DOUBLE Z AG SALES PREVIEW: EDMONTON AT SASKATCHEWAN

Photo: CFL.ca

ESKIMOS (7-7) AT ROUGHRIDERS (9-5)

WHEN: 2:00 pm, Mon. Oct. 8, 2018
WHERE: Mosaic Stadium Regina
BROADCAST: TSN, ESPN+, 620 CKRM Radio Network, Sirius/XM Channel 167
FORECAST: Cloudy, 7 degrees Celsius
THE LINE: Riders favoured by 3.5-points
REFEREE: Al Bradbury

RIDERS: Home 4-3, Vs West 3-2
ESKS: Road 2-5, Vs West 4-3

RIDERS OFFENSE: RUSH 2ND, PASS 8TH, OVERALL 6TH
QB Zach Collaros is 6th in passing (2267 yards, 9 TDs, 10 INTs) ... SB Jordan Williams-Lambert leads the team in receiving (610 yards, 4 TDs) ... RB Tre Mason is 5th in CFL rushing (688 yards, 1 TD) ... Riders are 5th in points scored and 1st in fewest sacks allowed.

ESKS OFFENSE: RUSH 6TH, PASS 2ND, OVERALL 3RD
QB Mike Reilly is #1 in passing (4383 yards, 27 TDs, 14 INTs) ... WR Duke Williams leads the CFL in receiving (1337 yards, 10 TDs) ... RB CJ Gable is 3rd in CFL rushing (797 yards, 3 TDs) ... Esks are 4th in points scored and 6th in sacks allowed.

RIDERS DEFENSE: RUSH 2ND, PASS 3RD, OVERALL 3RD
DE Charleston Hughes leads the CFL in sacks (14) ... DB Loucheiz Purifoy leads the team in INT (4) ... LB Sam Eguavoen leads the team in tackles (66) ... Riders are 5th in points allowed and 2nd in sacks made.

ESKS DEFENSE: RUSH 7TH, PASS 3RD, OVERALL 7TH
DE Kwaku Boatend leads the team in sacks (9) ... LB JC Sherritt leads the team in tackles (76) ... DB Forrest Hightower leads in INT (3) ... Esks are 7th in points allowed and 3rd in sacks made.

RIDERS SPECIAL TEAMS: K Brett Lauther is #2 in CFL FG percentage (93.2%) ... P Josh Bartel has a 41.6 yard average ... Kyran Moore is the active PR yards leader (2 TDs) ... Marcus Thigpen leads the CFL in KR yards (1 TD) ... LB Alex Gagne is the special teams tackles leader (15).

ESKS SPECIAL TEAMS: K Sean Whyte is #7 in FG pct (85.2%) ... P Hugh O'Neill is 5th in punting average (41.8 yard average) ... Their PR/KR leader is Martese Jackson ... Natej Adjei leads in speical teams tackles (13).

NOTES: Saskatchewan is +5 in turnover ratio (3rd) while Edmonton is -4 (6th) ... Riders are 6th in penalties taken, Eskimos are 8th ... In Week 8, Edmonton beat Saskatchewan 26-19 at Commonwealth Stadium.

RP
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