Roughriders at Tiger-Cats 7/19/18 - CFL Picks & Predictions
On Thursday, the Saskatchewan Roughriders visit the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in a CFL Week 6 showdown. The two teams met in Week 4 with the Roughriders winning 18-13. That was the last time both teams played as they had a bye in Week 4. Saskatchewan took the lead late in the fourth thanks to a Marcus Thigpen 34-yard scamper for the touchdown. Brandon Bridge led the Roughriders with 101 passing, while David Watford led in rushing with 50 yards.
In the loss, Hamilton’s Jeremiah Masoli threw for 333 yards and one interception. Masoli also led the rushing attack in the game with 60 yards. The leading receivers for the Tiger-Cats were Brandon Banks with 7 receptions for 113 yards and Jalen Saunders with 5 receptions for 67 yards.
The Roughriders’ Brandon Bridge has thrown for 357 yards and 3 interceptions, while Zach Collaros has 309 yards passing, 2 touchdowns and 2 interceptions, but is out with a concussion. The receiving leader is Naaman Roosevelt with 14 receptions, 166 yards and 2 touchdowns. Jerome Messam and Tre Mason lead the rushing attack with 110 yards and 101 yards respectively. The leading tackler for the team is Samuel Eguavoen with 17 defensive tackles and 4 special team tackles.
Jeremiah Masoli is completing 65.8% of his passes for 1,378 yards, 4 touchdowns and 4 interceptions for the Tiger-Cats. Brandon Banks leads all receivers with 360 yards and 1 touchdown. Close behind are Jalen Saunders with 315 yards and Luke Taskers with 279 yards and 2 touchdowns. The leading rusher is Mercer Timmis with 175 yards and 4 touchdowns. The leading tackler for the defense is Larry Dean with 21 defensive and 1 special teams tackles.
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The Roughriders are 1-0 ATS and SU against the Tiger-Cats this season and have covered the spread in 5 of their last 7 games following a bye week. On the other hand, the Tiger-Cats are 2-2 ATS this season and failed to cover 5 of their last 6 games following a bye week. Final Score Prediction, Hamilton Tiger-Cats win but come up short ATS 28-20.