JACKSONVILLE, Ala. (Interstat) — Jacksonville State will host Middle Tennessee in an NCAA Football Bowl Division game Saturday at AmFirst Stadium. The Gamecocks enter with a 2-2 record, while the Blue Raiders are 2-1. The weather forecast at game time calls for 76 degrees. Middle Tennessee will aim to carry momentum from its most recent outing into a road test, and Jacksonville State will seek a strong home performance.

Roman Gagliano is a player to watch for Middle Tennessee. In the Blue Raiders’ 27-20 win over Nevada, Gagliano completed 16 of 29 passes for 173 yards and ran five times for 14 yards with two touchdowns. Antonio Martin rushed 23 times for 104 yards and one touchdown and added one reception for 9 yards. Brooklen Davis ran three times for 20 yards and had one catch. Earlier this season, Gagliano completed 20 of 26 passes for 200 yards and ran twice for 25 yards with multiple touchdowns in a 38-14 win over Murray State.

Middle Tennessee opened the season with that 38-14 home win over Murray State, then lost 28-26 at Marshall before defeating Nevada 27-20 at home. The Blue Raiders will face a Jacksonville State team that has posted 2-2 through four games.

Jacksonville State’s most recent result was a 31-27 home win over Georgia Southern. Earlier this season, the Gamecocks lost 29-27 in overtime at Ohio, defeated Eastern Kentucky 49-7 at home and opened with a 33-7 loss at North Dakota State. Jacksonville State will look to protect home field at AmFirst Stadium and continue its recent offensive production.

Middle Tennessee’s schedule after this matchup includes a trip to Kansas, followed by home games against Delaware and Kennesaw State and a road game at Florida International. Jacksonville State is set to visit Kennesaw State next, then host Florida International before a road game at New Mexico State. Middle Tennessee also has later games at Liberty and Sam Houston and home contests against Western Kentucky and New Mexico State. Jacksonville State also has upcoming games against Sam Houston, Western Kentucky, Missouri State and Delaware.

The matchup features one team trying to sustain early-season success and another trying to move above .500. Roman Gagliano and Antonio Martin are among Middle Tennessee’s most productive players. Jacksonville State has scored at least 31 points in two of its past three games.

Interstat’s game simulator projects Jacksonville State to win 42-30. Interstat’s ELO system gives Jacksonville State a 94.7 percent probability to win. Middle Tennessee has been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of +7. The over/under for the game is 51.5.