DOUBLE Z AG SALES PREVIEW: SASKATCHEWAN AT EDMONTON
ROUGHRIDERS (3-3) AT ESKIMOS (4-2)
WHEN: 8:00 pm MT, Thursday, August 2/2018
WHERE: Commonwealth Stadium Edmonton
BROADCAST: TSN, ESPN+, 620 CKRM Network, Sirius/XM Ch 167
FORECAST: Cloudy, 21 degrees Celsius, 40% chance of rain
THE LINE: Eskimos favoured by 7-points
REFEREE: Dave Foxcroft
RIDERS: Road 1-1, Vs West 0-1
ESKS: Home 2-1, Vs West 2-0
RIDERS OFFENSE: RUSH 2ND, PASS 9TH, OVERALL 7TH
QB Brandon Bridge leads the club in passing (669 yards, 1 TD, 3 INTs) … SB Naaman Roosevelt leads the team in receiving (237 yards, 3 TDs) … RB Tre Mason is the club’s leading active rusher (189 yards, 0 TD) … Riders are 5th in points scored and 5th in fewest sacks allowed.
ESKIMOS OFFENSE: RUSH 5TH, PASS 1ST, OVERALL 1ST
QB Mike Reilly leads the CFL in passing (2063 yards, 13 TDs, 6 INTs) … WR Duke Williams leads the CFL in receiving (672 yards, 5 TDs) … RB CJ Gable is 5th in rushing (400 yards, 1 TD) … Eskimos are 3rd in points scored and 1st in fewest sacks allowed.
RIDERS DEFENSE: RUSH 1ST, PASS 5TH, OVERALL 2ND
DE Charleston Hughes leads the CFL in sacks (8) … DL Toby Antigha leads the club in INT (2) … LB Sam Eguavoen leads in tackles (28) … Riders are 6th in points allowed and 4th in sacks made.
ESKS DEFENSE: RUSH 8TH, PASS 3RD, OVERALL 5TH
DL Kwaku Boateng is 2nd in the CFL sack race (5) … S Neil King and DB Aaron Grymes lead the team in INT (1) … LB JC Sherritt leads in tackles (34) … Esks are 5th in points allowed and 2nd in sacks.
RIDERS SPECIAL TEAMS: K Brett Lauther is 3rd in field goal percentage (90%) … P Josh Bartel has a punting average of 42.6 … Christion Jones leads in KR and PR yards … LB Sam Eguavoen leads in special teams tackles (6).
ESKS SPECIAL TEAMS: K Sean Whyte is 5th in FG percentage (83.3%) … P Hugh O’Neill is 5th in punting average (45.8) … B. Smith leads the CFL in special teams tackles (9).
NOTES: Edmonton is 3rd in turnover ratio (+1) while Saskatchewan is 5th (0) … The Riders are 6th in penalties while the Esks are 8th … Edmonton beat Saskatchewan 35-12 in the teams’ preseason opener … The Eskimos visit Saskatchewan on October 8 to close the 2-game season series.
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