Lions are 7-1 in their last 8 for unders on the road, and 10-1 for unders in their last 11 vs. the West. The Bombers are 5-1 in their last 6 for unders vs. teams with a winning record, 5-1 in their last 6 vs. the West, and 4-0 for unders after an ATS loss. There are many more ways these teams favor unders so it’s safe to say playing the under for this game is a good thing.