The Saskatchewan Roughriders can advance to the Grey Cup tonight with a win over the BC Lions. Saturday’s game from Mosaic Stadium in Regina will mark the Roughriders fourth time in the West Final since their last Grey Cup appearance in 2013 when they won it all at home.

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The Roughriders made the West Final just last season, but their Grey Cup hopes were dashed by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in a 38-22 road loss.

The odds are a little more in the Roughriders favour with a home game this time around, but standing in their way is a strong BC Lions team who have won seven straight games. On the field the Lions are led by Canadian All-CFL quarterback Nathan Rourke who found his rhythm back in Canada following a stint in the NFL before the start of last season, while on the sidelines it’s been first-year head coach and former Lions quarterback Buck Pierce calling the shots for what’s been a revamped BC offense.

Roughriders head coach Corey Mace is in his second season at the helm and has also helped create a revamped atmosphere. In Mace’s first season the team finished with a pedestrian 9-8-1 regular season record and beat BC in the semi-final to advance to Winnipeg, but now in 2025 the Roughriders earned a bye going a CFL best 12-6 and have the luxury of a home game in the West Final. 

Not only will they have home-field advantage on Saturday, but also a team rested and ready to go after the bye week. The Roughriders rested starters in a Week 20 loss to Winnipeg, before giving Trevor Harris and company a half-run in a regular season finale loss to the Lions, but now the team is looking rested and ready to go with the biggest game of the season at Mosaic Stadium finally on-tap. 

Kickoff is set for 5:30 on Saturday. Either the Roughriders or Lions will play the winner of the East Final between the Montreal Alouettes and Hamilton Tiger-Cats kicking-off beforehand.