The BC Lions have gotten off to a 3-2 start to their new CFL season and will go up against the 2-2 Montreal Alouettes on Saturday night at Molson Stadium in Montreal. BC has won their last two games, both against the Ottawa Redblacks, and look to improve upon their winning record this Saturday against the number two seed in the East Division. This season, BC and Montreal’s success have been coming from two completely different sources offensively. The Lions have been happy throwing, again and again, tearing their opponents apart through the air. They have done so via their quarterback Michael Reilly and his receiving core, most notably, former Dallas Cowboy, Lucky Whitehead. Receivers such as Bryan Burnham and Jevon Cottoy have also been considerable parts of BC’s offensive success this season.

On the other hand, Montreal has relied mainly on their running game to move the ball up and down the field. Despite playing with one or two fewer games than his competitors, Monreal’s starting running back, William Stanback, has rushed for the second-most yards in the CFL this season with 346 total. Further, Montreal’s 564 total rushing yards as a team this season is the first place in the CFL in that category.

This season, Montreal and BC have scored the first and second-most points per game in the CFL, so If you’re a fan of points, this is the game for you. A second reason you can expect points in this game is the way that these defenses match up against their opponent’s strength. BC’s run defense is middle of the pack in the CFL, nothing to write home about, and the same can be said about Montreal’s pass defense; middle of the pack and surely not good enough to keep BC’s stars at bay. With all that being said, it should be an exhilarating game on Saturday night between two of the leagues best teams