Saskatchewan Roughriders at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 9/30/22 - CFL Picks & Predictions
Last Updated: 09/27/2022 at 11:41 AM ET
The Saskatchewan Roughriders look to bounce back from a loss when visiting the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Friday. Saskatchewan is 6-8 and fourth in the West division following its 26-24 loss to the Edmonton Elks last Friday. Cody Fajardo passed for 230 yards and two touchdowns in the loss, but the Roughriders could not hold onto an 18-16 lead entering the final quarter.
Saskatchewan quarterback Cody Fajardo has passed for 2,794 yards with 14 touchdowns and 10 interceptions. The leading rusher is Jamal Morrow with 564 yards and two touchdowns while the leading receiver is Kian Schaffer-Baker with 671 yards and four touchdown receptions. Saskatchewan is scoring an average of 23.5 points per game which is sixth in the CFL and is allowing an average of 25.6 points per game which is fifth.
Winnipeg looks for its 13th win of the season when hosting Saskatchewan on Friday. The Blue Bombers are 12-2 following a 48-31 loss to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on September 17. Zach Collaros passed for 342 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions. The leading receiver in the loss was Dalton Schoen with 158 yards. Winnipeg fell behind 34-14 at halftime and could not recover.
Quarterback Zach Collaros has passed for 3,578 yards with 28 touchdowns and 12 interceptions. The leading rusher is Brady Oliviera with 757 yards and three touchdowns, while the leading receiver is Dalton Schoen with 988 yards and 10 touchdown receptions. Winnipeg is scoring an average of 26.8 points per game which is third in the CFL and the Blue Bombers are allowing an average of 21.2 points per game which is first.
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Winnipeg will have had two weeks to prepare for this matchup and stew over losing to Hamilton on September 17. Winnipeg is first in the CFL in points allowed at just 21.2 points per game and the Blue Bombers have covered the number in 8 of the last 11 head-to-head versus Saskatchewan. The Rough Riders have failed to cover the number in 10 of the last 14 played during September. Final Score Prediction, Winnipeg Blue Bombers win and cover ATS 31-17.