DOUBLE Z AG SALES PREVIEW: HALL OF FAME GAME
SASKATCHEWAN (5-5) AT HAMILTON (2-8)
WHERE: Tim Hortons Field, Hamilton
WHEN: Friday, Sept. 15/2017, 5:00 pm Sask Time
FORECAST: Sunny, 26 degrees Celsius
BROADCAST: TSN, ESPN3, 620 CKRM Network, Sirius/XM CH 167
THE LINE: Riders favoured by 5.0-points
REFEREE: Al Bradbury
RIDERS: Road: 1-4, Vs East 2-1
TICATS: Home 1-4, Vs West 0-6
RIDERS OFFENSE: RUSH 7TH, PASS 2ND, OVERALL 5TH
QB Kevin Glenn is 6th in CFL passing (3057 yards, 21 TDs, 10 INTs) and is a game time ddcision (hand) … WR Naaman Roosevelt is 5th in CFL receiving (840 yards, 6 TDs) … RB Kienan LaFrance replaces Cameron Marshall (106 yards, 1 TD) … Riders are 3rd in points and 4th in fewest sacks allowed.
TICATS OFFENSE: RUSH 8TH, PASS 9TH, OVERALL 9TH
QB Jeremiah Massoli makes his 3rd straight start (595 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT) … WR Jalen Saunders leads the club in receiving (548 yards, 2 TDs) … RB C.J. Gable is 10th in rushing (283 yards, 3 TDs) … Ticats are 9th in points scored and 5th in sacks allowed.
RIDERS DEFENSE: RUSH 7TH, PASS 4TH, OVERALL 5TH
DE Willie Jefferson leads the club in sacks (6) and Quarterback Pressures (20) … LB Henoc Muamba leads in tackles (45) … DB Ed Gainey leads the CFL in INT (6) … Riders are 5th in points allowed and 7th in sacks.
TICATS DEFENSE: RUSH 9TH, PASS 9TH, OVERALL 9TH
DL Justin Capicciotti leads the club in sacks (5) while DL Davon Coleman leads in QP (10) … LB Larry Dean leads in tackles (56) … DB Richard Leonard leads in INT (3) … Ticats are 9th in points allowed and 6th in sacks.
RIDERS SPECIAL TEAMS: K Tyler Crapigna is 5th in FG percentage (81.8%) … P Josh Bartel is 7th in punting average (44.0) … Nic Demski leads in PR yards but is inactive … Greg Morris leads in KR yards …. Denzel Radford leads in ST tackles (12).
TICATS SPECIAL TEAMS: K Sergio Castillo is 2nd in FG percentage (89.5) and 4th in punting average (44.7) … Brandon Banks leads in PR and KR yards … J. Langa leads in ST tackles ((11).
NOTES: Saskatchewan is 2nd in turnover ratio (+7) while Hamilton is 4th (-3) … The Riders are #4 in fewest penalties while the Ticats are 5th … Sask beat Hamilton 37-20 in Week 3 at Mosaic Stadium.
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