DOUBLE Z AG SALES PREVIEW: SASKATCHEWAN AT B.C.

ROUGHRIDERS (4-4) AT LIONS (3-5)

WHEN: 8:00 pm Sask Time, Saturday, August 25/2018
WHERE: B.C. Place Stadium, Vancouver
BROADCAST: TSN, ESPN+, CKRM Radio Network, Sirius/XM Channel 167
FORECAST: Cloudy, 17 degrees Celsius
THE LINE: Lions favoured by 2.5-points
REFEREE: Al Bradbury

RIDERS: Road 1-2, Vs West 1-2
LIONS: Home 3-0, Vs West 2-3

RIDERS OFFENSE: RUSH 2ND, PASS 8TH, OVERALL 7TH
QB Zach Collaros makes his 5th start for Saskatchewan (840 yards, 3 TDs, 2 INTs) ... REC Jordan Williams-Lambert leads the team in receiving (393 yards, 1 TD) ... RB Tre Mason leads the club in rushing (306 yards, 0 TDs) ... Riders are 6th in points scored and 1st in fewest sacks allowed.

LIONS OFFENSE: RUSH 7TH, PASS 5TH, OVERALL 6TH
QB Travis Lulay is 5th in CFL passing (1456 yards, 6 TDs, 4 INTs) ... WR Emmanual Arceneaux leads the team in receiving (515 yards, 1 TD) ... RB Jeremiah Johnson leads in rushing (332 yards, 4 TDs) ... Lions are 7th in points scored and 6th in sacks allowed.

RIDERS DEFENSE: RUSH 2ND, PASS 4TH, OVERALL 2ND
DE Charleston Hughes leads the CFL in sacks (11) ... Nick Marshall and Toby Antigha lead in INT (2) ... LB Sam Eguavoen leads in defensive tackles (36) ... Riders are 6th in points against and 3rd in sacks made.

LIONS DEFENSE: RUSH 6TH, PASS 7TH, OVERALL 7TH
DE Odell Willis leads the team in sacks (5) ... DB Winston Rose leads in INT (3) ... LB Bo Lokombo leads in tackles (35) ... Lions are 7th in points against and 6th in sacks.

RIDERS SPECIAL TEAMS: K Brett Lauther is 3rd in FG percentage (92.6%) ... P Josh Bartel has a 42.2 yard average ... Christion Jones leads in PR and KR yards (1 TD) ... DL Chad Geter leads in special teams tackles (8).

LIONS SPECIAL TEAMS: K/P Ty Long is 7th in FG percentage (84.2%) and is #1 in punting average (50.6) ... Chris Rainey leads in PR and KR yards ... LB Dyshawn Davis leads in special teams tackles (8).

NOTES: Saskatchewan is 3rd in turnover ratio (+3) while BC is 6th (-4) ... The Riders are 4th in penalties while the Lions are 6th ... QB Travis Lulay is 9-2 all-time against Saskatchewan while Zach Collaros is 3-2 versus BC ... The teams will conclude their 2-game series on October 27 in Regina.

RP
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