Ottawa Redblacks vs Saskatchewan Roughriders Prediction, 6/5/2025 CFL Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Ottawa Redblacks vs Saskatchewan Roughriders

Date: Thursday, June 5, 2025

Location: Mosaic Stadium in Regina, SK

TV: TSN

Odds/Point Spread: Ottawa Redblacks (+2.5)

Mosaic Stadium is the venue where and the Saskatchewan Roughriders (9-8 Last Season) will take on the Ottawa Redblacks (9-8 Last Season) on Thursday. The line on this contest has Saskatchewan as 2.5-point favorites. The O/U opens at 49.5. The starting quarterbacks are Dru Brown and Trevor Harris.

In their last game the Redblacks played the Argonauts and took the defeat by a score of 58-38. Dru Brown went 46/61 with 476 yards through the air and added 3 touchdowns. He tossed 2 picks during the game. Bralon Addison led the team in rushing for the game. He had a long run of 9 yards but he wasn't able to rush for a TD on the day. He rushed for 17 yards via 4 carries which gave him an average of 4.3 yards per carry. Kalil Pimpleton led the team in receiving yardage by earning 123 yards on 13 catches. He had an average of 9.5 yards per reception for the game.

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When it comes to their ability to score points, the Redblacks ranked 8th in the league holding an average of 24.6 points per game. Over the course of last season, the Redblacks had a total of 5,172 yards via the pass along with averaging 287.3 throwing yards per game, ranking them 2nd in the league. They averaged 83.7 yards via the ground game and ran for 1,506 yards for last season. The Ottawa Redblacks held an average of 371.0 yards per contest which was good for 4th in the CFL.

Concerning passing yardage, the Redblacks conceded 4,957 yards which had them ranked 6th in the league. They gave up an average of 4.7 yards per tote and 96.2 rushing yards per game last year. They allowed 275 passing touchdowns in addition to 22 touchdowns on the ground. Overall, they gave up 1,731 rushing yards through 18 games. They yielded 371.6 yards/contest ranking them 6th in the league. The Redblacks ranked 6th in the league when it comes to their opponents scoring, allowing 27.1 PPG.

In their last outing the Roughriders played the Blue Bombers and took the loss by a score of 38-22. A.J. Ouellette led the team in rushing for the game. He had a long run of 26 yards and he notched 1 TD for the game. He rushed for 51 yards via 10 carries which had him averaging 5.1 yards per carry. Kian Schaffer-Baker led the team in receiving yardage with a total of 162 yards on 12 receptions. He had an average of 13.5 yards per reception for the game. Trevor Harris went 25/44 with 283 yards passing and completed 1 TD. He ended the game without an interception.

When it comes to putting points on the board, the Roughriders earned a ranking of 4th in the CFL with an average of 26.6 PPG. Last season, the Roughriders had a total of 4,796 yards via the pass as well as an average of 266.4 passing yards per outing, which ranked 3rd in the league. They had an average of 89.6 yards via the ground game and toted the ball for 1,613 yards for last year. The Saskatchewan Roughriders averaged 356.1 yards per game which had them ranked 8th in the league.

Saskatchewan yielded a total of 1,446 yards via the ground game (80.3 yards per game) as well as 16 touchdowns rushing over the course of last year. Last season, they surrendered 434 points in total. They gave up 281 touchdowns via the pass in addition to 280.6 yards per outing, which had them ranked 8th in the league. The Roughriders allowed 24.1 points per game, which put them in 3rd in the league.

Who will win tonight's CFL game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Ottawa Redblacks (+2.5)

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