DUTCH KING PREVIEW: TIGER-CATS AT ROUGHRIDERS
HAMILTON (5-1) AT SASKATCHEWAN (3-3)
WHEN: 7:30 pm MT, Thursday, August 1/2019
WHERE: Mosaic Stadium, Regina
FORECAST: 26 degrees Celsius, 30% POP
BROADCAST: TSN, ESPN+, CKRM, TSN 1150
THE LINE: Riders favoured by 3-points
RIDERS: Home 2-1, Vs East 1-2
TICATS: Road 1-1, Vs West 3-0
RIDERS OFFENSE: RUSH 3RD, PASS 5TH, OVERALL 2ND
QB Cody Fajardo is 5th in CFL passing (1392 yards, 7 TDs, 4 INTs) … WR Shaq Evans is 6th in receiving (427 yards, 2 TDs) … RB William Powell is 3rd in rushing (469 yards, 6 TDs) … Riders are 3rd in points scored and 3rd in fewest sacks allowed.
TICATS OFFENSE: RUSH 6TH, PASS 3RD, OVERALL 5TH
QB Dane Evans gets his first CFL start (199 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT) … WR Brandon Banks leads the CFL in receiving (554 yards, 3 TDs) but is inactive in Week 8 … RB Sean Thomas-Erlington is their leading rusher (224 yards, 0 TDs) … Ticats are 1st in points scored and 2nd in sacks allowed.
RIDERS DEFENSE: RUSH 4TH, PASS 3RD,M OVERALL 3RD
DE Charleston Hughes leads the CFL in sacks (8) … LB Derrick Moncrief leads in tackles (33) … Riders are 5th in points allowed and 2nd in sacks made.
TICATS DEFENSE: RUSH 7TH, PASS 6TH, OVERALL 5TH
DL Ja’Gared Davis leads the team in sacks (4) … Jumal Rolle and Simoni Lawrence lead in INT (2) … Justin Tuggle leads in tackles (28) ,,, Ticats are 3rd in points allowed and 3rd in sacks made.
RIDERS SPECIAL TEAMS: K Gabe Ferarro is 5/7 on field goals (Long – 48) … P Jon Ryan is 2nd in punting average (50.2) … Christion Jones leads in PR yards and Loucheiz Purifoy leads the CFL in KR yards (1 TD).
TICATS SPECIAL TEAMS: K/P Lirim Hajrullahu is 15/17 on field goals (Long – 56) and 5th in punting average (44.4) … Frankie Williams leads in PR and KR yards.
NOTES: Hamilton is 2nd in turnover ratio (+7) while Saskatchewan is 8th (-7) … The Ticats are 5th in penalties, the Riders are 6th … Hamilton beat Saskatchewan 23-17 in Week 1 at Tim Hortons Field … Make plans to attend the Canadian Forces Royal Regina Rifles Tailgate Party beginning at 4:30 pm at the Armoury (adjacent to Mosaic Stadium). There will be a beer gardens, food trucks, family games, face-painting and a Strong Man Competition!
RP
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