MURRAY, Ky. (Interstat) — Southern Illinois will visit Murray State on Saturday in an NCAA Football Championship Division game at Roy Stewart Stadium. The Salukis are the visiting team, and the Racers are the home team. The forecast at game time calls for 77 degrees.

Southern Illinois enters at 2-2. The Salukis opened with a 34-31 loss at West Florida, then won 22-18 at Samford and beat Southeast Missouri State 34-20 before falling 48-10 at Illinois in their most recent outing. Quarterback DJ Williams, a player to watch, completed 20 of 38 passes for 182 yards with one touchdown and ran seven times for 7 yards against Illinois. Kyle Thomas caught six passes for 77 yards and completed a 37-yard pass, while Jake Curry completed one of three passes for 9 yards and ran four times for 22 yards.

Murray State enters at 1-3. The Racers lost 28-14 to Eastern Illinois, fell 38-14 at Middle Tennessee, beat Valparaiso 27-18 and lost 59-0 at Oklahoma State in their most recent game. Quarterback Jim Ogle, a player to watch, completed 13 of 21 passes for 79 yards against Oklahoma State. He also completed 11 of 16 passes for 118 yards and ran once for 9 yards against Middle Tennessee. Baxter Wright and Dylan Embry were among the Racers’ productive players in the Oklahoma State game, with Wright running five times for 9 yards and recording a tackle and Embry running twice for 26 yards.

Southern Illinois will continue its schedule against Youngstown State in its next game. Murray State will next visit North Dakota. Both teams are in the NCAA Football Championship Division. The game is set for Saturday at Roy Stewart Stadium in Murray, Ky. Southern Illinois has played one home game this season, a 34-20 win over Southeast Missouri State. Murray State has played two home games, losing to Eastern Illinois and beating Valparaiso. The Salukis and Racers will meet in a game between programs looking to improve their records.

Southern Illinois’ upcoming schedule includes a home game against Youngstown State, trips to South Dakota and Indiana State, and home games against Illinois State, Northern Iowa and South Dakota State before a visit to North Dakota. Murray State’s upcoming schedule includes a trip to North Dakota, home games against South Dakota, Youngstown State and Northern Iowa, and road games at South Dakota State, Illinois State and Indiana State. Those games follow Saturday’s matchup at Roy Stewart Stadium.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Southern Illinois 38, Murray State 35. Interstat’s ELO system projects Southern Illinois with a 90 percent probability to win.