The Saskatchewan Roughriders and Calgary Stampeders meet Friday in CFL action at McMahon Stadium. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
Saskatchewan Roughriders Betting Preview
The Saskatchewan Roughriders look to snap a 5-game losing streak. The Roughriders have lost 5 straight road games. Jake Dolegala is completing 63.8 percent of his passes for 1,955 yards, 9 touchdowns and 6 interceptions. Samuel Emilus and Tevin Jones have combined for 1,785 receiving yards and 8 touchdowns, while Shawn Bane Jr. has 78 receptions. The Saskatchewan Roughriders ground game is averaging 84.8 yards per contest, and Jamal Morrow leads the way with 800 yards and 3 touchdowns. Defensively, Saskatchewan is allowing 31 points and 396.7 yards per game. Larry Dean leads the Saskatchewan Roughriders with 98 tackles, Pete Robertson has 6 sacks and Nick Marshall has 4 interceptions.
Calgary Stampeders Betting Preview
The Calgary Stampeders look to snap a 3-game losing streak. The Stampeders have lost 4 of their last 6 home games. Jake Maier is completing 64.3 percent of his passes for 3,828 yards, 15 touchdowns and 15 interceptions. Reggie Begelton and Marken Michel have combined for 1,720 receiving yards and 7 touchdowns, while Tre Odoms-Dukes has 55 receptions. The Calgary Stampeders ground game is averaging 93.4 yards per contest, and Dedrick Mills leads the way with 714 yards and 4 touchdowns. Defensively, Calgary is allowing 26.7 points and 361 yards per game. Micah Awe leads the Calgary Stampeders with 101 tackles, Mike Rose has 10 sacks and Cameron Judge has 3 interceptions.
Trends
The Roughriders are 1-4-1 ATS in their last 6 road games and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The Stampeders are 8-19 ATS in their last 27 home games and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games in October. The over is 9-0 in Roughriders last 9 games overall. The under is 6-2-1 in Stampeders last 9 games overall. The Roughriders are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 meetings in Calgary.
Randy’s Pick
I’m not running to the window to back either of these losing teams, but somebody has to win. The Saskatchewan Roughriders don’t do anything well on either side of the ball, and they’re getting rocked in the majority of these losses. The Calgary Stampeders have issues as well, but at least they’re at home here and have had an extra week to prepare. If the Stampeders cant win this game at home coming off a bye week, something is wrong. I’ll lay the chalk with the Stamps.