RIDERS AT TICATS PREVIEW

Ticats QB Zach Collaros

SASKATCHEWAN (8-2) at HAMILTON (2-7)
11 am Sask time Sunday, Tim Hortons Field
TSN, 620 CKRM Rider Radio Network, ESPN3

RIDERS: Road 4-1, Versus East 4-1
TICATS: Home 2-2, Versus West 0-6

RIDER OFFENSE: RUSH 1ST, PASS 9TH, OVERALL 6TH
Tino Sunseri makes his first pro start at QB (52%, 152 yds, 1 TD) … RB Anthony Allen is 3rd in CFL rushing (477 yds, 4 TDs) … WR Rob Bagg is 7th in CFL receiving (472 yds, 1 TD) … Riders are 4th in points scored and 2nd in sacks allowed

TICAT OFFENSE: RUSH 6TH, PASS 2ND, OVERALL 4TH
Zach Collaros starts at QB (66%, 867 yds, 4 TDs, 3 INTs) … RB Mossis Madu is their top active rusher (148 yds, 0 TDs) … WR Luke Tasker leads the club in receiving (355 yds, 1 TD) … Ticats are #7 in points scored and #8 in sacks allowed

RIDER DEFENSE: RUSH 3RD, PASS 6TH, OVERALL 4TH
DE John Chick leads the CFL in sacks (13) … DB Mark Legree leads in INTs (4) but is inactive … S Tyron Brackenridge and LB Brian Peters lead in tackles (38) … Riders are #3 in points allowed and #1 in sacks

TICAT DEFENSE: RUSH 2ND, PASS 7TH, OVERALL 6TH
LB Taylor Reed leads in sacks (4) … DB Rico Murray leads in INTs (3) … LB Simoni Lawrence leads in tackles (43) … Ticats are #5 in points allowed and #9 in sacks

RIDER SPEC TEAMS: K/P Chris Milo is 22/30 on FGs (73%) and had a 46.5-yard punting average in Week 11 at Winnipeg … Tristan Jackson leads in PR and KR yards … LB Brian Peters leads in ST tackles (13)

TICAT SPEC TEAMS: K/P Justin Medlock is 20/23 on FGs (82%) and has a 42.5-yard punting average … Brandon Banks leads in KR and PR yards but is inactive … LB Eric Harris leads in ST tackles (13)

INTANGIBLES:  Saskatchewan is a CFL-best +15 in turnover ratio while Hamilton is 5th (-5) … Saskatchewan beat Hamilton 31-10 in Week 10 and 45-23 in the 2013 Grey Cup … Saskatchewan is the 2nd-least penalized team in the CFL while Hamilton is the most-penalized … Hamilton coach Kent Austin’s first pro start at QB was Sunday, Oct 11, 1987 as he led the Saskatchewan Roughriders to a 23-20 win at Hamilton … Hamilton is favoured by 1-point in Sunday’s game … The forecast calls for a mix of sun and cloud and a high of 16 degrees Celsius.

RP