DOUBLE Z AG SALES PREVIEW: OTTAWA AT SASKATCHEWAN
REDBLACKS (6-5) AT ROUGHRIDERS (7-4)
WHEN: 7:30 pm Sask Time, Saturday, Sept. 15/2018
WHERE: Mosaic Stadium Regina
BROADCAST: TSN, ESPN+, 620 CKRM Network, Sirius/XM Channel 167
FORECAST: Cloudy, 16 degrees Celsius, 40% POP
THE LINE: Riders favoured by 5-points
REFEREE: Al Bradbury
RIDERS: Home 4-2, Vs East 3-2
REDBLACKS: Road 3-3, Vs West 3-3
RIDERS OFFENSE: RUSH 3RD, PASS 9TH, OVERALL 7TH
QB Zach Collaros is 7th in CFL passing (1478 yards, 5 TDs, 5 INTs) … SB Jordan Williams-Lambert leads the team in receiving (542 yards, 2 TDs) … RB Tre Mason leads the club in rushing (515 yards, 0 TDs) … Riders are 5th in points scored and 1st in fewest sacks allowed.
REDBLACKS OFFENSE: RUSH 8TH, PASS 4TH, OVERALL 4TH
QB Trevor Harris is 4th in CFL passing (3221 yards, 11 TD, 9 INTs) … SB Brad Sinopoli is 4th in CFL receiving (894 yards, 4 TDs) … RB William Powell is #2 in rushing (846 yards, 4 TDs) … RedBlacks are 6th in points and 8th in sacks.
RIDERS DEFENSE: RUSH 2ND, PASS 3RD, OVERALL 3RD
DE Charleston Hughes leads the CFL in sacks (13) … LB Sam Eguavoen leads the team in tackles (48) … DB Nick Marshall and DL Toby Antigha lead in INT (2) … Riders are 4th in points against and 1st in sacks made.
REDBLACKS DEFENSE: RUSH 4TH, PASS 4TH, OVERALL 4TH
DL A.C. Leonard leads the team in sacks (5) … S Antoine Pruneau leads in tackles (44) … DBs Rico Murray and Jonathan Rose lead in INT (3) … RedBlacks are 5th in points against and 3rd in sacks made.
RIDERS SPECIAL TEAMS: K Brett Lauther is #2 in CFL field goal percentage (92.1) … P Josh Bartel has a 41.6 yard average … Kyran Moore is the leading active punt returner and Tre Mason is the leading active kick returner … DL Chad Geter leads in special teams tackles (11).
REDBLACKS SPECIAL TEAMS: K Lewis Ward is #1 in FG pct (97%) … P Richie Leone is #2 in punting average (48.6) … Dionte Spencer leads in PR/KR yards … Nigel Romick and Kevin Brown lead in special teams tackles (12).
NOTES: Riders are a CFL-best +10 in turnover ratio while the RedBlacks are 5th (-2) … Ottawa is 4th in penalties while Saskatchewan is 6th … The RedBlacks lead the 2-game season series 1-0 after a 40-17 win in Week 2 at Ottawa … Saturday is the Riders’ Purolator Tackles Hunger Game. Fans are asked to bring a non-perishable food item or cash donation for the Regina Food Bank to the game.
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