LUBBOCK, Texas (Interstat) — Texas Tech will put its unbeaten record on the line Saturday when Sam Houston visits Jones AT&T Stadium for an NCAA Football Bowl Division matchup. The Red Raiders are 3-0 and will be the home team. The Bearkats are 1-2 and will be the visiting team. The game-time forecast calls for 66°F.

Texas Tech enters after a 28-26 home win over Houston. Quarterback Will Hammond, a player to watch for the Red Raiders, completed 17 of 27 passes for 257 yards, ran five times for 30 yards and scored a touchdown in that game. Hammond also completed 20 of 27 passes for 189 yards and a touchdown at Oregon State. He completed 26 of 33 passes for 298 yards, ran twice for 11 yards and scored a touchdown against Abilene Christian. The Red Raiders opened the season with a 33-10 home win over Abilene Christian before winning 35-24 at Oregon State and then edging Houston. Cameron Dickey ran 16 times for 65 yards and caught one pass for 13 yards and a touchdown against Houston. Thomas Castellanos ran once for 3 yards and a touchdown in that win.

Sam Houston will look to build on its most recent performance. The Bearkats rolled past Nicholls State 59-0. Quarterback Landyn Locke, the player to watch for Sam Houston, completed 19 of 28 passes for 322 yards and four touchdowns while adding four runs for 24 yards. Brett Holloway completed 3 of 4 passes for 64 yards, ran eight times for 51 yards and scored two touchdowns. Jerrian Parker Jr. ran six times for 52 yards and caught two passes for 5 yards. The Bearkats opened the season with a 24-21 loss at Troy and a 23-17 home loss to Tulsa before beating Nicholls State.

Texas Tech will be seeking to remain perfect before its next game at Colorado. Sam Houston will continue its road swing at Liberty after facing the Red Raiders. The Bearkats’ schedule includes upcoming games against Western Kentucky, New Mexico State, Missouri State, Jacksonville State, Kennesaw State, Middle Tennessee and Florida International. The Red Raiders’ upcoming slate features Arizona State, Cincinnati, Arizona, West Virginia, Oklahoma State, Baylor and Texas Christian.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Texas Tech 40, Sam Houston 35. Interstat’s ELO system projects Texas Tech with a 99.7 percent probability to win. Sam Houston has been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of +34.5, and the over/under for the game is 55.5.