Saturday Night’s Alright for a No Sweat Bet With FanDuel!
What’s Going On?
This is a Saturday night football game that actually counts in the standings. It’s the final game of Week 9 in the CFL and a perfect spot to take advantage of FanDuel’s “No Sweat Bet”. The best part of this scenario isn’t even the fact that there’s football on a Saturday night in August.
How often can you say having a Nathan Rourke showing isn’t the highlight of the game?
Open your FanDuel account and ask for the bonus. That’s it! No promo code is needed! You’re getting a No Sweat First Bet on the Edmonton Elks at BC Lions game for up to $1,000. The Lions are -9.5 and a whopping -450 without the points. Looking for the upset? You’ll get the Elks at +350, and the total is set at 51.5.
Why Should You Care?
How cool are you going to look when this game is coming down to the wire and your friends are seeing you acting cool as a cucumber? When you have a g-note on a play, that’s not always the way you’ll react. You have to be a US resident for this special deal, but this one might be worth relocating for!
If you haven’t watched the Lions’ QB this year, you’re missing out. He’s one of the main reasons his team is 5-1 with the only loss to the undefeated Blue Bombers. Check out a few of these numbers. His QB rating is 124.7, with 16 TDs to only 6 picks, and he’s getting over 10 yards an attempt. That’s not first down yardage every completion; that’s averaging enough to move the chains, every time he throws the ball.
Are The Elks As Bad As Their Record?
Edmonton is undefeated when they score 29 points or more. Unfortunately for Edmonton’s fans, they’ve only done that twice. They’re only averaging 17 a game, and that’s usually not enough to win most football games. It’s easy to find most of the Elks’ offensive stats this year. Just look at the very bottom of the columns for points, yards, yards per play, completion percentage, and, well, let’s just leave it at that.
Can Edmonton slow down this high-powered BC offense? Not according to their defensive stats that are also located at the worst part of the numerical order on the league’s records. They’re allowing almost 35 points a game, and opponent QBs are completing almost three of every four passes they attempt.
How Good Is This BC Lions Offense?
Those two losses against the spread that show up on BC’s record were back-to-back in the loss to Winnipeg and a close call versus Hamilton. Otherwise, they’ve scored 32 or more and are averaging 33.5 a game. These two played in Week 1, and it was a 59-15 Lions blowout. Their QB's stats are one of the reasons they lead the league in almost every offensive category.
This Elks squad might be in trouble if they think the other side of the ball could be BC’s Achilles heel. This team is allowing less than 21 points a game, and teams aren’t even gaining yards on them. It really is hard to win a football game if you’re barely getting 300 yards of offense and can’t put at least 21 on the board.
You Couldn’t Have A Better Game To Use That FanDuel Sportsbook “No Sweat Bet”!
9.5 points is a lot of spread to lay. Your team could be up by 15 and cruising to victory only to give up that late “meaningless” score in the final minutes, and then you get back doored by the extra point. However, that’s probably not how your night will go if you use that FanDuel “No Sweat Bet” on the Lions -9.5.
It was 59-15 the first time these two met. BC is allowing 14 fewer points a game than the visitors while scoring 16 more on average each game so far this year. While you’re at it, sprinkle a wee bit on the BC team’s total OV as well.
Written by Chas Filardi, our US sports betting industry expert. Check him out on Sportsbettingweekly.com.
