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Posted at 11:15 AM EST 

3:00 PM EST. You can always count on three things, death, taxes and Labour Day Sunday in Regina. Often, you can throw out the records when the Roughriders and Blue Bombers play on the first Sunday of September, but this year Mosiac Stadium should be rocking, as these prairie neighbors sit first and second in the West Division. The Riders are a surprising 8-3 and have ripped off five wins in a row after a slow start to the season. A big 40-18 win over Ottawa certainly made a statement, as did their 24-19 win over East-leading Hamilton in Week 8. The emergence of quarterback Cody Fajardo has been vital after he was forced into action when Zach Collaros took a dirty hit in Week 1 versus the Tiger-Cats. Saskatchewan just isn't winning, its winning big and covering games too. In any other year, the spotlight would be on these Roughriders, but this team has quietly gone about its business, while Winnipeg has received most of the accolades this season.

Luck may finally be running out on the Blue Bombers, as they'll play this Labour Day Classic without both their quarterback Matt Nichols, who is out with an injury and the newly suspended star runner Andrew Harris. More often than not, we do believe in the "next man up" philosophy, but with Winnipeg, it's hard to make that case. Last week the Bombers were five-point pooches in Edmonton with young Chris Streveler at the helm and although they won outright 34-29, it was a hideous display. Streveler had just 89 passing yards to Trevor Harris's 430. Streveler's longest completion was for only 17 yards and he spent most of the night running. Harris, for his part, added 89 yards and a major, but that reliable production from the league's leading rusher is gone. This annual trip to Regina has been mostly hellish for the Bombers at the best of times, as they've only managed to win once on Labour Day weekend since 2005. Winnipeg might lead the West at 8-2, but trust us when we tell you it's all smoke and mirrors, which is something we have documented all season long. Winnipeg constantly gets outplayed badly and then come out smelling like roses somehow. This is not an 8-2 team, it’s more like a 2-8 team but its great record provides us with this amazing opportunity to spot far less points than we should be. Massive underlay and we’re all over it. 

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