FRESNO (Interstat) — Rice will visit Fresno State on Saturday in an NCAA Football Bowl Division game at Valley Children’s Stadium in Fresno, Calif. The Owls are 1-2 this season, while the Bulldogs are 2-1. The forecast calls for a temperature of 84 degrees at game time.

Rice quarterback Jacurri Brown is a player to watch. In the Owls’ most recent game, a 28-21 loss to Western Michigan, Brown completed 11 of 18 passes for 121 yards and ran 23 times for 128 yards with one passing touchdown and one rushing touchdown. He also went 8 of 12 for 64 yards and ran 16 times for 32 yards in a loss at Notre Dame, and completed 2 of 5 passes for 11 yards while running 13 times for 98 yards in a win over Houston Christian. Running back DAndre Hardeman Jr. ran 11 times for 43 yards in the Western Michigan game, and Tyvonn Byars ran eight times for 18 yards and a touchdown. Rice also lost 52-0 at Notre Dame and beat Houston Christian 31-3. For the season, Brown has passed for 196 yards and rushed for 258 yards with two total touchdowns.

Fresno State quarterback Jayden Mandal is a player to watch. In the Bulldogs’ 26-10 win at San Jose State, Mandal completed 15 of 29 passes for 186 yards and ran nine times for 46 yards with one tackle and one touchdown. Earlier, in a 39-0 loss at Southern California, he completed 6 of 13 passes for 55 yards. Running back Bryson Donelson ran nine times for 57 yards and caught one pass for four yards and a touchdown. Rayshon Luke ran 14 times for 49 yards, caught two passes for six yards and returned one kickoff 19 yards. Fresno State also beat Sacramento State 49-3 and lost 39-0 at Southern California. Mandal has passed for 241 yards and rushed for 46 yards with one touchdown this season.

Rice’s upcoming schedule includes a home game against Texas-San Antonio, road games at East Carolina, Florida Atlantic, North Texas and Temple, and home games against Tulsa, Tulane and Army. Fresno State’s upcoming slate includes a trip to Washington State, home games against Boise State, Oregon State and Colorado State, and road games at San Diego State, Utah State and Texas State.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Fresno State 42, Rice 23. Interstat’s ELO system projects Fresno State with a 93.4 percent probability to win. Rice has been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of +13.5. The over/under for the game is 44.5.