Saskatchewan Roughriders vs Hamilton Tiger-Cats Prediction, 6/16/2024 CFL Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Saskatchewan Roughriders vs Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Date: Sunday, June 16, 2024

Location: Tim Hortons Field in Hamilton, ON

TV: TSN

Odds/Point Spread: Saskatchewan Roughriders (+2.5)

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats (8-10 last year) host the Saskatchewan Roughriders (6-12 last season) at Tim Hortons Field on Sunday. Hamilton opens this contest as 2.5-point favorites. The total opens at 46.5. The starting quarterbacks are Trevor Harris and Bo Levi Mitchell.

In their last game the Roughriders went up against the Elks and notched a win by a score of 29-21. Trevor Harris went 22/31 with 305 yards through the air and threw 3 TD's. He walked away with 2 interceptions on the day. A.J. Ouellette paced the team on the ground for the game. His longest run of the day went for 11 yards and he notched 1 touchdown for the game. He rushed for a total of 40 yards by way of 18 carries which means he ran for an average of 2.0 yards per run. Shawn Bane led the team in receiving yardage with a tally of 125 yards on 5 receptions. He averaged 25.0 yards per catch for the game.

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The Roughriders earned 1,519 yards in total for the prior season. As a unit they averaged 84.4 yards in the run game, ranking them 8th in the league. Saskatchewan totaled 20 touchdowns through the air and 14 rushing touchdowns. When it comes to scoring points, the Saskatchewan Roughriders averaged 21.5 points per game.

Regarding yards via the pass, the Roughriders gave up 4,681 yards which had them ranked 7th in the league. They allowed 5.3 yards per rushing attempt and 122.7 rushing yards per contest for the previous season. They relinquished 31 passing touchdowns as well as 20 running touchdowns. In total, they conceded 2,209 yards via the ground game in 18 games. They yielded 382.8 yards/contest putting them at 9th in the CFL. The Roughriders sat in 9th in the league when it comes to team defense, allowing 30.6 points per contest.

In their last game the Tiger-Cats took on the Stampeders and ended up taking the loss by a score of 32-24. James Butler led the team on the ground for that contest. He broke a long run for 29 yards but he wasn't able to run one in for a touchdown. He ran for a total of 119 yards on 13 carries which meant he averaged 9.2 yards per run. Shemar Bridges led the team in receiving yardage with a total of 85 yards on 7 catches. He notched an average of 12.1 yards per catch for that contest. Bo Levi Mitchell went 27/38 with 300 yards through the air and tossed 1 TD. He gave away 1 pick in the game.

They averaged 96.7 yards via the ground game and ran for 1,740 yards in total. Last year, the Tiger-Cats threw for a total of 4,623 passing yards as well as averaging 256.8 passing yards per contest, ranking them 5th in the league. The Hamilton Tiger-Cats had an average of 353.5 yards per contest which ranked them 4th in the league. Regarding their ability to score points, the Tiger-Cats were ranked 7th in the CFL holding an average of 22.7 points per contest.

The Tiger-Cats relinquished 25.6 PPG, which had them sitting 5th in the league. In total, they gave up 461 points in total. Hamilton yielded a total of 2,016 rushing yards (112.0 yards/game) in addition to 19 touchdowns rushing last season. They allowed the opposition 23 touchdowns through the air in addition to 246.6 yards per game, which had them in 6th in the league.

Who will win tonight's CFL game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Hamilton Tiger-Cats (-2.5)

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