10* UNDER Saskatchewan/BC (WEST-CONF TOY)

With nearly 70% of the early public money on the "over," we're for sure going contrarian here, as we expect a much more defensive battle than what the oddsmakers are trying to lead us to believe. And in our opinion, this one just sets up great from a "situational" stand point to be lower-scoring. Saskatchewan is 4-0 and off a 30-32 win over Toronto. So far it's seen the total go "over" in all four. Note though that despite it going "over" last time, the Riders have STILL seen the total dip below the posted number in eight of their last 12 after playing to three or more straight "overs" in a row. BC is 4-1 and most recently off a high-scoring 44-28 road win at Hamilton last week. BC has won four in a row, but the last thing the Riders will do is try to turn this into a shootout. Overall, taking into account all of these different factors, we say this week's O/U line is now too large for sure; the play is the "under!"

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