Saskatchewan Roughriders vs Hamilton Tiger-Cats CFL Picks, Odds, Predictions 8/14/21

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Saskatchewan Roughriders meet Saturday in week 2 CFL action at Mosaic Stadium. The Hamilton Tiger-Cats look for a win after losing their opener to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. The Saskatchewan Roughriders look for a quick 2-0 start after beating the BC Lions week 1.

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats have won 11 of their last 14 games overall. Jeremiah Masoli is completing 58.5 percent of his passes for 242 yards, one touchdown and zero interceptions. Jaelon Acklin and Brandon Banks have combined for 175 receiving yards and one touchdown while Marcus Tucker has three receptions. The Hamilton Tiger-Cats ground game is averaging 55 yards per contest, and Sean Thomas Erlington leads the way with 29 yards on nine carries. Defensively, Hamilton is allowing 19 points and 366 yards per game. Simoni Lawrence leads the Hamilton Tiger-Cats with six tackles, Jovan Santos-Knox has one sack and Channing Stribling has two pass deflections. 

The Saskatchewan Roughriders have won 13 of their last 16 games overall. Coby Fajardo is completing 80 percent of his passes for 230 yards, two touchdowns and one interception. Fajardo has two touchdown passes in his last three games. Shaquelle Evans and Kyran Moore have combined for 118 receiving yards and one touchdown while Jordan Williams-Lambert has six receptions. The Saskatchewan Roughriders ground game is averaging 75 yards per contest, and William Powell leads the way with 43 yards and one touchdown. Defensively, Saskatchewan is allowing 29 points and 431 yards per game. Deon Lacey leads the Saskatchewan Roughriders with seven tackles, Garrett Marino has one sack and Nick Marshall has one interception.

The Tiger-Cats are 5-2-1 ATS in their last 8 road games and 8-3-2 ATS in their last 13 games overall. The Roughriders are 1-4-1 ATS in their last 6 home games and 5-2-1 ATS in their last 8 games overall. The under is 4-0 in Tiger-Cats last 4 games overall. The under is 9-4-1 in Roughriders last 14 home games. The Tiger-Cats are 3-17-1 ATS in their last 21 meetings in Saskatchewan and 11-29-1 ATS in their last 41 meetings.

While it’s just one game, the Saskatchewan Roughriders looked better in their season opener and showed far and away more consistency on offense. The home team has won seven of the last nine meetings between the Tiger-Cats and Roughriders. It’s not always pretty with the Roughriders, but they find ways to win and they’re going to be a tough out yet again if Fajardo continues to manage the game well and limits mistakes. I lean the home team in this toss up.