DUTCH KING CONSTRUCTION PREVIEW: RIDERS AT LIONS

SASKATCHEWAN (10-5) AT B.C. (5-11)

WHEN: 8:00 pm MT, Friday, Oct. 18/2019
WHERE: BC Place, Vancouver
FORECAST: 7 degrees Celsius, 70% P.O.P.
BROADCAST: TSN, ESPN+, CKRM, TSN 1040
THE LINE: Riders favoured by 7

RIDERS: Road 3-5, Vs West 4-3
LIONS: Home 3-4, Vs West 0-8

RIDERS OFFENSE: RUSH 3RD, PASS 5TH, OVERALL 5TH
QB Cody Fajardo is 3rd in CFL passing (3649 yds, 15 TDs, 8 INTs) … WR Shaq Evans is 5th in CFL receiving (1112 yds, 5 TDs) … RB William Powell is 5th in rushing (886 yards, 11 TDs) … Riders are 3rd in points scored and 2nd in sacks allowed.

LIONS OFFENSE: RUSH 4TH, PASS 7TH, OVERALL 8TH
QB Mike Reilly leads the CFL in passing (3897 yds, 20 TDs, 15 INTs) but is on the I-L for the rest of the season … Danny O’Brien starts … WR Brian Burnham leads the CFL in receiving (1329 yds, 9 TDs) … RB John White is 4th in rushing (922 yards, 7 TDs) … Lions are 6th in points and 9th in sacks allowed.

RIDERS DEFENSE: RUSH 3RD, PASS 3RD, OVERALL 2ND
DE Charleston Hughes leads the CFL in sacks (15) … CB Nick Marshall, DB Loucheiz Purifoy and LB Derrick Moncrief lead the team in INT (3) … LB Solomon Elimimian leads the team in tackles (73) … Riders are 5th in points allowed and 2nd in sacks.

LIONS DEFENSE: RUSH 6TH, PASS 2ND, OVERALL 3RD
DE Shawn Lemon is 6th in CFL sacks (9) … DB Garry Peters leads in INT (4) and tackles (60) … Lions are 6th in points allowed and 7th in sacks.

RIDERS SPECIAL TEAMS: K Brett Lauther is 9th in FG pct (82.8%) … P Jon Ryan leads the CFL in punting average (50.4, 12 singles) …. Kyran Moore leads in PR yds, Purifoy leads in KR yds … LB Alex Gagne is the special teams tackles leader (17).

LIONS SPECIAL TEAMS: K Sergio Castillo is 2nd in FG pct (90%) … P Josh Bartel is 9th in punting avg (42.3) … Ryan Lankford leads in PR yds, Brandon Rutley leads in KR yds … I. Messam-Guzylak leads in STT (13).

NOTES: Sask is +5 in turnover ratio (5th) while BC is +0 (6th) … Lions are 7th in penalties taken, Riders are 8th … Sask leads the season series 2-0 after a 38-25 home win in Week 6 and a 45-18 road win in Week 7 … Riders lead the CFL in KOR average but are last in KOR coverage … After this game, Sask is at Edmonton, then home to the Eskimos to close out the regular season.

RP
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