GOLD'S GYM EAST ROUGHRIDERS AT LIONS PREVIEW
SASKATCHEWAN (2-11) at B.C. (4-8)
Saturday, 5 pm Sask Time, BC Place Stadium
TSN, ESPN3, 620 CKRM Rider Radio Network
Pregame Coverage: 2:00 pm 620 CKRM
RIDERS: Road 0-5, vs West 1-6
LIONS: Home 2-3, vs West 3-3
RIDER OFFENSE: RUSH 1ST, PASS 6TH, OVERALL 3RD
QB Kevin Glenn is the CFL’s 7th leading passer (66.2%, 1922 yds, 9 TDs, 7 INTs) … RB Jerome Messam is the CFL’s rushing leader (776 yds, 2 TDs) … SB Weston Dressler leads the team and is 12th in CFL receiving (651 yds, 3 TDs) … Riders are 5th in points scored and 8th in fewest sacks allowed.
LION OFFENSE: RUSH 6TH, PASS 7TH, OVERALL 8TH
QB Jon Jennings makes his 2nd pro start (56.9%, 533 yds, 2 TDs, 4 INTs) … RB Andrew Harris is 2nd in CFL rushing (719 yds, 4 TDs) … SB Emmanuel Arceneaux is 8th in CFL receiving (685 yds, 3 TDs) … Lions are 7th in points scored and 1st in fewest sacks allowed.
RIDER DEFENSE: RUSH 7TH, PASS 8TH, OVERALL 8TH
DE John Chick is 4th in CFL sacks (8) … LB Macho Harris leads the team in INT (3) … LB Jeff Knox Jr. is 2nd in CFL tackles (82) … Riders are 9th in points allowed and 8th in sacks.
LION DEFENSE: RUSH 9TH, PASS 7TH, OVERALL 9TH
DL Craig Roh and Alex Bazzie lead in sacks (4) … DB T.J. Lee leads in INT (3) … LB Adam Bighill leads the league in tackles (84) … Lions are 6th in points allowed and 9th in sacks.
RIDER SPEC TEAMS: K Paul McCallum is 5th in FG percentage (84.8%) … P Ray Early is 3rd in punting average (45.2) … Tristan Jackson leads in KR yards and Nic Demski leads in PR yards (1 TD) … DE Dylan Ainsworth leads in ST tackles (11).
LION SPEC TEAMS: K/P Richie Leone is 9th in FG percentage (76.0) and 1st in punting average (49.7) … Shaq Murray-Lawrence leads in KR yards and Chris Rainey leads in PR yards (2 TDs) … LB Bo Lokombo leads in ST tackles (15).
INTANGIBLES: The referee is Tom Vallesi … The Lions lead the three-game season series 2-0 … Riders are 7th in turnover ratio (-6) while the Lions are 9th (-9) … BC is 6th in fewest penalties taken while Saskatchewan is 8th … B.C. is favoured by 3.0-points … The forecast calls for sunshine and 17 degrees Celsius.
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