LIONS AT RIDERS PREVIEW

BC (9-6) at SASKATCHEWAN (10-5)
5:00 pm, Mosaic Stadium Regina
TSN, CKRM Rider Radio Network
ESPN3, XM CH 167

RIDERS: Home 5-2, Vs West 5-2
LIONS: Road 3-5, Vs West 4-3

RIDER OFFENSE: RUSH 2ND, PASS 4TH, OVERALL 3RD
QB Darian Durant is 2nd in CFL passing (3765 yds, 29 TDs, 10 INTs) … SB Chris Getzlaf is 3rd in CFL receiving (982 yds, 7 TDs) … RB Kory Sheets is 2nd in CFL rushing (1408 yds, 11 TDs) … The Riders are #2 in points scored and #2 in fewest sacks-allowed

LION OFFENSE: RUSH 5TH, PASS 6TH, OVERALL 6TH
QB Thomas DeMarco starts for BC (1022 yds, 7 TDs, 4 INTs) … SB Nick Moore is their leading receiver (966 yds, 5 TDs), 4th in the CFL … RB Andrew Harris is 3rd in CFL rushing (791 yds, 6 TDs) … BC is 4th in points scored and 4th in fewest sacks

RIDER DEFENSE: RUSH 3RD, PASS 5TH, OVERALL 3RD
DE Alex Hall is their sack leader (15) … LB Craig Butler leads in tackles (53) … DB Dwight Anderson leads in INTs (4) … Riders are #1 in fewest points allowed and #1 in the sack race (50)

LION DEFENSE: RUSH 2ND, PASS 1ST, OVERALL 1ST
LB Adam Bighill leads in sacks (8) and tackles (80) … CB Cord Parks leads the CFL in INTs (5) … BC is 3rd in points allowed and #6 in the sack race (38)

RIDER SPEC TEAMS: K Chris Milo is 34/39 on FGs (87.2%) which is 2nd in the CFL … P Ricky Schmitt leads the CFL in kickoff (65.5) and punting (45.5) averages … Jock Sanders leads the Riders in PR and KOR yards … CB Paul Woldu leads the club in ST tackles (14)

LION SPEC TEAMS: K/P Paul McCallum is 24/29 on FGs (82.8%) and has a punting average of 41.2 … Tim Brown leads the league in KOR yards and is 2nd in PR yards however this game BC welcomes back Stefan “Joystick” Logan from the NFL … FB Rolly Lumbala leads the team in ST tackles (18)

INTANGIBLES: The Riders are +11 in the turnover ratio (3rd-best) while the Lions are +6 (4th) … BC is the CFL’s least-penalized team while Saskatchewan is 3rd … The three-game season series is split 1-1 with the road team winning each time … The forecast calls for 8 degrees Celsius, periods of rain and a northwest wind at 30 km/h … The Riders are favoured by 3.5 points … The referee is Glen Johnson

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