DOUBLE Z AG SALES PREVIEW: SASKATCHEWAN AT MONTREAL

ROUGHRIDERS (8-5) AT ALOUETTES (3-10)

WHEN: 11:00 AM Sask Time, Sunday, September 30/2018
WHERE: Percival Molson Stadium, Montreal
BROADCAST: TSN, ESPN+, 620 CKRM Rider Network, Sirius/XM Channel 167
FORECAST: Sunny, 13 degrees Celsius
THE LINE: Riders favoured by 6.5-points
REFEREE: Dave Foxcroft

RIDERS: Road 4-2, Vs East 4-3
ALS: Home 1-5, Vs West 1-7

RIDERS OFFENSE: RUSH 3RD, PASS 8TH, OVERALL 8TH
QB Zach Collaros is 6th in CFL passing (1873 yards, 8 TDs, 9 INTs) ... SB Jordan Williams-Lambert is the leading active receiver (568 yards, 4 TDs) ... RB Tre Mason is the club's leading rusher (602 yards, 0 TDs) ... Riders are 5th in points scored and 1st in fewest sacks allowed.

ALS OFFENSE: RUSH 7TH, PASS 8TH, OVERALL 9TH
QB Johnny Manziel makes his 4th start for Montreal (484 yards, 0 TDs, 5 INTs) ... WR B.J. Cunningham is the leading receiver (623 yards, 3 TDs) ... RB William Stanback is the leading active rusher (232 yards, 0 TDs) ... Als are 9th in points scored and 9th in sacks allowed.

RIDERS DEFENSE: RUSH 2ND, PASS 5TH, OVERALL 4TH
DE Charleston Hughes leads the CFL in sacks (13) but has gone 3 games without a sack ... DB Loucheiz Purifoy leads in INT (4) ... LB Sam Eguavoen leads in defensive tackles (61) ... Riders are 6th in points allowed and 3rd in sacks made.

ALS DEFENSE: RUSH 6TH, PASS 9TH, OVERALL 9TH
LB Henoc Muamba leads in sacks (4) and tackles (79) ... DB Brandon Dozier leads in INT (4) ... Als are 8th in points allowed and 7th in sacks made.

RIDERS SPECIAL TEAMS: K Brett Lauther is #2 in CFL FG pct (92.9%) ... P Josh Bartel has a 41.6 yard average ... Kyran Moore is their active leader in PR yards (2 TDs) ... Marcus Thigpen is the active leader in KR yards (1 TD) ... LB Alex Gagne leads in special teams tackles (14).

ALS SPECIAL TEAMS: K/P Boris Bede is 6th in FG pct (85.7%) and 5th in punting average (45.6) ... Stefan Logan leads in PR/KR yards ... Glenn Love leads in special teams tackles (11).

NOTES: Saskatchewan is +7 in turnover ratio (2nd) while Montreal is -8 (8th) ... Montreal is the most-penalized team in the CFL while the Riders are 4th ... The Alouettes beat Saskatchewan 23-17 in Week 3 in Regina ... Rider Head Coach Chris Jones is one win shy of tying Don Mathews for 8th all-time in Rider coaching wins (24).

RP
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