Edmonton Eskimos (8-9) vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders (12-5)
November 2, 2019 at 04:00 PM EDT
The Line: The Line: Saskatchewan Roughriders -7.5 — Over/Under: 47.5
The Edmonton Eskimos and Saskatchewan Roughriders meet Saturday in CFL action at Mosaic Stadium.
The Edmonton Eskimos could use a win after losing six of their last eight games. The Edmonton Eskimos have lost four of their last six road games. Trevor Harris is completing 71.8 percent of his passes for 4,027 yards, 16 touchdowns and six interceptions. Harris has three or more touchdown passes in six of his last 16 games. Greg Ellingson and Ricky Collins have combined for 2,273 receiving yards and eight touchdowns while DaVaris Daniels has 53 receptions. The Edmonton Eskimos ground game is averaging 90.8 yards per contest, and CJ Gable leads the way with 1,001 yards and two touchdowns. Defensively, Edmonton is allowing 22.2 points and 321.9 yards per game. Larry Dean leads the Edmonton Eskimos with 85 tackles, Mike Moore has nine sacks and Tyquwan Glass has three interceptions.
The Saskatchewan Roughriders look to keep the ball rolling after winning 11 of their last 13 games. The Saskatchewan Roughriders have won their last six home games. Cody Fajardo is completing 71.5 percent of his passes for 4,302 yards, 18 touchdowns and eight interceptions. Fajardo has one or less touchdown passes in 10 of his last 12 games. Shaquelle Evans and Kyran Moore have combined for 2,273 receiving yards and 11 touchdowns while Naaman Roosevelt has 75 receptions. The Saskatchewan Roughriders ground game is averaging 112.8 yards per contest, and William Powell leads the way with 1,057 yards and 12 touchdowns. Defensively, Saskatchewan is allowing 21.9 points and 327.1 yards per game. Solomon Elimimian leads the Saskatchewan Roughriders with 84 tackles, Charleston Hughes has 15 sacks and Nick Marshall has four interceptions.
The Eskimos are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 road games, 1-5 ATS in their last 6 Saturday games and 1-7 ATS in their last 8 games overall. The Roughriders are 6-2 ATS in their last 8 Saturday games, 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games in November and 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The Eskimos are 2-6 ATS in their last 8 meetings and the under is 5-1 in the last 6 meetings in Saskatchewan. The under is 7-3-1 in Roughriders last 11 home games. The under is 10-3-1 in Eskimos last 14 road games.
The Saskatchewan Roughriders just beat Edmonton on the road last week and now return home where they win by an average of 7.2 points. The Edmonton Eskimos are losing their last three games by an average of 6.7 points, and they’re just 2-6 ATS on the road this season. The Saskatchewan Roughriders are 12-5 ATS this season overall and tat includes five straight covers. I’ll eat the chalk with the home team that’s been profitable all year long.