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British Columbia Lions vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers
The British Columbia Lions and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at IG Field.
Oddsmakers opened the Blue Bombers as -3.5-point favorites versus the Lions, while the game's total opened at 44.5.
Winnipeg won its last outing, a 28-14 result against the Elks on July 20. The Blue Bombers failed to cover in that game as a -15.5-point favorite, while the 42 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
The Lions were a 27-0 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Elks. They covered the -6.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score (27) made winners of UNDER bettors.
British Columbia:
Team record: 6-1 SU,5-2 ATS
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
British Columbia is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
British Columbia is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of British Columbia's last 11 games
Winnipeg:
Team record: 5-2 SU,4-3 ATS
Winnipeg is 19-6 SU in its last 25 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Winnipeg's last 5 games
Winnipeg is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games at home
Next up:
British Columbia home to Calgary Saturday, August 12
Winnipeg at Edmonton Thursday, August 10