Chattanooga at Citadel

CHARLESTON (Interstat) — Chattanooga will visit Citadel on Saturday in an NCAA Football Championship Division game at Johnson Hagood Stadium. The Mocs enter at 2-2, while the Bulldogs are 1-2. Citadel will be the home team, and Chattanooga will be the visiting team. The game will be played in Charleston, S.C. Chattanooga’s team nickname is the Mocs, while Citadel’s is the Bulldogs. Chattanooga’s 2-2 mark includes two home games and two road games. Citadel’s 1-2 mark includes one home game and two road games.

Game-time conditions are expected to be 72 degrees Fahrenheit.

Chattanooga is coming off a 41-7 home win over Wofford. The Mocs won by 34 points in their most recent game. Journey Wyche, a running back, ran 13 times for 122 yards and one touchdown. Kevin Lalin, also a running back, added 16 carries for 110 yards and two touchdowns. Battle Alberson, a quarterback, completed 3 of 7 passes for 46 yards while running four times for 13 yards. Alberson also completed 6 of 16 passes for 37 yards and ran 10 times for 13 yards in a loss to Tennessee Tech. He is the Chattanooga player to watch. The Mocs also have a 22-17 loss at Eastern Kentucky, a 24-9 home loss to Tennessee Tech and a 24-10 win at West Georgia.

Citadel last played Charleston Southern, falling 26-20 in overtime. The Bulldogs fell by six points in overtime after allowing Charleston Southern to score 26. Quentin Hayes, a quarterback, Gavin Garcia, a running back, and Michael Lorino, a running back, were among the Bulldogs’ most productive players. The Bulldogs opened with a 42-14 loss at Wofford and then won 43-41 at Charlotte. Citadel will look to regroup at home. The Bulldogs’ 1-2 record includes that overtime setback and the road win at Charlotte.

Chattanooga’s upcoming schedule includes road games at East Tennessee State, Western Carolina, Furman and Alabama, along with home games against Samford, Virginia Military Institute and Mercer. Chattanooga’s next game after this matchup is at East Tennessee State. Citadel’s coming slate features road games at South Carolina State, Texas A&M, Mercer, Virginia Military Institute and Western Carolina, plus home games against East Tennessee State, Tennessee Tech and Furman. Citadel’s next game after this matchup is at South Carolina State.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Citadel 27, Chattanooga 22. Interstat’s ELO system gives Chattanooga a 64.4 percent probability to win. Citadel has been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -10.5, and the over/under is 47.5.