DUTCH KING PREVIEW: CALGARY AT SASKATCHEWAN
STAMPEDERS (1-1) AT ROUGHRIDERS (1-2)
WHEN: 8:00 pm MT, Saturday, July 6/2019
WHERE: Mosaic Stadium, Regina
FORECAST: Mainly sunny, 21 degrees Celsius
BROADCAST: TSN, ESPN+, CKRM, CHQR
THE LINE: Riders favoured by 5.5-points
RIDERS: Home 1-0, Vs West 0-0
STAMPS: Road 0-0, Vs West 1-0
RIDERS OFFENSE: RUSH 4TH, PASS 3RD, OVERALL 3RD
QB Cody Fajardo is 3rd in CFL passing (856 yards, 4 TDs, 0 INTs) … WR Kyran Moore is 3rd in CFL receiving (287 yards, 1 TD) … RB William Powell is 2nd in CFL rushing (226 yards, 2 TDs) … Riders are 6th in points scored and 4th in sacks allowed.
STAMPS OFFENSE: RUSH 9TH, PASS 5TH, OVERALL 5TH
QB Nick Arbuckle makes his 1st pro start (93 yards, 1 TD) … WR Markeith Ambles leads the club in receiving (157 yards, 0 TDs) … RB Don Jackson leads the club in rushing (48 yards, 1 TD) … Stamps are 3rd in points scored and 6th in sacks allowed.
RIDERS DEFENSE: RUSH 3RD, PASS 7TH, OVERALL 3RD
DE Charleston Hughes leads the CFL in sacks (4) … LB Cam Judge leads the CFL in tackles (18) … S Mike Edem leads the CFL in knockdowns (3) … LB Derrick Moncrief and CB Nick Marshall lead the team in INT (1) … Riders are 5th in points allowed and 3rd in sacks made.
STAMPS DEFENSE: RUSH 7TH, PASS 5TH, OVERALL 7TH
LB Cory Greenwood leads the team in tackles (17) … CB Tre Roberson leads the CFL in INT (3) … Greenwood and W. McManis lead the club in sacks (1).
RIDERS SPECIAL TEAMS: K Brett Lauther is 7/8 on field goals (Long – 57) but is on the injured list in Week 4 … P Jon Ryan is 2nd in punting average (47.3) … Christion Jones leads in PR and Loucheiz Purifoy leads in KR … Alex Gagne is the special teams tackles leader (6).
STAMPS SPECIAL TEAMS: K Rene Paredes is 3/3 on field goals (Long – 42) … P Rob Maver is 4th in punting average (46.1) … Terry Williams leads in PR and KR yards.
NOTES: Riders are 7th in turnover ratio (-2) while the Stamps are 5th (+0) … Calgary is the CFL’s least-penalized team while Saskatchewan is 8th … Calgary defeated Saskatchewan 37-1 in preseason play on May 31 at McMahon Stadium … The western rivals will conclude their 2-game season series on October 11 in Calgary.
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