DOUBLE Z AG SALES PREVIEW: CALGARY AT SASKATCHEWAN
STAMPEDERS (5-0) AT ROUGHRIDERS (3-2)
WHEN: 7:00 pm, Saturday, July 28/2018
WHERE: Mosaic Stadium Regina
BROADCAST: TSN, ESPN+, 620 CKRM Network, Sirius/XM Ch 167
FORECAST: Sunny, 27 degrees Celsius/81 Fahrenheit
THE LINE: Stamps favoured by 6.5-points
REFEREE: Al Bradbury
RIDERS: Home 2-1, Vs West 0-0
STAMPS: Road 2-0, Vs West 0-0
RIDERS OFFENSE: RUSH 3RD, PASS 9TH, OVERALL 7TH
QB Brandon Bridge leads the team in passing (522 yards, 1 TD, 3 INTs) … WR Naaman Roosevelt leads in receiving (209 yards, 3 TDs) … RB Jerome Messam is the leading rusher (180 yards, 0 TDs) … The Riders are 6th in points scored and 5th in fewest sacks allowed.
STAMPS OFFENSE: RUSH 2ND, PASS 3RD, OVERALL 2ND
QB Bo Levi Mitchell is 3rd in CFL passing (1330 yards, 9 TDs, 3 INTs) … WR Kamar Jorden leads in receiving (357 yards, 3 TDs) … RB Don Jackson is 2nd in CFL rushing (442 yards, 2 TDs) … Stamps are 2nd in points scored and 2nd in sacks allowed.
RIDERS DEFENSE: RUSH 2ND, PASS 5TH, OVERALL 3RD
DE Charleston Hughes leads the CFL in sacks (6) … Four players are tied for the interceptions lead: Duron Carter, Nick Marshall, Toby Antigha & Jovon Johnson (1) … LB Sam Eguoven leads in tackles (23) … Riders are 5th in points allowed and 4th in sacks made.
STAMPS DEFENSE: RUSH 1ST, PASS 1ST, OVERALL 1ST
DL Micah Johnson is 2nd in the CFL sack race (4) … LB Alex Singleton is 5th in tackles (28) … Brandon Smith and Emmanual Davis lead in INT (2) … Stamps are 1st in points allowed and 1st in sacks.
RIDER SPECIAL TEAMS: K Brett Lauther is 5th in FG pct (86.7%) … P Josh Bartel has a 42.1 yard punt average … Christion Jones is #2 in the CFL in both PR and KR … LB Sam Eguavoen is the special teams tackles leader (5).
STAMPS SPECIAL TEAMS: K Rene Parades is 4th in FG pct (92.3%) … P Rob Maver is 5th in punting (44.8) … Terry Williams leads in KR/PR yards … Jameer Thurman leads in special teams tackles (6).
NOTES: These are the two best teams at protecting the football. Calgary is a whopping +13 in turnover ratio to lead the CFL while Saskatchewan is 2nd-best at +1 … Calgary is #3 in penalties while Sask is #5 … The Stamps were 2-1 against the Riders in the season series last year … These two teams will meet again on August 19 in Regina, and October 20 at Calgary.
RP
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