Saskatchewan Roughriders at Hamilton Tiger-Cats 10/7/22 - CFL Picks & Predictions
Last Updated: 10/07/2022 at 7:01 PM ET
The Saskatchewan Roughriders look for their seventh victory of the season on Friday when visiting the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Saskatchewan is 6-9 and fourth in the West division of the CFL, following its 31-13 loss to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers last Friday. Cody Fajardo threw for 307 yards and one interception in the loss, while Kian Schaffer-Baker caught three passes for 110 yards for the Roughriders.
Cody Fajardo has passed for 3,101 yards with 14 touchdowns and one interception, while the leading rusher is Jamal Morrow with 564 yards and two touchdowns. The leading receiver is Kian Schaffer-Baker with 781 yards and four touchdown receptions. Saskatchewan is scoring an average of 22.8 points per game which is sixth in the league, while allowing an average of 26.0 points per game which is also sixth.
Hamilton seeks its fifth victory of the season when hosting Saskatchewan on Friday. The Tiger-Cats are 4-10 and third in the East division. Hamilton was defeated by the Montreal Alouettes 23-16 on September 23 and had a bye this past weekend. In the loss to Montreal, Quarterback Dane Evans passed for 288 yards, while Tim White caught six passes for 105 yards.
On the season, quarterback Dane Evans has passed for 3,088 yards with 15 touchdowns and 13 interceptions, while Don Jackson is the leading rusher with 272 yards and one touchdown. Tim White is the leading receiver with 983 yards and seven touchdown receptions. Hamilton is scoring an average of 22.5 points per game which is seventh in the CFL, while allowing an average of 27.4 points per game, which is eighth or next to last in the league.
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Hamilton is coming off a disappointing loss to the Montreal Alouettes but the Tiger-Cats have had an additional week to rest, recover from injuries and fix problems on the offense. Hamilton has covered the nut in eight of the last nine when returning from a bye week and the TIger-Cats have covered the number in five of its last seven played at home against Saskatchewan, while the Roughriders have failed to cover the number in seven of its last 10 overall. Final Score Prediction, Hamilton Tiger-Cats win and cover ATS 30-23.