Roughriders and Tiger-Cats Kick Off CFL Week 4 Action

Roughriders Looking to Break Two Game Losing Streak

The fans at Mosaic Stadium will be see the upstart Hamilton Tiger-Cats and the Saskatchewan Roughriders when they take their seats on Thursday. The Tiger-Cats and Roughriders are two teams that carry much different story-lines heading into Week 4.

The Ticats are riding high. They have picked up wins against two tough teams in the West. They find themselves going for a third straight victory. Head Coach June Jones has this Offense humming.

While the Roughriders started off the season strong with a convincing win over the reigning Grey Cup champs have slid. They now find themselves 1-2 after a pair of lopsided losses.

Oddsmakers have the Tiger-Cats as 7-point favorites. The total is sitting at 51.

Roughriders a Rare Home Dog to Tiger-Cats as they Face Injury Issues

Saskatchewan will be without starting quarterback Zach Collaros for a second straight week. Collaros left the Riders’ Week 2 game against the Ottawa REDBLACKS with a head injury. He is currently sitting on the six-game injured list.

The Riders will once again put their faith in backup QB Brandon Bridge. They are starting him despite being pulled in the team’s 23-17 loss to the Montreal Alouettes last week. Bridge completed just eight of 18 passes for 111 yards with a pair of interceptions.

Even after the Riders replaced Bridge with backup David Watford, the team struggled. They couldn't seem to find any momentum. Watford did find Naaman Roosevelt for the Riders only Touchdown (Major) of the game.  He also threw two picks of his own.

Head coach Chris Jones made the decision late in the game to put star receiver turned cornerback, Duron Carter on offense. He was trying to provide a spark for the team. Carter will start in the secondary for a third straight week.

Tiger-Cats Riding High as They Face the Roughriders

The Black and Gold made a statement last week. They had a dominant 31-17 victory over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Quarterback Jeremiah Masoli completed 31 of 41 attempts for 369 yards. He had one touchdown pass and one interception.

It was the eighth straight game he has broken the 300-yard passing mark.

Brandon Banks led all receivers with 111 yards. Sean Thomas-Erlington rushed for 92 yards in the victory. Mercer Timmis was effective when needed, as he found the end zone twice.

The Ticats are one of the most pleasant surprises to start the CFL season. They needed nine games to pick up their first win in 2017. The Ticats now have twice as many victories as they did halfway through last season.

The team will be without defensive end Adrian Tracy. He was injured in last weeks win against the Bombers. First year Ticat Julian Howsare will get the start in his place.

Recent Form

Name

Name	Record	ATS	Offense	Defense	Diff	ATS Home	ATS Away	OU Record	OU Home	OU Away
Hamilton	2-1	2-1	27.67	22.00	5.67	1-0	1-1	1-2	0-1	1-1
Saskatchewan	1-2	1-2	20.33	27.33	-7	1-1	0-1	1-2	0-2	1-0

Power Stats

Yards Per Point

Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
HAM	16.96	16.02	0.95
SAS	15.38	12.62	2.76

Yards Per Pass

Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
HAM	13.56	13.00	0.56
SAS	12.25	12.12	0.13

Yards Per Rush

Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
HAM	6.37	5.96	0.41
SAS	3.96	3.70	0.26

Team Records

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Name	Record	Home	Away	ATS	ATS Home	ATS Away	Offense	Defense	Diff
Overall	2-1	1-0	1-1	2-1	1-0	1-1	27.67	22.00	5.67
vs Conf	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0.00	0.00	0.00
Last 3	2-1	1-0	1-1	2-1	1-0	1-1	27.67	22.00	5.67

Saskatchewan Roughriders

Name	Record	Home	Away	ATS	ATS Home	ATS Away	Offense	Defense	Diff
Overall	1-2	1-1	0-1	1-2	1-1	0-1	20.33	27.33	-7.00
vs Conf	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0.00	0.00	0.00
Last 3	1-2	1-1	0-1	1-2	1-1	0-1	20.33	27.33	-7.00

Supergrid

Title	Stat	Rank	Stat	Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense	27.67	4	27.33	6
Away Team Road Passing vs Home Team Home Passing Defense	329.00	3	221.50	2
Away Team Road Rushing vs Home Team Home Rushing Defense	126.00	3	43.00	1
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense	20.33	7	22.00	3
Home Team Home Passing vs Away Team Road Passing Defense	207.00	5	281.50	7
Home Team Home Rushing vs Away Team Road Rushing Defense	85.50	7	97.00	4

Head To Head Summary

Name	Record	ATS	OU	Score	Rush	YPR	PA	CP	PY	TY	TO +/-
Hamilton	4-6	4-6	3-7	25.20	80.80	5.69	37.30	63.00	299.90	384.40	1.40
Saskatchewan	6-4	6-4	3-7	23.80	109.20	5.63	31.80	65.09	243.90	365.60	1.60

Head To Head Detail

Date	Away	Home	Score	Line	Total	OU Result	ARY	APY	ATY	ATT	HRY	HPY	HTY	HTT	Away Team Attempts	Home Team Attempts	Away Team Completions	Home Team Completions
Sep 15, 2017	SAS	HAM	27-19	41	208	272	1	88	328	416	4
Jul 8, 2017	HAM	SAS	20-37	27	179	216	0	94	372	474	1
Sep 24, 2016	HAM	SAS	18-20	43	306	353	1	72	360	450	1
Aug 20, 2016	SAS	HAM	7-53	48	212	296	6	88	420	509	0
Oct 9, 2015	SAS	HAM	15-30	75	299	385	2	102	371	493	0
Jul 26, 2015	HAM	SAS	31-21	168	282	452	0	84	238	351	1
Sep 14, 2014	SAS	HAM	3-28	101	100	201	1	119	287	406	1
Jun 29, 2014	HAM	SAS	10-31	42	159	201	3	164	136	300	2
Nov 24, 2013	HAM	SAS	23-45	57	272	329	3	268	245	513	1
Jul 27, 2013	SAS	HAM	32-20	145	269	414	0	74	395	469	2

CFL Betting Odds & Trends

Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Hamilton is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games
Hamilton is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Hamilton is 8-16 SU in its last 24 games
Hamilton is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
Hamilton is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Hamilton is 8-17 ATS in its last 25 games when playing Saskatchewan
Hamilton is 7-18 SU in its last 25 games when playing Saskatchewan
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Hamilton's last 8 games when playing Saskatchewan
Hamilton is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Saskatchewan
Hamilton is 2-16 SU in its last 18 games when playing on the road against Saskatchewan
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Hamilton's last 6 games when playing on the road against Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan Roughriders
Saskatchewan is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Saskatchewan is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Saskatchewan's last 8 games
Saskatchewan is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Saskatchewan is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Saskatchewan's last 6 games at home
Saskatchewan is 17-8 ATS in its last 25 games when playing Hamilton
Saskatchewan is 18-7 SU in its last 25 games when playing Hamilton
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Saskatchewan's last 8 games when playing Hamilton
Saskatchewan is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Hamilton
Saskatchewan is 16-2 SU in its last 18 games when playing at home against Hamilton
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Saskatchewan's last 6 games when playing at home against Hamilton

Team Last 5 Games

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	ATS Result	offensive rush yards	offensive passing yards	offensive total yards	defensive rush yards	defensive passing yards	defensive total yards	turnovers	Location
Jun 29, 2018	WIN	31-17	W	-4.5/59	W/U	111	359	480	134	139	280	1	H
Jun 22, 2018	EDM	38-21	W	6.5/56.5	W/O	196	325	528	62	278	348	-1	A
Jun 16, 2018	CAL	14-28	L	7.5/55	L/U	56	333	400	132	285	429	1	A
Nov 3, 2017	MON	33-0	W	-15/50	W/U	173	313	502	79	90	189	-2	H
Oct 27, 2017	OTT	36-41	L	6.5/53.5	W/O	54	428	492	134	338	486	-4	A

Saskatchewan Roughriders

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	ATS Result	offensive rush yards	offensive passing yards	offensive total yards	defensive rush yards	defensive passing yards	defensive total yards	turnovers	Location
Jun 30, 2018	MON	17-23	L	-10.5/45	L/U	60	218	279	32	232	287	2	H
Jun 21, 2018	OTT	17-40	L	2/50	L/O	94	235	345	114	345	459	3	A
Jun 15, 2018	TOR	27-19	W	2.5/49.5	W/U	111	196	314	54	211	289	-1	H
Nov 19, 2017	TOR	21-25	L	3/52	L/U	102	186	330	56	257	322	2	A
Nov 12, 2017	OTT	31-20	W	2.5/51.5	W/U	212	252	464	58	442	515	-2	A

Next up:

Hamilton home to Saskatchewan Thursday, July 19

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