{"id":809285,"date":"2026-07-18T03:55:38","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T03:55:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/809285\/"},"modified":"2026-07-18T03:55:38","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T03:55:38","slug":"bc-lions-week-7-vs-edmonton-elks-prediction-depth-chart-injuries-odds-keys-to-the-game-players-to-watch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/809285\/","title":{"rendered":"BC Lions Week 7 vs Edmonton Elks, Prediction, Depth Chart, Injuries, Odds, Keys to the Game, Players to Watch"},"content":{"rendered":"

The BC Lions are coming off a bye week following their 36-24 victory over the Elks to face the Elks again this week. The Edmonton Elks<\/a> are coming off a dominant 40-17 win over the Ottawa Redblacks in Week 6.<\/p>\n

Game Details:Date\/Location: Saturday, July 18, 2026 \/ BC Place Stadium, Vancouver, BCKickoff Time: 7:00 PM ET, 4:0 PM PTChannel: TSN, RDS (Canada), CFL+ (USA, Global)Radio: 730 CKNW\/Lions Audio Network\/Sher-E- Punjab Radio AM 600Odds (If you place bets, please do so responsibly in moderation):<\/p>\n

Spread: B.C. +2.5 (-110), Elks -2.5 (-110)<\/p>\n

Moneyline: B.C. +118, Elks -142<\/p>\n

Over\/Under: 60.5 (Over -110, Under -110)<\/p>\n

B.C. Lions<\/a> (0-3): The BC Lions will look to pick up their 2nd win of the season coming off their bye week after a solid 36-24 win over these same Edmonton Elks in Week 5. Nathan Rourke completed 27 of 36 passes for 320 yards and a touchdown with 2 interceptions, while James Butler rushed 15 times for 135 yards and 2 touchdowns.<\/p>\n

Edmonton Elks (3-0): The Edmonton Elks decimated the RedBlacks last week in a 40-17 victory over Ottawa in Week 6. Cody Fajardo completed 19 of 24 passes for 340 yards and 2 touchdowns with no interceptions. Justin Rankin rushed 14 times for 107 yards and 2 touchdowns.<\/p>\n

Lions’ Keys to the Game<\/p>\n

Contain Justin Rankin’s Running Game<\/p>\n

Rankin has been a force this season and is a big part of Edmonton\u2019s success.<\/p>\n

Protect the Football<\/p>\n

Nathan Rourke threw 2 interceptions in the Week 5 win over Edmonton. Avoiding costly turnovers will be essential in the rematch against a confident Elks defense.<\/p>\n

Generate Pressure on Fajardo<\/p>\n

Fajardo can hurt opposing defenses, and BC needs to limit his time to make plays.<\/p>\n

Keep Pounding the Rock<\/p>\n

James Butler’s put up 135 yards and 2 touchdowns while Zander Horvath added 27 yards and a major of his own.<\/p>\n

5 Lions to Watch12 QB Nathan Rourke<\/p>\n

Rourke has completed 7.3% of his passes so far this season for 1,403 yards and 5 touchdowns with 4 interceptions over 4 games.<\/p>\n

20 RB James Butler<\/p>\n

Butler has 45 carries for 252 yards (5.6 average) and 4 touchdowns this season.<\/p>\n

4 WR Keon Hatcher Sr.<\/p>\n

Hatcher keeps putting up big game after big game. Last week he caught 5 passes for 94 yards.<\/p>\n

84 WR Jermaine Jackson<\/p>\n

Jackson had 149 yards in week 4 and was the most targeted Lion in week 5 when he caught 6 of his 8 targets for 50 yards.<\/p>\n

33 S Jackson Findlay<\/p>\n

Last game, Findlay had 6 tackles and an interception.<\/p>\n

5 Elks to Watch7 QB Cody Fajardo<\/p>\n

Fajardo has completed 69.4% of his passes for 1,499 yards and 8 touchdowns with 4 interceptions over 5 games so far this season.<\/p>\n

5 RB Justin Rankin<\/p>\n

Ranking leads the league in rushing by over 100 yards. He has rushed 67 times for 513 yards (7.7 average) and a league-leading 6 touchdowns.<\/p>\n

3 WR Austin Mack<\/p>\n

Mack leads the team in receiving with 26 receptions on 43 targets for 367 yards and 3 touchdowns.<\/p>\n

88 WR TJ Luther<\/p>\n

Last week Luther caught all 4 of his targets for 67 yards. He has 21 catches for 253 yards on the season. Expect Kaion Julien-Grant to also be heavily involved.<\/p>\n

91 DE Jordan Brinkman<\/p>\n

Last week Brinkman had 4 tackles, including a sack.<\/p>\n

Injury Report:<\/p>\n

Depth Chart<\/a>s:<\/p>\n

Score Prediction:<\/p>\n

I predict the BC Lions to get the win after some much-needed time for letting some injured players get closer to 100%. BC 33-28.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The BC Lions are coming off a bye week following their 36-24 victory over the Elks to face…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":809286,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194294],"tags":[49,48,23752],"class_list":["post-809285","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-edmonton","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-edmonton"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/809285","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=809285"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/809285\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/809286"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=809285"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=809285"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=809285"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}