Elks vs Roughriders Week 5 Odds, Picks, and Predictions: Riders Make Quick Work of Winless Elks

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Week 5 in the CFL kicks off on Thursday night in Regina where the Saskatchewan Roughriders will play host to the Edmonton Elks.
The Riders are coming off a bye while the Elks are looking in rough shape after starting the year 0-4 both straight up and against the spread. CFL odds hit the board with the Riders as 7.5-point home favorites with the Over/Under at 43.5 for this showdown at Mosaic Stadium. Here are my best Elks vs. Roughriders CFL betting picks for July 5.
Elks vs Roughriders best odds Elks vs Roughriders picks and predictions
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Week 5 in the CFL kicks off on Thursday night in Regina where the Saskatchewan Roughriders will play host to the Edmonton Elks.
The Riders are coming off a bye while the Elks are looking in rough shape after starting the year 0-4 both straight up and against the spread. CFL odds hit the board with the Riders as 7.5-point home favorites with the Over/Under at 43.5 for this showdown at Mosaic Stadium. Here are my best Elks vs. Roughriders CFL betting picks for July 5.
Elks vs Roughriders best odds Elks vs Roughriders picks and predictions
When I looked at this line earlier in the week, I considered taking the Elks with the points. After all, they've generally played close contests against the Roughriders over the last few years and barely lost in Week 1 after getting stuffed on the goal line in the fourth quarter. 
However, upon closer inspection, I think this game will be more lopsided. Saskatchewan quarterback Trevor Harris is looking more and more comfortable with his new team and while a few starting wideouts are injured, Sam Emilius, Shawn Bane, and Tevin Jones have emerged as reliable targets. 
Saskatchewan's running game also got going in Week 3 with Jamal Morrow rushing for 133 yards on 22 carries. Frankie Hickson is also back in the lineup and he and Morrow were the best running back duo in the league when healthy last year.
They should be able to gash an Edmonton defense that's surrendering a CFL-worst 164 rushing yards per game (50 yards more than second-worst Hamilton).
Saskatchewan's offensive line is banged up with center Peter Godber recently joining left tackle Jerald Hawkins on the IL. That said, backup pivot Logan Bandy started 11 games last year and Brandon Council has been manning the blindside for the last few weeks so both have experience. They also won't be tested by an Elks defensive line that has generated just four sacks this year. 
On the other side of the ball, Edmonton's quarterback carousel continues with the Elks going back to Taylor Cornelius after replacing him with Jarrett Doege last week. Doege looked awful against the Redblacks but Cornelius also struggled mightily to begin the year and it won't matter who's playing QB for the Elks if their line can't block.
That offensive line has been their biggest weakness and has struggled in both run and pass blocking. That's bad news against a Saskatchewan stop unit that brings plenty of pressure up front. 
In addition to all those factors, the schedule-makers have not been kind to the Elks. This will be their third game in the last 12 days while the Riders are fresh off a bye. I'll lay the points with the home side here and put the Elks in automatic fade territory until further notice. 
The Riders barely took that contest and they held on for an overtime victory against Calgary in Week 3. Sandwiched between that was an ugly 45-27 loss at home against the Blue Bombers in Week 2.
Trevor Harris has played well at QB for the Riders and the running game got going last week but Saskatchewan's offensive line is banged up and their defensive front hasn't produced like they should. That line was held without a single sack against the Stampeders. My best bet: Roughriders -7 (-112 at BetRegal) Elks vs Roughriders same-game parlay Roughriders -7.5 (+100) Jamal Morrow Over 66.5 rushing yards (-114) Shea Patterson anytime TD (+115) The Elks are surre...