No weather concerns here so expect a lot of scoring. Edmonton is averaging 31 points in its last two home games. Most impressive, though, is the Elks racing to a 42-31 upset road victory against Saskatchewan last Saturday. 

The Roughriders brought in the CFL's top-ranked run defense. But the Elks exploded for 276 yards rushing. Running back Javon Leake and wide receiver Tevin Jones combined for 292 rushing/receiving yards and five touchdowns against the Roughriders. 

The oddsmaker set the opening total too low for this game, perhaps influenced by BC not having starting QB Vernon Adams Jr. Replacing the injured Adams is 6-foot-7, 242-pound Jake Dolegala. He played in 13 games, nine starts, for Saskatchewan last year throwing for 2,641 yards and 11 touchdowns. He also wasn't afraid to run. 

The Lions had scored at least 24 points in every game this season until suffering a 25-0 road loss to Winnipeg last week. That game was back on Aug. 1 so Dolegala has plenty of practice time to get adjusted to being first-string with his new team. The Blue Bombers are the top defensive team in the CFL. 

It's quite a drop in defensive class going from the Blue Bombers to the Elks, who give up the most yards in the league while ranking second-to-last in scoring defense and pass defense. BC was averaging 29.4 points until losing to Winnipeg.