DOUBLE Z AG SALES PREVIEW: SASKATCHEWAN AT CALGARY

ROUGHRIDERS (10-6) AT STAMPEDERS (12-3)

WHEN: 5:00 pm Sask Time, Saturday, October 20/2018
WHERE: McMahon Stadium Calgary
BROADCAST: TSN, ESPN+, 620 CKRM Rider Network, Sirius/XM Channel 167
FORECAST: Cloudy, 17 degrees Celsius
THE LINE: Stampeders favoured by 12.5-points
REFEREE: Kim Murphy

RIDERS: Road 5-3, Vs West 5-3
STAMPS: Home 7-1, Vs West 4-3

RIDERS OFFENSE: RUSH 3RD, PASS 8TH, OVERALL 8TH
QB Zach Collaros is 6th in CFL passing (2595 yards, 9 TDs, 13 INTs) ... WR Shaq Evans leads the team in receiving (707 yards, 0 TDs) ... RB Tre Mason is 4th in CFL rushing 9758 yards, 1 TD) ... Riders are 6th in points scored and 1st in fewest sacks allowed.

STAMPS OFFENSE: RUSH 5TH, PASS 4TH, OVERALL 3RD
QB Bo Levi Mitchell is 4th in CFL passing (4351 yards, 31 TDs, 13 INTs) ... WR Kamar Jorden leads in receiving (944 yards, 6 TDs) but is on the Injured List ... RB Don Jackson is 5th in CFL rushing (743 yards, 2 TDs) ... Stamps are 2nd in points scored and 2nd in sacks allowed.

RIDERS DEFENSE: RUSH 2ND, PASS 3RD, OVERALL 3RD
DE Willie Jefferson is the team's active leader in sacks (9) ... DB Loucheiz Purifoy leads in INT (4) ... LB Sam Eguavoen leads in tackles (69) ... Riders are 5th in points and 2nd in sacks made.

STAMPS DEFENSE: RUSH 1ST, PASS 2ND, OVERALL 1ST
DL Micah Johnson leads the team in sacks (11) ... DB Emmanual Davis leads in INT (4) ... LB Alex Singleton leads in tackles (100) ... Stamps are 1st in fewest points allowed and 5th in sacks.

RIDERS SPECIAL TEAMS: K Brett Lauther is 2nd in FG percentage (90%) ... P Josh Bartel has a 41.0-yard average ... Kyran Moore leads in PR yards (2 TDs) ... Marcus Thigpen is #2 in CFL KO yards (1 TD) ... LB Alex Gagne leads the CFL in special teams tackles (20).

STAMPS SPECIAL TEAMS: K Rene Parades is 3rd in FG percentage (89.2%) ... P Rob Maver is 4th in punting average (45.6) ... Terry Williams leads in PR yards (3rd) and KR yards ... W. McManis leads in special teams tackles (17).

NOTES: Calgary is +12 in turnover ratio (2nd) while Saskatchewan is +4 (3rd) ... The Stamps are #2 in penalties while the Riders are #6 ... The season will be decided in this one. Calgary won 34-22 in Saskatchewan in Week 7 while the Riders won 40-27 in Week 10 in Regina ... The Stampeders last lost back-to-back home games in 2017 when they dropped their final two home games of the regular season.

RP
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