BATON ROUGE (Interstat) — Texas A&M (2-1) will visit LSU (2-1) on Saturday in an NCAA Football Bowl Division game at Tiger Stadium. The Aggies and Tigers each enter with matching records and recent losses, setting up an important early-season matchup. The forecast at game time calls for 76 degrees. Marcel Reed is the player to watch for Texas A&M, while Sam Leavitt is the player to watch for LSU.

Texas A&M is coming off a 31-21 loss to Kentucky. Marcel Reed passed for 236 yards and rushed for 80 yards with one touchdown pass and one rushing touchdown in that game. Rueben Owens II added 74 rushing yards on 18 carries and caught two passes for 9 yards. KJ Edwards added 28 rushing yards and two receptions for 6 yards. Reed also passed for 163 yards and rushed for 17 yards in a win over Arizona State, and he passed for 233 yards and rushed for 20 yards in a win over Missouri State. The Aggies opened the season with a 50-0 win over Missouri State and a 48-20 win over Arizona State before falling to Kentucky.

LSU is coming off a 32-24 loss at Ole Miss. Sam Leavitt passed for 158 yards and rushed for 63 yards with one touchdown pass and one rushing touchdown in that game. Dilin Jones ran for 106 yards and one touchdown on 23 carries and caught two passes for 6 yards. Stacy Gage added 3 rushing yards. Leavitt also passed for 344 yards and rushed for 22 yards in a win over Louisiana Tech, and he passed for 230 yards and rushed for 113 yards in a win over Clemson. The Tigers began the season with a 51-10 win over Clemson and a 45-14 win over Louisiana Tech before losing at Ole Miss.

Texas A&M will host Arkansas after Saturday, while LSU will host McNeese State. The Aggies will then visit Missouri, and the Tigers will visit Kentucky. The Aggies will also face Alabama, South Carolina, Tennessee, Oklahoma and Texas later in the season. LSU will also face Mississippi State, Auburn, Alabama, Texas, Tennessee and Arkansas. Texas A&M’s offense will look to Reed to build on his recent production, while LSU will lean on Leavitt and its running game. Both teams are seeking a third win this season.

Interstat’s game simulator projects LSU 28, Texas A&M 20. Interstat’s ELO system gives Texas A&M a 50.1 percent probability to win. Texas A&M has been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of +8.5. The over/under is 51.5.