EL PASO (Interstat) — Oregon State will visit UTEP on Saturday for a Football Bowl Subdivision game at the Sun Bowl. The Beavers and Miners both carry 1-2 records into the matchup. Oregon State is the visiting team, and UTEP is the home team. The forecast for game time calls for temperatures around 80 degrees.

Oregon State enters after a 52-17 home win over Montana in its most recent game. Braden Atkinson is a player to watch for the Beavers. He completed 22 of 30 passes for 333 yards with five touchdowns and one interception, and he added a 4-yard rushing score. Maalik Murphy completed 3 of 4 passes for 28 yards, while Brady Jones completed 1 of 2 passes for 5 yards and ran for 7 yards. Against Texas Tech, he completed 29 of 49 passes for 399 yards with two touchdowns and one interception while adding a 4-yard reception. At Houston, he completed 29 of 48 passes for 376 yards with one touchdown and one interception. Earlier results for Oregon State include a 35-24 home loss to Texas Tech and a 33-20 road loss at Houston. The Beavers scored 52 points in their win after totaling 24 and 20 points in their two losses.

UTEP comes in after a 52-17 loss at Michigan in its most recent outing. EJ Colson Jr. is a player to watch for the Miners. He passed for 86 yards and two touchdowns, while Raymond Moore III passed for 7 yards and ran for 18 yards. Tavorus Jones ran nine times for 34 yards and caught two passes for minus-3 yards. Colson also passed for 52 yards and ran for 25 yards at Oklahoma earlier this season. UTEP opened with a 51-0 loss at Oklahoma before beating Texas Southern 51-10 at home. The Miners scored 51 points in their win after being held scoreless in their opener and scoring 17 in their most recent loss.

Oregon State’s upcoming schedule includes a trip to Colorado State and home games against San Diego State, Washington State, Texas State and Utah State, along with visits to Fresno State and Boise State. UTEP is set to visit New Mexico, North Dakota State, Air Force and Northern Illinois, and will host Nevada, San Jose State, Hawaii and Wyoming.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of UTEP 33, Oregon State 29. Interstat’s ELO system gives Oregon State a 72.1 percent probability to win. UTEP has been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -10.5. The over/under for the game is 56.5.