Roughriders at Argonauts 9/28/19 - CFL Picks & Predictions
Last Updated: 09/24/2019 at 4:33 PM ET
The Saskatchewan Roughriders visit the Toronto Argonauts on Saturday for a CFL Week 16 showdown. The Roughriders had a bye during Week 15 and beat the Montreal Alouettes 27-25 in Week 14. Brett Lauther booted a 39-yard field goal with less than a minute to play to give the Roughriders the win at home. Saskatchewan quarterback Cody Fajardo threw for 254 yards and one touchdown.
Toronto lost on Friday night 23-16 to the Calgary Stampeders. The Toronto offensive line could not keep the pressure off their quarterback as the Argonauts gave up six sacks. McLeod Bethel-Thompson threw for just 86 yards, before being replaced by James Franklin during the third quarter and Franklin threw for 147 yards and one touchdown in the loss.
Cody Fajardo leads the Roughriders in passing with 2,862 yards, 10 touchdowns and seven interceptions. The leading rusher for Saskatchewan is William Powell with 751 yards and 10 touchdowns. Shaquelle Evans leads the Roughriders in receiving with 869 yards and three touchdowns, while Kyran Moore is second with 641 yards and three touchdowns.
McLeod Bethel-Thompson leads Toronto with 3,090 yards passing, 19 touchdowns and 12 interceptions. James Wilder Jr. has 259 yards rushing and one touchdown to lead the Argonauts. Derel Walker leads Toronto in receiving with 949 yards and six touchdowns, while S.J. Green has 667 yards receiving and two touchdowns.
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Saskatchewan has covered the number in 5 of the last 7 between the two. The Roughriders are coming off a bye week and won with a last second field goal going into their bye week. Toronto has failed to cover 9 of the last 10 versus an opponent with a winning record. In contrast, the Roughriders have covered each of the last 4 versus an opponent with a losing record. Final Score Prediction, Saskatchewan Roughriders win and cover ATS 32-19
