Kickoff: Friday, 9:00 p.m. EDT
Line: Edmonton -5.5, Total: 50.5

After a 5-0 start, the Edmonton Eskimos have lost two in a row but look to regain their composure Friday night against the British Columbia Lions. The Lions are a dreadful 1-6 overall and winless (0-3) on the road.

Edmonton is 4-1 (SU and ATS) in the past five meetings with B.C., and 5-1 ATS in its past six games against the West division. The Lions are just 1-4 ATS against a team with a winning record and 2-5 ATS for the year. EDMONTON has outscored its opponents 29.0 PPG to 17.3 PPG at home this year and that trend should continue against the lesser Lions.

The FoxSheets show another reason to back the Eskimos.

BRITISH COLUMBIA is 2-9 ATS (-7.9 Units) off 1 or more consecutive unders over the last 2 seasons. The average score was BRITISH COLUMBIA 25.6, OPPONENT 30.9.

The Lions are coming off a 30-17 defeat to Winnipeg in a game they turned the ball over seven times. B.C. quarterback Travis Lulay was removed in the third quarter after completing 12-of-23 pass attempts for only 103 yards. The Lions mounted only 259 yards of net offense.

Edmonton received a good old-fashioned butt kicking last week in a 27-4 loss to Montreal. The Eskimos ran for minus-1 yard for the game and could get nothing going offensively. That was the first time Edmonton was held to negative rushing yards in a game in seven seasons. QB Ricky Ray was sacked five times in the first half alone and the Eskimos totaled only 89 yards in the whole first half. Edmonton is 3-0 at home for the first time since 2008 and would love to bounce back after that dreadful loss.