Only one team scored fewer points than Montreal last year. The Alouettes averaged just 19.2 points during their last five games and were held to fewer than 21 points in 13 of their last 18 games.

Montreal, though, did give up the second-fewest points in the CFL last year.

You can say it was just a preseason game. But Saskatchewan looked absolutely dreadful in its final exhibition matchup this past Friday losing 42-10 to B.C. The Roughriders had 13 two-and-outs. They didn't pick up their initial first down until 38:31 and only had six first downs all game.

The Roughriders aren't going to fix their offense until they fix an offensive line that drew six penalties against B.C. and could be missing veteran guard Brendon LaBatte due to a sprained ankle. I don't see that happening in just six days.

Saskatchewan quarterback Kevin Glenn is serviceable at best. He played for Montreal last season before being benched and traded. So the Alouettes are familiar with him.

The Roughriders certainly know Montreal quarterback Darioan Durant. The 34-year-old spent 12 years with Saskatchewan before coming to Montreal. Roughriders coach Chris Jones is defensive-minded and should be able to have a solid game plan knowing Durant's tendenicies.

This isn't a high total by CFL standards. But it is for games involving Montreal. The under is 1-5-1 the past seven times an Alouettes game has a total of 49 or higher.