DUTCH KING PREVIEW: RIDERS AT TICATS

SASKATCHEWAN (0-0) AT HAMILTON (0-0)

WHEN: 5:00 pm Sask Time, Thursday, June 13, 2019
WHERE: Tim Hortons Field
BROADCAST: TSN, CKRM, ESPN+
FORECAST: Cloudy, 30% chance of rain, 17 degrees Celsius
ODDS: Ticats favoured by 3-points

RIDERS NOTES: The Roughriders concluded the preseason at 0-2 … Their last game was a 35-29 home preseason loss to Winnipeg a week ago … Saskatchewan was 12-6 last season, with a road record of 6-3. They were 5-3 vs the East Division … Sask swept Hamilton in the season series last year, with QB Brandon Bridge winning both starts. The Riders have won 5 in a row against the Ticats … The Riders’ 2018 season ended with a 23-18 home loss to Winnipeg in the Western Semifinal … Saskatchewan boasted the CFL’s #1 defense last season, allowing his 317 yards per game …  For this game, the Riders are missing a handful of vets due to injury: OL Brendon Labatte, REC Patrick Lavoie and LB Solomon Elimimian … QB Zach Collaros starts (34-31 career) … The Riders are 7-4 in season openers dating back to 2008 … Next up for the Riders is a Week 2 clash with the RedBlacks in Ottawa.

TICATS NOTES: Hamilton was 1-1 in the preseason … Their last outing was a 30-23 home preseason loss to Toronto … The Ticats were 8-10 last year, 2nd in the CFL East. They lost the East Division Final at Ottawa by a count of 46-27 … The Ticats were 4-5 at home last season and 4-6 vs the West … Hamilton is 1-10 in season-openers dating back to 2008 … QB Jeremiah Masoli starts (18-18 career) … Masoli had 12 games of 300+ passing yards last season, two games off the CFL record … Next up for the Ticats is a Week 2 visit to Toronto.

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