Week 3 in the 2021 CFL season wraps up on Saturday night with a matchup between the Ottawa Redblacks and Saskatchewan Roughriders at Mosaic Stadium in Regina.
This game has the largest spread of the early season, with CFL betting lines installing the Roughriders as 10.5-point home favorites.
Here are our best free Redblacks vs. Roughriders picks and predictions for Saturday, August 21. With kickoff at 7 p.m. ET.
Redblacks vs Roughriders game info
• Location: Mosaic Stadium, Regina, SK
• Date: Saturday, August 21, 2021
• Time: 7:00 p.m. ET
• TV: TSN
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Key injuries
Redblacks: Nolan MacMillan OL (Out), Brendan Gillanders RB (Out), Anthony Coombs WR (Out).
Roughriders: AC Leonard DE (Questionable), Shaq Evans WR (Out), Brett Boyko OL (Out), Jordan Herdman-Reed LB (Out), Larry Dean LB (Out), Freddie Bishop III DE (Out), Terran Vaughn OL (Out).
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Betting trend to know
The RedBlacks are 2-9 ATS in their last 11 games overall. Find more CFL betting trends for Redblacks vs. Roughriders.
Against the spread (ATS) pick
The Redblacks opened their season by upsetting the Elks 16-12 on the road. However, Edmonton did more to lose that game than Ottawa did to win. The Redblacks were shredded for 443 yards in that contest while putting up just 127 yards of their own. They also barely had possession, controlling the clock for just 24:04.
Ottawa is coming off a bye week and has had plenty of time to prepare for the Riders. They'll need it, considering how strong the Riders have looked.
Saskatchewan came out flying in its season-opener, jumping out to a 31-0 second-quarter lead against BC. Although the Lions clawed back to backdoor cover the spread in that contest, the Riders made sure not to take their foot off the pedal last week when they stomped the Tiger-Cats by a final score of 30-8.
The Roughriders are loaded on both sides of the ball, and it says a lot that they managed to dominate the Tiger-Cats despite a sloppy performance that saw them take 20 penalties for 187 yards.
That said, many of those penalties (especially the brutal offsides) should be quick fixes given the veteran makeup of this squad. If Saskatchewan smooths out those kinks there is no reason it can't compete for the Grey Cup this year.
More than 10 points is a lot to spot any team coming off a bye, but the Roughriders have done a good job of covering as favorites recently, going 5-2-1 ATS in their last eight games as chalk. Meanwhile, the RedBlacks are 2-8 ATS in their previous 10 contests as underdogs.
PREDICTION: Saskatchewan -10.5 (-110)
Over/Under pick
Led by quarterback Cody Fajardo and running back William Powell, the Roughriders' offense is very dangerous. That said, it's important to note that much of their scoring success against Hamilton was due to their defense, with three touchdowns coming off Ti-Cat turnovers.
It certainly doesn't help that the Riders' offensive line has been decimated by injuries and retirements and that their best receiver, Shaq Evans, will also be out after breaking his foot last week. Although their skill players are too talented not to click eventually, at this point in the season it seems safe to say that their defense is better than their offense.
Saskatchewan held Hamilton to just 201 total yards while picking up six sacks last week. That's bad news for Ottawa, with Redblacks QB Matt Nichols completing just 12 passes for a pathetic 71 yards in Week 1.
The Under has cashed in four of Saskatchewan's last five games at home while Ottawa is 2-6 O/U in its previous eight games overall. Back the Under again.
PREDICTION: Under 46.5 (-110)
Redblacks vs Roughriders betting card
- Saskatchewan -10.5 (-110)
- Under 46.5 (-110)
Picks made on 8/20/2021 at 1:30 p.m. ET
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