DOUBLE Z AG SALES PREVIEW: SASKATCHEWAN AT HAMILTON

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ROUGHRIDERS (2-2) AT TIGER-CATS (2-2)

WHEN: 5:30 pm Sask Time, Thursday, July 19/2018
WHERE: Tim Hortons Field, Hamilton
BROADCAST: TSN, ESPN+, 620 CKRM Network, Sirius/XM Ch 167
FORECAST: Sunny, 27 degrees Celsius
THE LINE: Ticats favoured by 11-points
REFEREE: Andre Proulx

RIDERS: Road 0-1, Vs East 2-2
TICATS: Home 1-0, Vs West 2-2


RIDERS OFFENSE: RUSH 5TH, PASS 9TH, OVERALL 7TH
QB Brandon Bridge leads the team in passing (357 yards, 0 TDs, 3 INTs) … WR Naaman Roosevelt leads the club in receiving (166 yards, 2 TDs) … RB Jerome Messam leads the team in rushing (110 yards, 0 TDs) … Riders are 7th in points scored and 6th in fewest sacks allowed.


TICATS OFFENSE: RUSH 3RD, PASS 1ST, OVERALL 1ST
QB Jeremiah Masoli is #2 in CFL passing (1378 yards, 4 TDs, 4 INTs) … WR Brandon Banks is #3 in CFL receiving (360 yards, 1 TD) … RB Mercer Timmis leads the team in rushing (175 yards, 4 TDs) … Ticats are 4th in points scored and 4th in sacks allowed


RIDERS DEFENSE: RUSH 1ST, PASS 9TH, OVERALL 4TH
DE Charleston Hughes leads the CFL in sacks (5) … LB Derrick Moncrief leads in defensive tackles (20) … DBs Duron Carter and Nick Marshall lead in interceptions (1) .. Riders are 4th in points allowed and 5th in sacks made.


TICATS DEFENSE: RUSH 4TH, PASS 2ND, OVERALL 2ND
DT Ted Laurent leads the team in sacks (2) … LB Larry Dean leads in tackles (21) … DBs Richard Leonard and Cariel Brooks lead in INT (1) … Ticats are 2nd in points and 6th in sacks.

RIDERS SPECIAL TEAMS: K Brett Lauther is 3rd in field goal percentage (90.9%) … P Josh Bartel is 9th in punting average (42.3) with 3 punts inside the 10 … Christion Jones leads in KR and PR yards

TICATS SPECIAL TEAMS: K/P Lirim Hajrallahu is 2nd in field goal percentage (91.7%) and 6th in punting average (44.6) … Jackson Bennett leads in KR yards and Frankie Williams leads in PR yards … Lucas Wacha leads in special teams tackles (5).

NOTES: Saskatchewan is -2 in turnover ratio (6th) while Hamilton is -3 (8th) … The Ticats are 4th in penalties, the Riders 6th … Saskatchewan has won four consecutive games against Hamilton including an 18-13 victory in Week 4 on July 5 in Regina.

RP
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