North Dakota at Indiana State

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (Interstat) — North Dakota will visit Indiana State on Saturday for an NCAA Football Championship Division game at Memorial Stadium in Terre Haute, Ind. North Dakota will be the visiting team, and Indiana State will be the home team.

The Fighting Hawks enter the game with a 3-1 record. The Sycamores are 2-2. The forecast at game time calls for a temperature of 69 degrees, or 293.68 kelvin.

North Dakota most recently lost 34-7 at Nebraska. Quarterback Jerry Kaminski completed 9 of 18 passes for 106 yards and rushed 14 times for 3 yards and a touchdown in that game. Korey Tai had one reception for 6 yards, and Matt Lawson ran seven times for 34 yards. Earlier, Kaminski completed 23 of 29 passes for 233 yards and five touchdowns and ran six times for 23 yards in a 62-26 win over Saint Thomas (Minn.). North Dakota also defeated Portland State 47-23 and Long Island 42-21. The Fighting Hawks opened the season with those wins and a loss to Nebraska.

Indiana State most recently beat Valparaiso 39-16. Quarterback Elijah Owens completed 7 of 15 passes for 115 yards and ran 12 times for 66 yards and a touchdown. Brady Allen completed 10 of 15 passes for 98 yards and a touchdown, and Brock Riddle completed 2 of 3 passes for 42 yards. In an earlier game at Purdue, Owens completed 9 of 17 passes for 101 yards and ran 11 times for 60 yards. The Sycamores also beat Eastern Illinois 42-35. They lost to Purdue 44-19 and Southeast Missouri State 23-21.

Kaminski is a player to watch for North Dakota. Owens is a player to watch for Indiana State. Memorial Stadium will host the matchup. After this game, North Dakota will host Murray State, visit Northern Iowa, host South Dakota State, visit South Dakota, visit Youngstown State, host Illinois State and host Southern Illinois. Indiana State will visit South Dakota, host Youngstown State, visit Illinois State, visit Northern Iowa, host Southern Illinois, host Murray State and visit South Dakota State. Kaminski has 339 passing yards and six total touchdowns over the past two games. Owens has 216 passing yards and 126 rushing yards over the past two games.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of North Dakota 36, Indiana State 33. Interstat’s ELO system gives North Dakota an 86.9 percent probability to win. Indiana State has been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -17.5. The over/under for the game is 57.5.