Looking for First Win the Roughriders host Tiger-Cats

Dirty July 8, 2017

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Roughriders Look for 1st Win in Mosaic Stadium

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats and the Saskatchewan Roughriders battle on Saturday when they meet at Mosaic Stadium. The Roughriders look for their first win at brand-spanking new Mosaic Stadium. The teams cap-off CFL Week 3 action on ESPN2 in the United States. Gametime is set for 10 pm EST.

Oddsmakers opened the Roughriders up as 2-point favorites against the spread. That has now dropped to the Rriders being only 1-point favorites now. The total opened at 53 and has inched down to 52.5.

The Roughriders were a 43-40 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. They failed to cover the -1.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score (83) made winners of OVER bettors.

Saskatchewan has lost its first two games by a combined total of four points. This includes a heart-breaking 43-40 overtime game to Winnipeg Blue last week at the new Mosaic Stadium home opener. Justin Medlock kicked the game winning field goal in the second overtime to seal the deal for Saskatchewan’s rivals.

Kevin Glenn led the offense. He completed 36 of 49 passes for 377 yards with four touchdowns. Glenn also had two interceptions. He connected with four different receivers for majors, including Nic Demski, who had a team-high 82 receiving yards.

TiCats are Looking to Shore up Defense and O-Line

Hamilton lost its last outing, a 32-15 loss against the Toronto Argonauts on June 25. The Tiger-Cats failed to cover in that game as a -3.5-point favorite, while the 47 combined points took the game UNDER the total.

The Ticats are coming off of a bye week. They are anxious to redeem themselves after falling 32-15 to the Toronto Argonauts in Week 1. Hamilton’s only touchdown was scored on special teams. Will Hill blocked a Toronto field goal attempt. It was taken back to for a TD by Richard Leonard for an 84-yard major.

The Black and Gold’s defence gave up 506 yards in the air to Ricky Ray and company. It was a career-high for the 37-year-old veteran. Zach Collaros was sacked six times in the loss. The Tabbies will start running back Ross Scheuerman in Week 3. Scheuerman rushed for 79 yards on 16 carries and added another 40 yards on five catches in his one and only start last season against the Montreal Alouettes back in September.

Name	Record	ATS	Offense	Defense	Diff	ATS Home	ATS Away	OU Record	OU Home	OU Away
Hamilton	0-1	0-1	15.00	32.00	-17	0-0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0-1
Saskatchewan	0-2	1-1	28.00	30.00	-2	0-1	1-0	1-1	1-0	0-1

Yards Per Point

Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
HAM	17.2	17.03	0.17
SAS	14.25	12.7	1.55

Yards Per Pass

Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
HAM	8.31	15.16	-6.85
SAS	9.76	12.09	-2.33

Yards Per Rush

Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
HAM	2.29	2.44	-0.15
SAS	4.56	5.57	-1.01

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Name	Record	Home	Away	ATS	ATS Home	ATS Away	Offense	Defense	Diff
Overall	0-1	0-0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0-1	15.00	32.00	-17.00
vs Conf	0-1	0-0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0-1	15.00	32.00	-17.00
Last 3	0-1	0-0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0-1	15.00	32.00	-17.00

Saskatchewan Roughriders

Name	Record	Home	Away	ATS	ATS Home	ATS Away	Offense	Defense	Diff
Overall	0-2	0-1	0-1	1-1	0-1	1-0	28.00	30.00	-2.00
vs Conf	0-1	0-1	0-0	0-1	0-1	0-0	40.00	43.00	-3.00
Last 3	0-2	0-1	0-1	1-1	0-1	1-0	28.00	30.00	-2.00

Title	Stat	Rank	Stat	Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense	15.00	9	30.00	5
Away Team Road Passing vs Home Team Home Passing Defense	216.00	7	299.00	4
Away Team Road Rushing vs Home Team Home Rushing Defense	16.00	8	96.00	4
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense	28.00	4	32.00	6
Home Team Home Passing vs Away Team Road Passing Defense	362.00	2	485.00	8
Home Team Home Rushing vs Away Team Road Rushing Defense	20.00	7	39.00	3

Name	Record	ATS	OU	Score	Rush	YPR	PA	CP	PY	TY	TO +/-
Hamilton	5-5	5-5	3-7	24.80	79.20	5.70	36.20	65.19	302.70	384.60	1.20
Saskatchewan	5-5	5-5	3-7	24.50	118.20	5.68	31.30	63.26	258.60	386.20	1.60

Date	Away	Home	Score	Line	Total	OU Result	ARY	APY	ATY	ATT	HRY
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
Jul 21, 2013	HAM	SAS	0-37	16	179	195	2	153	347	500	0
Jul 28, 2012	HAM	SAS	35-34	83	356	439	0	72	380	452	2

Hamilton Tiger-Cats 0-1
Hamilton is 1-8-1 ATS in its last 10 games
Hamilton is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Hamilton’s last 9 games
Hamilton is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Hamilton is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Hamilton is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Saskatchewan
Hamilton is 8-16 ATS in its last 24 games when playing Saskatchewan
Hamilton is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Saskatchewan
Hamilton is 7-18 SU in its last 25 games when playing Saskatchewan
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Hamilton’s last 6 games when playing Saskatchewan
Hamilton is 3-14 ATS in its last 17 games when playing on the road against Saskatchewan
Hamilton is 2-15 SU in its last 17 games when playing on the road against Saskatchewan
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Hamilton’s last 5 games when playing on the road against Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan Roughriders 0-2
Saskatchewan is 8-4 ATS in its last 12 games
Saskatchewan is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Saskatchewan is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Saskatchewan’s last 10 games
Saskatchewan is 8-17 ATS in its last 25 games at home
Saskatchewan is 5-14 SU in its last 19 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Saskatchewan’s last 5 games at home
Saskatchewan is 16-8 ATS in its last 24 games when playing Hamilton
Saskatchewan is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Hamilton
Saskatchewan is 18-7 SU in its last 25 games when playing Hamilton
Saskatchewan is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Hamilton
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Saskatchewan’s last 6 games when playing Hamilton
Saskatchewan is 14-3 ATS in its last 17 games when playing at home against Hamilton
Saskatchewan is 15-2 SU in its last 17 games when playing at home against Hamilton
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Saskatchewan’s last 5 games when playing at home against Hamilton

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 25, 2017	TOR	15-32	L	-3.5/55.5	L/U	16	216	258	39	485	545	1	A
Nov 13, 2016	EDM	21-24	L	3/56	P/U	41	269	323	180	141	332	2	H
Nov 5, 2016	MON	25-32	L	-2.5/46	L/O	55	309	390	65	256	322	-1	H
Oct 28, 2016	EDM	26-29	L	-2.5/57	L/U	59	273	332	159	224	398	0	H
Oct 21, 2016	OTT	39-36	W	3.5/53	W/O	90	358	449	114	401	532	-3	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
Jul 1, 2017	WIN	40-43	L	-1.5/50.5	L/O	20	362	397	96	299	430	2	H
Jun 22, 2017	MON	16-17	L	7/50.5	W/U	103	292	401	99	233	332	1	A
Nov 5, 2016	BC	18-41	L	15/51	L/O	74	193	274	182	315	519	-2	A
Oct 29, 2016	BC	6-24	L	5/53	L/U	53	138	256	146	241	387	0	H
Oct 22, 2016	MON	14-19	L	-6.5/49.5	L/U	96	178	304	102	145	279	-1	H