November 2, 2017

Pick ‘Em Marquee Matchup: Will the Riders or Esks cross over?

The Canadian Press

TORONTO — There’s a lot on the line for both the Edmonton Eskimos and the Saskatchewan Roughriders in this week’s Marquee Matchup.

It will be either the Eskimos or the Riders crossing over into the East Division – the loser of this contest will travel east for the playoffs while the winner stays in the west.

The Eskimos won’t know until Friday night if they’re playing for home field in the first round of playoffs or not – a Bombers loss and a win over Saskatchewan will clinch second place and a game at Commonwealth Stadium.

Edmonton is riding a four-game winning streak and will be looking to keep that going this week in Regina. Mike Reilly has finally reconnected with his favourite target from 2016, Adarius Bowman, who has found his footing over the last few weeks. C.J. Gable continues to be a duel threat out of the backfield for the Esks as he’s made a major impact in Edmonton’s lineup since being traded from the Tiger-Cats.

The Riders defence will have a well-rounded offence to take care of on Saturday night if they want to avoid becoming the crossover team.

Chad Owens has also found his footing for the Riders after having a big game last week against the Alouettes. Duron Carter continues to make waves, suiting up on both offence and defence and will be handful for the entire Esks team to contain. Saskatchewan are 8-3 in their last 11 games and will be looking to keep that rolling with a win at home.

In this week’s CFL.ca Pick ‘Em Marquee Matchup, we’ll see who will become the crossover team. Who are you taking?

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Unlike the CFL.ca writers, the fans are siding with the home team.

Don’t count out the Eskimos, however, as they have put their six-game losing skid behind them and have become one of the hottest teams in the league since.

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