Appalachian State at North Carolina State

RALEIGH (Interstat) — Appalachian State (3-0) will visit North Carolina State (1-2) in an NCAA Football Bowl Division game Saturday at Carter-Finley Stadium. The Mountaineers are the visiting team, and the Wolfpack are the home team. The forecast for game time is 61 degrees.

Appalachian State is coming off a 26-21 home win over Charlotte. Malachi Singleton, a quarterback, completed 28 of 42 passes for 331 yards and two touchdowns, ran five times for 14 yards and caught one pass for 14 yards. Henry Hasselbeck completed his only pass for 14 yards and ran twice for 7 yards. Jaquari Lewis, a running back, ran 11 times for 46 yards, caught one pass for 1 yard and scored one touchdown. Earlier this season, Appalachian State beat East Carolina 27-24 on the road and Maine 55-3 at home. Singleton completed 22 of 24 passes for 291 yards and three touchdowns against Maine. Singleton is the Mountaineers player to watch.

North Carolina State is coming off a 35-31 loss at Vanderbilt. CJ Bailey, a quarterback, completed 25 of 37 passes for 275 yards and three touchdowns and ran nine times for 35 yards. Joshisa Trader, a wide receiver, completed one pass for 5 yards and caught two passes for 29 yards. Jayden Scott, a running back, ran 16 times for 50 yards and caught one pass for 13 yards. Earlier this season, North Carolina State beat Richmond 73-0 at home and lost 34-8 at Virginia. Bailey is the Wolfpack player to watch.

The Mountaineers have wins over Charlotte, East Carolina and Maine. The Wolfpack have a win over Richmond and losses to Virginia and Vanderbilt.

Appalachian State’s upcoming games include Old Dominion at Appalachian State, Appalachian State at Coastal Carolina, James Madison at Appalachian State, Appalachian State at Georgia Southern, Georgia State at Appalachian State, Appalachian State at Marshall, Louisiana-Monroe at Appalachian State and Appalachian State at South Alabama. North Carolina State’s upcoming games include Louisville at North Carolina State, Wake Forest at North Carolina State, North Carolina State at Stanford, California at North Carolina State, Duke at North Carolina State, Syracuse at North Carolina State, North Carolina State at Florida State and North Carolina State at North Carolina.

Interstat’s game simulator projects North Carolina State 31, Appalachian State 28. Interstat’s ELO system gives North Carolina State a 92.1 percent probability to win. Appalachian State has been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of +14, and the over/under is 55.5.