DOUBLE Z AG SALES PREVIEW: TICATS AT RIDERS

WHO: Hamilton (0-1) at Saskatchewan (0-2)
WHEN: Saturday July 8 2017, 8:00 pm ST
WHERE: Mosaic Stadium, Regina

BROADCAST: TSN, ESPN2, 620 CKRM, TSN 1150 AM
FORECAST: 26 degrees Celsius, 50% chance of thundershowers
ODDS: Riders favoured by 2
REFEREE: Tim Kroeker

RIDERS: Home 0-1, Vs East, 0-1, Last Week: 43-40 2OT home loss to WPG
TICATS: Road 0-1, Vs West, 0-0, Last Week: Bye

RIDERS OFFENSE: RUSH (7TH), PASS (3TH), OVERALL (6TH)
QB Kevin Glenn is 3rd in CFL passing (675 yards, 5 TDs, 3 INTs) … WR Nic Demski is 6th in CFL receiving (169 yards, 1 TD) … RB Cameron Marshall is 5th in CFL rushing (95 yards, 0 TDs) … Riders are 4th in points scored and 5th in sacks allowed.

TICATS OFFENSE: RUSH (9TH), PASS (8TH), OVERALL (9TH)
QB Zach Collaros has thrown for 242 yards, 0 TDs and 1 INT … WR Luke Tasker leads the club in receiving (77 yards, 0 TDs) … RB C.J. Gable leads the team in rushing (9 yards, 0 TDs) … Ticats are 9th in points scored and 7th in sacks allowed.

RIDERS DEFENSE: RUSH (7TH), PASS (3RD), OVERALL (3RD)
LB Sam Williams leads the Riders in tackles (12) … DE Jonathon Newsome leads in INT (1) … Willie Jefferson is the CFL leader in QB Pressures (6) … Riders are 5th in points allowed and 5th in sacks.

TICATS DEFENSE: RUSH (2), PASS (9TH), OVERALL (9TH)
W. Hill leads in tackles (7) … Three players are tied for the team sack lead with (1) including John Chick … Ticats are 6th in points allowed and 6th in sacks.

RIDERS SPEC TEAMS: K Tyler Crapigna is 7/9 on field goals (77%, 8th-best) … P Josh Bartel is 5th in punting average (44.1) … Nic Demski leads in PR yards while Greg Morris leads in KR yards … Glenn Love is the CFL’s Special Teams tackles leader (7).


TICATS SPEC TEAMS: K/P Sergio Castillo is 2/2 on field goals and 9th in punting average (40.3) … Brandon Banks leads in PR and KR yards.

NOTES: Riders are a league worst -3 in the turnover ratio while Hamilton is 7th at -1 … Hamilton is the least-penalized team while Saskatchewan is 5th … The two teams will meet again on Friday, September 15 in Hamilton.

RP
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