The Big Cats are playing Saturday in Vancouver but only one of them really has any claws. The Lions almost made a comeback in week 10 vs. the Riders while the Ti-Cats offered up the first win of the season for the lowly Elks. The Lions are 2-0 after a straight up loss this season and have outscored their opponents 72-28 in those two games. Both of those games were in Vancouver.

In their last 2 games the Ti-Cats have averaged 210 yds passing/game while the Lions have averaged 388 yds passing/game. 3rd string QB Powell threw a TD pass his first game in relief back on July 13th, but since then he has started 3 games and thrown 3 INTs and no more TD passes.

There are also some stark contrasts in team stats between the two squads. The Lions are 3rd in the CFL in avg points/game while the Ti-Cats are 9th in avg points against/game. The Lions are 2nd in net offence/game while the Ti-Cats are 8th in opposition net offence/game. The Lions are 1st in avg passing yds/game while the Ti-Cats are 7th in opposition passing yds/game. I could go on how high the Lions’ defence is in key stats and how low the Ti-Cats’ offence is in the related category, but I won’t. You get it. This is a mismatch and you should clearly lay the points and go with the Lions.