Hamilton Tiger-Cats at Saskatchewan Roughriders 8/14/21 - CFL Picks & Predictions

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats visit the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Saturday in week 2 of the CFL. Hamilton opened its regular season with a 19-6 loss to Winnipeg. The Tiger-Cats scored with their first possession but were not able to score again. Jeremiah Masoli passed for 242 yards with one touchdown and a pair of interceptions in the loss. Jaelon Acklin scored Hamilton's only touchdown of the night and had 98 receiving yards.

Quarterback Jeremiah Masoli has passed for 242 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions. Masoli’s longest pass has been for 37 yards. Running back Sean Thomas Erlington is the leading rusher for Hamilton with 29 yards. Jaelon Acklin has caught seven passes for 98 yards and one touchdown to lead Hamilton, while Brandon Banks has eight receptions for 77 yards. The leading tackler for Hamilton is Simoni Lawrence with six and one quarterback sack.

Saskatchewan opened its regular season with a 33-29 victory over the BC Lions. Saskatchewan raced out to a 31-0 during the second quarter but had to hold on in the end as the Roughriders scored just four points the rest of the way, while allowing 29. Saskatchewan was led by quarterback Cody Fajardo who passed for a pair of touchdowns and wide receiver Shaq Evans who caught a team-high seven passes.

Cody Fajardo has passed for 230 yards with two touchdowns, one interception and has completed 28 of 35 passes. Shaq Evans is the leading receiver with seven receptions for 69 yards, while Kyran Moore and Brayden Lenius each have one touchdown reception. Running back William Powell has 43 yards and one touchdown while Fajardo has rushed for 26 yards.