The Saskatchewan Roughriders and BC Lions meet Saturday in CFL action at BC Place. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.

Saskatchewan Roughriders Betting Preview 

The Saskatchewan Roughriders are 3-2 on the season and 2-0 on the road. The Roughriders have lost 9 of their last 12 regular season games overall. Trevor Harris is completing 67.1 percent of his passes for 1,274 yards, 6 touchdowns and 4 interceptions. Tevin Jones and Shawn Bane Jr. have combined for 649 receiving yards and 2 touchdowns, while Samuel Emilus has 17 receptions. The Saskatchewan Roughriders ground game is averaging 106.8 yards per contest, and Jamal Morrow leads the way with 322 yards on 62 attempts. Defensively, Saskatchewan is allowing 25.6 points and 366.4 yards per game. Larry Dean leads the Saskatchewan Roughriders with 37 tackles, Pete Robertson has 2 sacks and Rolan Milligan has 2 interceptions.

BC Lions Betting Preview 

The BC Lions are coming off a bye and are riding with a 4-1 record. The Lions haven’t lost a home game since September of last year. Vernon Adams Jr. is completing 71.2 percent of his passes for 1,520 yards, 9 touchdowns and 9 interceptions. Alexander Hollins and Dominique Rhymes have combined for 584 receiving yards and 6 touchdowns, while Justin McInnis has 14 receptions. The BC Lions ground game is averaging 98.4 yards per contest, and Taquan Mizzell leads the way with 246 yards on 46 attempts. Defensively, BC is allowing 17 points and 287 yards per game. Boseko Lokombo leads the BC Lions with 30 tackles, Mathieu Betts has 9 sacks and T.J. Lee has 1 interception.

Trends

The Roughriders are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 Saturday games and 2-9 ATS in their last 11 games overall. The Lions are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 home games and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The under is 4-1 in Roughriders last 5 road games. The under is 7-2 in Lions last 9 games overall. The Roughriders are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 meetings in BC and 8-3 ATS in their last 11 meetings.

Randy’s Pick

The Saskatchewan Roughriders defense is below average, and they still have some showing and proving to do after last season’s disaster. The Roughriders also aren’t covering numbers, so there’s some hesitation on that side. The BC Lions are making a case as the best team in the CFL through 5 games, they’re at home, and they’re coming off a bye week. I know double-digit chalk turns some people off, but it’s hard not to side with BC in this game. I’ll lay the points as BC covers a sixth straight home game.