Like most professional athletes, the Saskatchewan Roughriders are reluctant to say who they want to meet in the playoffs, specifically for their West final home game on Nov. 8.

There’s really no reason to ask The Big Question: Who are the Riders cheering for this weekend?

But we’re always free to speculate. If they were forthcoming or simply talking among themselves, it’s most likely the first-place Roughriders want to play the second-place B.C. Lions to defeat the third-place Calgary Stampeders in the West semifinal Saturday in Vancouver.

That may seem illogical, hoping to play higher-ranked B.C. for a one-game opportunity to advance to the Nov. 16 Grey Cup in Winnipeg, particularly because the red-hot Lions are on a six-game winning streak. It’s that sixth victory that inspired the

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