DOUBLE Z AG SALES PREVIEW: HAMILTON AT SASKATCHEWAN

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TIGER-CATS (2-1) at SASKATCHEWAN (1-2)

WHEN: 7:00 pm Sask Time, Thursday, July 5/2018
WHERE: Mosaic Stadium Regina
BROADCAST: TSN, ESPN+, 620 CKRM Network, Sirius/XM Ch 167
FORECAST: Sunny, 26 degrees Celsius
THE LINE: Ticats favoured by 7-points
REFEREE: Tim Kroeker

RIDERS: Home 1-1, Vs East 1-2
TICATS: Road 1-1, Vs West 2-1

RIDERS OFFENSE: RUSH 7TH, PASS 5TH, OVERALL 6TH
QB Brandon Bridge has thrown for 256 yards, 0 TDs and 3 INTs ... WR Shaq Evans leads the team in receiving (133 yards, 0 TDs) ... RB Jerome Messam is the club's leading rusher (100 yards, 0 TDs) ... Riders are 6th in points scored and 7th in sacks allowed.

TICATS OFFENSE: RUSH 3RD, PASS 1ST, OVERALL 1ST
QB Jeremiah Masoli is #1 in CFL passing (1,045 yards, 4 TDs, 3 INTs) .. WR Jalen Saunders is 4th in CFL receiving (248 yards, 0 TDs) ... RB Mercer Timmis is 6th in rushing (166 yards, 4 TDs) ... Ticats are 5th in points and 4th in sacks allowed.

RIDERS DEFENSE: RUSH 1ST, PASS 6TH, OVERALL 2ND
DE Charleston Hughes leads the CFL in sacks (4) ... DBs Duron Carter and Nick Marshall lead the team in INT (1) ... LB Derrick Moncrief is the tackles leader (15) ... Riders are 6th in points allowed and 4th in sacks made.

TICATS DEFENSE: RUSH 5TH, PASS 3RD, OVERALL 4TH
Several Ticats are tied for the team's sack lead (1) ... Richard Leonard and Cariel Brooks lead in INT (1) ... LB Larry Dean leads the team in tackles (17) ... Ticats are 3rd in points allowed and 6th in sacks made.

RIDERS SPECIAL TEAMS: K Brett Lauther is 4th in FG pct (88.9%) ... P Josh Bartel is 9th in punting average (40.5) ... Christion Jones leads in PR and KR yards .... DL Chad Geter leads in special teams tackles (4).

TICATS SPECIAL TEAMS: K/P Lirim Hajrullahu leads the CFL in FG pct (100%, 7/7) and is 7th in punting average (43.0) ... Brandon Banks leads in PR yards and Jackson Bennett leads in kick return yardage ... Lucas Wacha is the special teams tackles leader (5).

NOTES: Saskatchewan is a CFL-worst in turnover ratio (-4) while Hamilton is 6th (-1) ... The Riders are 8th in penalties taken while the Ticats are 7th ... Saskatchewan swept the 2-game season series last year ... The two teams will meet again on July 19 at Tim Hortons Field in Hamilton.

RP
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