DUTCH KING PREVIEW: RIDERS AT LIONS
SASKATCHEWAN (2-3) AT B.C. (1-5)
WHEN: 5:00 pm MT, Saturday, July 27/2019
WHERE: BC Place, Vancouver, BC
FORECAST: Sunny, 23 degrees
BROADCAST: TSN, ESPN+, CKRM, TSN 1040
THE LINE: Riders favoured by 2.5-points
RIDERS: Road 0-2, Vs West 1-1
LIONS: Home 0-2, Vs West 0-5
RIDERS OFFENSE: RUSH 3RD, PASS 5TH, OVERALL 3RD
QB Cody Fajardo is 4th in CFL passing (1,223 yards, 6 TDs, 4 INTs) … QR Shaq Evans is 3rd in CFL receiving (408 yards, 2 TDs) … RB William Powell is 4th in CFL rushing (323 yards, 4 TDs) … Riders are 5th in points scored and 4th in sacks allowed.
LIONS OFFENSE: RUSH 7TH, PASS 6TH, OVERALL 8TH
QB Mike Reilly is 2nd in CFL passing (1,602 yards, 6 TDsm, 6 INTs) … WR Brian Burnham is 2nd in CFL receiving (455 yards 0 TDs) … RB John White is 5th in rushing (300 yards, 2 TDs) … Lions are 8th in points scored and 9th in sacks allowed.
RIDERS DEFENSE: RUSH 5TH, PASS 4TH, OVERALL 4TH
DE Charleston Hughes leads the CFL in sacks (8) … LB Derrick Moncrief leads the team in tackles (30) … Riders are 6th in points allowed and 3rd in sacks made.
LIONS DEFENSE: RUSH 2ND, PASS 6TH, OVERALL 6TH
DL Odell Willis and Davin Coleman lead the team in sacks (2) … LB Jordan Herdman-Reed leads in tackles (32) … DBs Aaron Grymes and Anthony Thompson lead in INT (1) … Lions are 7th in points allowed and 8th in sacks.
RIDERS SPECIAL TEAMS: K Gabe Ferraro is 1/2 on field goals in the absence of veteran Brett Lauther … P Jon Ryan is 2nd in punting average (49.4) … Christion Jones leads in PR, Loucheiz Purifoy leads in KR yards … The special teams tackles leaders are Alex Gagne and Kienan LaFrance.
LIONS SPECIAL TEAMS: K Sergio Castillo is 2nd in FG pct (16/17) … P Josh Bartel is 9th in punting average (42.8) … Ryan Lankford leads in PR, Brandon Rutley leads in KR yards … I. Messam-Guzylak leads in special teams tackles (9).
NOTES: Saturday’s game is career game #100 for Rider C Dan Clark … Lions DE Odell Willis is one sack away from 100 career … Sask is -6 in turnover ratio (8th-ranked) while BC is -5 (7th) … The Riders are 5th in penalties-taken, while BC is 7th … Sask won the opener of this home-and-home series, 38-25 in Week 6 at Mosaic Stadium … The Riders can clinch the season series with a win. The two teams will meet again October 18 in Vancouver.
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