Tiger-Cats Host Roughriders in Thursday CFL Action

Tiger-Cats Look for Revenge in Week 6 Action

The fans at Tim Hortons Field will be treated to a game between the Saskatchewan Roughriders and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats when they take their seats on Thursday night. Kickoff is at 7:30 p.m. ET and can be seen on TSN, RDS and ESPN+.

Oddsmakers have listed the TiCats as 11-point favorites. The total is sitting at 51.

The Roughriders are two weeks removed from an 18-13 win in Regina against the Tiger-Cats. The TiCats will be bent on revenge in a game at home tonight where they are heavily favored.

TiCat quarterback Jeremiah Masoli is chasing history. The Ole Miss product could set the CFL’s all-time record for most consecutive 300-plus passing-yard games. It will take a strong performance against Saskatchewan on Thursday.

The record currently is nine. It is shared by Masoli, Kent Austin (1991, Saskatchewan) and Sam Etcheverry (1956, Montreal).

Roughriders Need Win to Keep Pace in the West

If the Riders have their way, Masoli won’t earn the record to himself. The Ticat pivot is one of the most dynamic quarterbacks in the league today, and still managed 333 passing yards in his team’s 13-point effort in Regina.

Brandon Bridge was chosen as the starting quarterback early in the week. It remains to be seen how much of a leash he will have. He was replaced before the end of the first quarter. He returned to finish the ballgame when these teams met two weeks ago.

Saskatchewan will make just one change to its Week 4 roster. They will swap out one D-lineman Makana Henry for another in safety Tristan Doughlin.

Tiger-Cats are Looking for the End Zone More Often

As much as Masoli’s shot at history would be a nice, wins are what matter.

Even with his 333 yards in Regina last time out, he was not good enough. One interception and zero touchdowns is not up to the standard of any starting quarterback in CFL. Especially one of Masoli’s quality.

It remains to be seen what the 29 year-old’s receiver group will look like. Luke Tasker is listed as a game-time decision. Head coach June Jones intends to make the decision after pregame warmups. Rookie Rashad Lawrence will likely slide into Tasker’s spot at slotback.

The secondary will be boosted by the return of Richard Leonard. The Florida International product came into 2018 with a chip on his shoulder. He believed to be a snub in Rookie of the Year voting. Leonard began the year very well before a Week-2 injury against Edmonton.

2018 first-round draft pick Darius Ciraco will make his fifth-straight start. The former Calgary Dino has been an immediate impact player early in his rookie campaign.

CFL Week 6 This and That

8% of drives in games involving Saskatchewan end in touchdowns. That’s a sharp drop from the 18 per cent mark in the 15 non-Saskatchewan games played this year. The Riders are a defensive team, and wins will likely come because of defense.

Three-straight games of triple-digit receiving yards for Hamilton’s Brandon Banks. He has flourished under June Jones’s high powered offense.

The CFL has never had two quarterbacks eclipse the 6,000-yard mark in the same season. Masoli and Edmonton’s Mike Reilly are on pace to be in the vicinity come the end of the season.

Saskatchewan’s defense has been downright monstrous at times to begin the season. Hamilton’s offense has had moments of being unstoppable.

Recent Form

Name	Record	ATS	Offense	Defense	Diff	ATS Home	ATS Away	OU Record	OU Home	OU Away
Saskatchewan	2-2	2-2	19.75	23.75	-4	2-1	0-1	1-3	0-3	1-0
Hamilton	2-2	2-2	24.00	21.00	3	1-0	1-2	1-3	0-1	1-2

Power Stats

Yards Per Point

Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
SAS	15.65	15.41	0.24
HAM	19.14	16.13	3

Yards Per Pass

Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
SAS	11.60	12.61	-1.01
HAM	13.66	12.21	1.45

Yards Per Rush

Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
SAS	4.61	4.17	0.44
HAM	6.20	6.13	0.07

Team Records

Saskatchewan Roughriders

Name	Record	Home	Away	ATS	ATS Home	ATS Away	Offense	Defense	Diff
Overall	2-2	2-1	0-1	2-2	2-1	0-1	19.75	23.75	-4.00
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	17.33	25.33	-8.00

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Name	Record	Home	Away	ATS	ATS Home	ATS Away	Offense	Defense	Diff
Overall	2-2	1-0	1-2	2-2	1-0	1-2	24.00	21.00	3.00
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	27.33	18.67	8.66

Supergrid

Title	Stat	Rank	Stat	Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense	19.75	7	21.00	3
Away Team Road Passing vs Home Team Home Passing Defense	235.00	6	139.00	1
Away Team Road Rushing vs Home Team Home Rushing Defense	94.00	6	134.00	6
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense	24.00	5	23.75	4
Home Team Home Passing vs Away Team Road Passing Defense	359.00	1	345.00	9
Home Team Home Rushing vs Away Team Road Rushing Defense	111.00	6	114.00	6

Head To Head Summary

Name	Record	ATS	OU	Score	Rush	YPR	PA	CP	PY	TY	TO +/-
Saskatchewan	6-4	6-4	3-7	22.40	109.70	5.80	31.20	66.35	229.80	354.00	1.70
Hamilton	4-6	4-6	3-7	24.50	83.00	5.65	37.50	61.87	292.60	380.40	1.40

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
Jul 5, 2018	HAM	SAS	13-18	96	322	429	2	150	128	298	1
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

CFL Betting Odds & Trends

Saskatchewan Roughriders
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Saskatchewan's last 9 games
Saskatchewan is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Saskatchewan's last 7 games on the road
Saskatchewan is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Hamilton
Saskatchewan is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Hamilton
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Saskatchewan's last 9 games when playing Hamilton
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Saskatchewan's last 5 games when playing on the road against Hamilton

Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Hamilton is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games
Hamilton is 8-17 SU in its last 25 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Hamilton's last 5 games
Hamilton is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Hamilton is 5-10-1 ATS in its last 16 games at home
Hamilton is 3-12 SU in its last 15 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Hamilton's last 6 games at home
Hamilton is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Saskatchewan
Hamilton is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Saskatchewan
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Hamilton's last 9 games when playing Saskatchewan
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Hamilton's last 5 games when playing at home against Saskatchewan

Team Last 5 Games

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
Jul 5, 2018	HAM	18-13	W	6/51	W/U	150	128	298	96	322	429	-1	H
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

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
Jul 5, 2018	SAS	13-18	L	-6/51	L/U	96	322	429	150	128	298	1	A
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

Next up:
Saskatchewan home to Calgary Saturday, July 28
Hamilton home to Ottawa Saturday, July 28

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