DOUBLE Z AG SALES PREVIEW: ROUGHRIDERS AT LIONS
SASKATCHEWAN (2-3) at B.C. (4-2)
WHEN: Saturday, August 5/2017, 5:00 pm Sask Time
WHERE: BC Place Stadium
FORECAST: Sunny, 28 degrees Celsius/82 degrees Fahrenheit
BROADCAST: TSN, ESPN3, 620 CKRM Rider Network, Sirius/XM CH 167
THE LINE: Lions by 5.5-points
REFEREE: Andre Proulx
RIDERS: Road 0-2, Vs West 0-2
LIONS: Home 1-1, Vs West 1-2
RIDERS OFFENSE: RUSH 7TH, PASS 6TH, OVERALL 6TH
QB Kevin Glenn is 6th in CFL passing (1598 yards, 11 TDs, 4 INTs) … WR Naaman Roosevelt is 11th in CFL receiving (393 yards, 2 TDs) … RB Cameron Marshall is 3rd in CFL rushing (316 yards, 1 TD) … Sask is 5th in points scored and 5th in fewest sacks allowed.
LIONS OFFENSE: RUSH 3RD, PASS 3RD, OVERALL 4TH
QB Travis Lulay is 9th in passing (1099 yards, 7 TDs, 6 INTs) … WR Brian Burnham is 8th in receiving (415 yards, 1 TD) … RB Jeremiah Johnson is 2nd in rushing (343 yards, 5 TDs) … BC is 3rd in points and 8th in sacks allowed.
RIDERS DEFENSE: RUSH 5TH, PASS 2ND, OVERALL 3RD
LB Henoc Muamba leads the team in tackles (21) … DE Willie Jefferson leads in sacks (3) and quarterback pressures (12) … CB Jovon Johnson leads in knockdowns (6) … Sask is 4th in points allowed and 7th in sacks made.
LIONS DEFENSE: RUSH 2ND, PASS 5TH, OVERALL 5TH
LB Solomon Elimimian leads in tackles (45) … DE Craig Roh leads in sacks (4) … Ronnie Yell and T.J. Lee lead in interceptions (2) … BC is 6th in points and 5th in sacks.
RIDERS SPECIAL TEAMS: K Tyler Crapigna is inaction this week … P Josh Bartel is 8th in punting average (42.4) … Nic Demski leads in PR yards and Greg Morris leads in KR yards … LB Glenn Love leads the CFL in special teams tackles (10).
LIONS SPECIAL TEAMS: K/P Ty Long is 4th in FG percentage (88.2%) and 2nd in punting average (45.5) … Chris Rainey leads in PR and KR yards … Jordan Herdman leads in special teams tackles (8).
NOTES: Kevin Glenn enters the game 109 passing yards shy of passing Ron Lancaster for #6 all-time … This is Glenn’s 197th career start (96-99-1) … The Lions have won the last six in a row versus the Riders … Saskatchewan hasn’t won at BC Place since Aug. 24/2014 … BC is 3rd in turnover ratio at +1 while Saskatchewan is 6th at -1 … Saskatchewan is #3 in fewest penalties taken while BC is 4th … The two teams will meet again on Sunday, August 13 in a 5:00 pm Sask Time kickoff at Mosaic Stadium.
RP
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