Cal Poly at Eastern Washington

CHENEY, Wash. (Interstat) — Cal Poly will visit Eastern Washington on Saturday for an NCAA Football Championship Division game at Roos Field. The Mustangs enter with a 3-2 record, while the Eagles are 1-3. The forecast at game time calls for 57 degrees. Cal Poly comes off a 38-35 home loss to San Diego. Eastern Washington dropped a 48-16 decision at Washington in its most recent game. Both teams are in the middle of their schedules.

Cal Poly’s offense features quarterback Anthony Grigsby Jr., a player to watch. In the Mustangs’ most recent game, Grigsby completed 14 of 23 passes for 211 yards and three touchdowns. Jaden Green added 17 carries for 126 yards, one catch for 6 yards, two kickoff returns for 47 yards, one punt return for 8 yards and a touchdown. Misa Paiau ran three times for 40 yards, returned a kickoff for 26 yards and scored. Cal Poly’s other results include a 38-34 home win over Idaho, a 24-17 home win over Central Washington and a 30-20 loss at San Jose State.

Eastern Washington will counter with quarterback Nate Bell, who has been the Eagles’ most productive player. In the loss at Washington, Bell completed 13 of 24 passes for 150 yards, rushed 17 times for 50 yards and scored a touchdown. Earlier against Northern Iowa, he completed 24 of 33 passes for 257 yards, rushed 18 times for 94 yards and accounted for five touchdowns. Jake Schakel completed 2 of 5 passes for 23 yards against Washington, and Malik Dotson ran 13 times for 48 yards. The Eagles beat Northern Iowa 34-24 before losses at South Dakota, 41-23, and at Northern Arizona, 34-27.

Cal Poly’s upcoming schedule includes a home game against Weber State, followed by road games at Idaho State, Northern Colorado, Montana State and UC Davis. The Mustangs also have home games against Utah Tech and Northern Arizona. Eastern Washington is set to visit UC Davis before hosting Northern Colorado, Montana State, Montana and Portland State. The Eagles also have road games at Idaho and Utah Tech. Cal Poly will look to Anthony Grigsby Jr., Jaden Green and Misa Paiau on offense. Eastern Washington will look to Nate Bell, Jake Schakel and Malik Dotson. Cal Poly is the visiting team, and Eastern Washington is the home team.

Interstat’s game simulator projects Eastern Washington to win 42-38. Interstat’s ELO system gives Eastern Washington an 81.7 percent probability to win.