Lions vs Roughriders Picks and Prediction – 11/2/2024

The BC Lions will be on the road this week for the Western Semifinal in Saskatchewan against the Saskatchewan Roughriders. BC has had a solid season this year with 9 wins and 9 losses overall following a blowout 24 point victory at home against Montreal in their last game. The BC offense dominated in their last outing compiling 526 total yards enroute to 27 points scored. Defensively BC was just as strong giving up just three points on 216 total yards. For other CFL action see our CFL Picks.

Vernon Adams Jr. has carried BC this year as the top ten quarterback with 2929 yards and 16 scores on 197 total completions. William Stanback is the second best running back in the league with 1175 yards and three scores on 231 carries this season. Justin McInnis has been huge for BC as well with 92 catches for 1469 yards and seven touchdowns on the year. Alexander Hollins is the second-best receiver on the roster for BC with 937 yards and six scores on 61 catches.

The Saskatchewan Rough Riders come into the Western Semifinal 9-8-1 following a 15 point loss against Calgary in their last outing. Defensively Saskatchewan was obliterated giving up 27 points including ten in the fourth quarter on 436 total yards. Offensively Saskatchewan never could find it scoring just 12 points on 210 yards.

Jack Coan took most of the steps for Saskatchewan against Calgary completing 10 passes for 100 yards and one touchdown to go along with 14 yards on three carries. Shea Patterson came on to complete 56 yards on five completions in the game. Frankie Hickson was the top ball carrier in the game with 54 yards on 12 carries. Jareth Sterns led the team with 69 yards and one score on 4 receptions.

These two teams are very evenly matched as one game kept them apart in the rankings this season. Look for Saskatchewan to have the edge this week as they will be in front of their home fans in a winner take all game period take the Rough Riders this week to do the job as they get the win and cover to move on to the Western Final. Final Score Prediction, Saskatchewan Roughriders win and cover 27-13.