BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (Interstat) — Western Kentucky will host Mercyhurst on Saturday in an NCAA Football Bowl Division game at Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium. The Hilltoppers are 0-3 this season, while the Lakers are 1-3. The forecast for game time calls for 76°F conditions in Bowling Green.

Mercyhurst enters off a 49-20 home win over Glenville State in its most recent outing. Earlier this season, the Lakers lost at New Mexico 70-7, at New Mexico State 51-14 and at Youngstown State 43-10. Mercyhurst will try to carry its most recent success into a road matchup against Western Kentucky.

Western Kentucky most recently fell 38-0 at Indiana. Earlier this season, the Hilltoppers lost 70-20 at Georgia and 49-14 at Nevada. In the Indiana game, Brock Glenn completed 17 of 32 passes for 120 yards, ran 11 times for 30 yards and recorded one tackle. Ajay Allen ran 10 times for 22 yards and caught three passes for 8 yards, while Jonathan Stafford Jr. ran three times for 14 yards and caught six passes for 27 yards.

Glenn is a player to watch for Western Kentucky. Against Georgia, he completed 12 of 23 passes for 84 yards and ran 13 times for 70 yards while scoring touchdowns. His dual-threat ability will test a Mercyhurst defense that has allowed at least 43 points in each of its three losses this season.

Mercyhurst scored 49 points in its win, but the Lakers face a Bowl Division opponent. Western Kentucky’s early schedule included road games at Georgia and Indiana, and the Hilltoppers will play at home. The meeting is set for Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium in Bowling Green, Ky.

After Saturday, Mercyhurst is scheduled to visit Long Island University, host Central Connecticut, visit Robert Morris, visit Stonehill, host Wagner, visit Duquesne and host New Haven. Western Kentucky is set to visit New Mexico State, host Missouri State, visit Sam Houston, host Delaware, visit Middle Tennessee, host Jacksonville State, visit Liberty and host Kennesaw State.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Western Kentucky 42, Mercyhurst 18. Interstat’s ELO system gives Western Kentucky a 96.3 percent probability to win. Mercyhurst has been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of +40.5, and the over/under is 58.5.