The Toronto Argonauts and Saskatchewan Roughriders meet Friday in week 7 CFL action at Mosaic Stadium. The Toronto Argonauts look for a win to build on their 3-2 record. The Saskatchewan Roughriders need a win here to rebound from back-to-back losses.
The Toronto Argonauts have lost eight of their last 12 games overall. Mcleod Bethel-Thompson is completing 63.8 percent of his passes for 535 yards, three touchdowns and zero interceptions. Bethel-Thompson and Nick Arbuckle have combined for six touchdowns and five interceptions. Ricky Collins Jr. and Eric Rogers have combined for 516 receiving yards and two touchdowns while DaVaris Daniels has 18 receptions. The Toronto Argonauts ground game is averaging 94.6 yards per contest, and John White leads the way with 279 yards and one touchdown. Defensively, Toronto is allowing 22.2 points and 318.8 yards per game. Jeff Richards leads the Toronto Argonauts with 25 tackles, Shawn Oakman has three sacks and Jamal Peters has one interception.
The Saskatchewan Roughriders have won 12 of their last 17 games overall. Coby Fajardo is completing 72.2 percent of his passes for 1,153 yards, four touchdowns and five interceptions. Fajardo has two touchdown passes in four of his last seven games. Kyran Moore and Brayden Lenius have combined for 520 receiving yards and three touchdowns while Kian Schaffer-Baker has 12 receptions. The Saskatchewan Roughriders ground game is averaging 105 yards per contest, and William Powell leads the way with 284 yards and one touchdown. Defensively, Saskatchewan is allowing 20.6 points and 333 yards per game. Micah Teitz leads the Saskatchewan Roughriders with 23 tackles, Jonathan Woodard has five sacks and Ed Gainey has two interceptions.
The Argonauts are 11-24-1 ATS in their last 36 road games and 6-2-1 ATS in their last 9 games overall. The Roughriders are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 Friday games and 7-3-1 ATS in their last 11 games overall. The under is 6-2 in Argonauts last 8 games overall. The under is 4-0 in Roughriders last 4 games overall. The Argonauts are 2-6 ATS in their last 8 meetings.
The Toronto Argonauts are one of the best defensive teams in the league, but they’ve struggled with finishing games and their offense has been shaky in their losses. The Saskatchewan Roughriders couldn’t beat the Blue Bombers in back-to-back games, but they’ve won six straight games when not playing Winnipeg. The Roughriders have also won four straight and seven of the last eight meetings overall against the Argonauts. Tough game to call, but the history between these clubs has me leaning toward Saskatchewan at home.