The Saskatchewan Roughriders and Montreal Alouettes meet Saturday in week 13 CFL action at Molson Stadium. The Saskatchewan Roughriders look for a win after splitting their last eight games. The Montreal Alouettes look to build on their four-game winning streak.
The Saskatchewan Roughriders have won 15 of their last 22 games overall. Coby Fajardo is completing 70.1 percent of his passes for 2,326 yards, 10 touchdowns and nine interceptions. Kyran Moore and Kian Schaffer-Baker have combined for 1,020 receiving yards and four touchdowns, while Brayden Lenius has 29 receptions. The Saskatchewan Roughriders ground game is averaging 99.7 yards per contest, and William Powell leads the way with 598 yards and two touchdowns. Defensively, Saskatchewan is allowing 20.5 points and 344.5 yards per game. Micah Teitz leads the Saskatchewan Roughriders with 51 tackles, Jonathan Woodard has seven sacks and Ed Gainey has three interceptions.
The Montreal Alouettes have lost six of their last 13 games overall. Vernon Adams is completing 59.4 percent of his passes for 1,949 yards, 14 touchdowns and nine interceptions. Jake Wieneke and Eugene Lewis have combined for 1,520 receiving yards and 14 touchdowns, while B.J. Cunningham has 36 receptions. The Montreal Alouettes ground game is averaging 155.3 yards per contest, and William Stanback leads the way with 880 yards and three touchdowns. Defensively, Montreal is allowing 22.2 points and 331.3 yards per game. Greg Reid leads the Montreal Alouettes with 41 tackles, David Menard has seven sacks and Rodney Randle Jr. has two interceptions.
The Roughriders are 9-3 ATS in their last 12 road games and 7-2 ATS in their last 9 games in October. The Alouettes are 1-6 ATS in their last 7 home games and 20-6 ATS in their last 26 Saturday games. The under is 7-2 in Roughriders last 9 games overall. The under is 4-0 in Alouettes last 4 Saturday games. The Roughriders are 5-11 ATS in their last 16 meetings.
The Saskatchewan Roughriders are probably the better team here, and they’ve won four of the last five meetings against Montreal. The Roughriders also have the best rush defense in the league that matches up well against the Alouettes top rushing offense. With that said, we’re getting a red-hot Montreal team at home, a team that’s won four straight, pretty much in a pick em spot. It’s hard to ignore the current form, and there’s no doubt the Alouettes are playing the better football right now.