ROCK CREEK ESKIMOS AT ROUGHRIDERS PREVIEW

EDMONTON (12-5) at SASKATCHEWAN (9-8)
6 pm Saturday, Mosaic Stadium, Regina
TSN, 620 CKRM, ESPN3

RIDERS: Home 5-3, Vs West 4-5
ESKIMOS: Road 5-3, Vs West 6-3

RIDER OFFENSE: RUSH 3RD, PASS 9TH, OVERALL 6TH
QB Kerry Joseph makes his third straight start (52.1%, 535 yds, 4 TDs, 5 INTs) … WR Bagg is the club’s leading receiver (738 yds, 2 TDs) … RB Anthony Allen is the leading rusher (849 yds, 5 TDs) … Riders are 6th in points scored and 5th in fewest sacks allowed.

ESKS OFFENSE: RUSH 2ND, PASS 3RD, OVERALL 1ST
QB Matt Nichols makes his first start against Saskatchewan (58.7%, 753 yds, 4 TDs, 3 INTs) … SB Adarius Bowman leads the club in receiving (1456 yds, 6 TDs) but is inactive … RB John White is their leading rusher (852 yds, 2 TDs)  but he also won’t play … Eskimos are 2nd in points scored and 4th in protecting their quarterback.

RIDER DEFENSE: RUSH 7TH, PASS 5TH, OVERALL 6TH
DE John Chick leads the league in sacks (15) … Teammates Ricky Foley and Tearrius George have 12 sacks each … DBs Mark Legree and Tristan Jackson lead the team in INT (4) … LB Brian Peters is the tackles leader (75) … Riders are 6th in points allowed and #1 in sacks.

ESKS DEFENSE: RUSH 2ND, PASS 1ST, OVERALL 1ST
DE Odell Willis leads the club in sacks (13) … LB Dextor McCoil leads Edmonton in INT (6) and in tackles (62) … Edmonton is 1st in points allowed and 2nd in the sack race.

RIDER SPEC TEAMS:  K Chris Milo is 74.4% on FGs … P Josh Bartel has a punting average of 43.9 which is 6th best … Tristan Jackson leads in KR yards and Weston Dressler leads in PR yards … Brian Peters is the ST tackles leader (20).

ESKS SPEC TEAMS:  K Hugh O’Neill is 77.3% on FGs and has a punting average of 56.9 … KR yardage leader is Tyler Thomas while Kendial Lawrence leads in PR … LB Deon Lacey is their ST tackles leader (27).

INTANGIBLES:  The Riders are +5 in the turnover ratio (4th best) while the Eskimos are +5 (5th) … Edmonton leads the season series 2-0 … The Riders are the second-least penalized team in the league while Edmonton is #7 … The referee is Tom Vallesi … The Riders are favoured by 2.5-points … The forecast for kickoff is minus-3 and clear.

RP