Two West Division heavyweights are on the road Saturday, and Edmonton’s bid to stay hot against Saskatchewan headlines a loaded slate.<\/p>\n
This Week’s CFL Schedule<\/p>\n
Calgary Stampeders<\/a> at Hamilton Tiger-Cats<\/a><\/p>\n WhenSaturday, August 1 at 3:00 PM ET Calgary rolls into Hamilton fresh off a 52-30 demolition of Winnipeg, and the Stampeders have been must-watch TV all year \u2014 they’ve gone over the total in every single game this season, seven for seven. Hamilton is coming off a 18-31 loss to Montreal and has dropped three of its last five, and the Ticats’ defense is banged up at the worst possible time to face this offense.<\/p>\n The Tiger-Cats snuck past Toronto 24-23 two weeks back, so there’s still fight in this group. But shutting down a Calgary attack that just hung 52 on Winnipeg is a different animal, especially with Hamilton’s linebacker corps thinned out.<\/p>\n Players to Watch:<\/p>\n Dedrick Mills (Calgary Stampeders, RB) \u2014 584 yards on 95 carries, and he’s been the engine behind Calgary’s recent scoring explosion. Injury Watch:<\/p>\n Tyler Ternowski (Hamilton Tiger-Cats, WR) \u2014 Out with a shoulder injury, another hit to an already thin receiving corps. Pick: Calgary Stampeders 38-27. The Stampeders have covered the number four of their last five games and this offense hasn’t stopped scoring all year \u2014 take the over here too, with Hamilton’s secondary down two key bodies.<\/p>\n Saskatchewan Roughriders<\/a> at Edmonton Elks<\/a><\/p>\n WhenSaturday, August 1 at 7:00 PM ET This is a rematch of last week’s thriller, when Edmonton escaped Regina with a 36-34 win to extend its winning streak to three. The Elks sit at 6-1, one of only two teams in the league with fewer than two losses, and Cody Fajardo has been steady all season with 2,291 yards and 13 touchdowns against just four picks.<\/p>\n Saskatchewan enters this one banged up along the offensive line and in the backfield \u2014 A.J. Ouellette is out with a knee injury, forcing the Riders to lean on Quali Conley, who was just activated off the practice roster. Trevor Harris still has weapons in Kian Schaffer-Baker and KeeSean Johnson, but replicating last week’s 34-point outburst against a healthier Edmonton front will be tough.<\/p>\n Players to Watch:<\/p>\n Cody Fajardo (Edmonton Elks, QB) \u2014 Threw for 2,291 yards and has Edmonton humming at 6-1. Injury Watch:<\/p>\n A.J. Ouellette (Saskatchewan Roughriders, RB) \u2014 Out with a knee injury, a big loss in the backfield. Pick: Edmonton Elks 33-30. Same script as last week’s nail-biter, but Saskatchewan’s secondary is even thinner now with Milligan and Lokombo out, and that tips the edge to Edmonton at home.<\/p>\n CFL Standings<\/p>\n TeamWLPFPA<\/p>\n Montreal Alouettes71273217 Quick Hits<\/p>\n Saskatchewan activated RB Quali Conley off the practice roster while placing Zack Fry and Darius Bell on injured reserve, a sign the offensive line is stretched thin heading into Edmonton. Standings<\/a> | Full Schedule<\/a> | League Leaders<\/a><\/p>\n Who wins this week? Drop your picks in the comments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Two West Division heavyweights are on the road Saturday, and Edmonton’s bid to stay hot against Saskatchewan headlines…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":836295,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[437],"tags":[49,48,521,522,520,82],"class_list":["post-840487","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cfl","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-canadian-football-league","tag-canadianfootballleague","tag-cfl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/840487","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=840487"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/840487\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/836295"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=840487"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=840487"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=840487"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nWhereTim Hortons Field, Hamilton
\nTVTSN
\nStreamWatch live on CFL+<\/a>
\nLineCalgary Stampeders -5 | O\/U 60<\/p>\n
\nClarence Hicks (Calgary Stampeders, DL) \u2014 Anchors a front seven that will need to get after Hamilton’s patchwork offensive weapons.
\nLarry Rountree (Hamilton Tiger-Cats, RB) \u2014 386 yards on the ground; Hamilton needs him to control the clock and keep Calgary’s offense off the field.<\/p>\n
\nQuavian White (Hamilton Tiger-Cats, DB) \u2014 Out with a hamstring issue, a real problem against this Calgary passing attack.
\nShemar Bridges (Hamilton Tiger-Cats, WR) \u2014 Questionable with a hip injury.
\nEric Rascoe (Calgary Stampeders, LB) \u2014 Out with a shoulder injury, now on the six-game injury list.<\/p>\n
\nWhereCommonwealth Stadium, Edmonton
\nTVTSN
\nStreamWatch live on CFL+<\/a>
\nLineEdmonton Elks -1 | O\/U 60<\/p>\n
\nJustin Rankin (Edmonton Elks, RB) \u2014 561 rushing yards and six touchdowns, a load for Saskatchewan’s shorthanded front.
\nKian Schaffer-Baker (Saskatchewan Roughriders, WR) \u2014 656 yards and four scores; Saskatchewan needs him to win one-on-ones early.<\/p>\n
\nRolan Milligan Jr. (Saskatchewan Roughriders, DB) \u2014 Out and now on the six-game injury list, thinning an already stretched secondary.
\nNelson Lokombo (Saskatchewan Roughriders, DB) \u2014 Out with an ankle injury.
\nNick Anderson (Edmonton Elks, LB) \u2014 Doubtful with a hamstring issue.<\/p>\n
\nEdmonton Elks61203172
\nSaskatchewan Roughriders42204169
\nWinnipeg Blue Bombers44204243
\nHamilton Tiger-Cats34167190
\nCalgary Stampeders34278244
\nToronto Argonauts34220219
\nBC Lions25187201
\nOttawa Redblacks07166247<\/p>\n
\nHamilton is already without Tyler Ternowski and Quavian White, and with Shemar Bridges and Loik Gagne tagged questionable, Calgary’s offense could have a field day.
\nFantasy players should keep an eye on Quali Conley’s workload with A.J. Ouellette sidelined for Saskatchewan.
\nEdmonton has won six of its last seven and is quietly building the best defense in the league, allowing just 172 points through eight games.<\/p>\n