12:29 p.m.
The Roughriders are 3.5 point favourites and Luc tis going with the Riders to cover the spread and win by at least six points.
11:52 a.m.
In case folks haven't heard, the game is the first sellout of the season at Mosaic Stadium, with 33,000 fans expected to cheer on the Green and White in just over an hour's time!
11:45 a.m.
It'll be another warm and beautiful day for football, mainly sunny and 26 C at kickoff and getting up to 29 C in the later afternoon. It'll be a breezy one with winds from the southeast at 30 km/h gusting to 50 km/h. Air quality is clear.
It’s Week 11 in the Canadian Football League and we have another showdown between first place teams as the Saskatchewan Roughriders take on the Hamilton Tiger-Cats at Mosaic Stadium!
The Roughriders have been the class of the CFL thus far this season and hold a 7-1 record, tops in both the West Division and the entire league. Hamilton is 6-3 and are in first place in the East Division.
The two teams met in Hamilton way back in Week 2 on June 14, with the TiCats staging a late-game rally before falling 28-23 to the Riders.
Saskatchewan is coming off their second bye week after talking a 34-6 win over Montreal in Week 9. Hamilton lost 41-38 to B.C. in Week 10.
Teagan Witko, Justin Dunk and Wes Cates are currently hosting the pre-game show live from Mosaic Stadium, Dave Thomas and Luc Mullinder will have the game call at 1 p.m. on the 620 CKRM Co-operators Rider Broadcast Network.
The Roughriders depth chart. For the first time this season Saskatchewan has the same line-up as their previous game, offering a bit of consistency that they hope will lead to back-to-back comfortable wins.
Trevor Harris once again leads the offence into battle, having completed 161 of 214 pases for 2,183 yards, 14 touchdowns and only four interceptions. Harris’ 119.7 quarterback efficiency is the best in the CFL.
KeeSean Johnson and Dohnte Meyers lead the receiving corps, with Johnson having 43 catches for 565 yards and three touchdowns, while Meyers has 35 catches for 565 yards and four majors. A.J. Ouellette is the featured running back and has 107 carries for 564 yards and three touchdowns.
Linebacker Jameer Thurman leads the team with 44 tackles, Malik Carney and Shane Ray each have four sacks. Defensive backs Rolan Milligan Jr. and Tevaughn Campbell each have two interceptions.
The Tiger-Cats depth chart. Kenny Lawler is the player to watch for Hamilton, with his 43 catches for 783 yards second best in the CFL, while his eight touchdowns through the air are tops in the league.
Bo-Levi Mitchell gets the start at quarterback for Hamilton and has completed 232 of 335 passes for 2,856 yards, 21 touchdowns and three interceptions.
Tim White has actually been Mitchell’s favourite target this season, with 50 catches for 596 yards and four touchdowns. Kiondre Smith has 44 catches for 549 yards and five majors. Greg Bell leads their rushing game with 61 carries for 284 yards.
Linebacker Rayshawn Wilborn had 38 tackles to lead the Hamilton defence, Mario Kendricks Jr. has four sacks. Defensive backs Stavros Katsantonis and Jamal Peters each have three interceptions.
