STARKVILLE, Miss. (Interstat) — Alabama and Mississippi State will meet Saturday in an NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision game at Davis Wade Stadium, with both teams bringing 4-0 records into the matchup. Davis Wade Stadium is the home venue for Mississippi State.

The Crimson Tide will be the visiting team, while the Bulldogs will be the home team. Alabama has opened its season with wins over East Carolina, Kentucky, Florida State and South Carolina. In its most recent game, Alabama defeated South Carolina 49-18. Keelon Russell led the Crimson Tide by throwing for 365 yards and four touchdowns while rushing for 35 yards and another score. EJ Crowell added 50 rushing yards on six carries, and Trae’shawn Brown ran for 22 yards on four attempts. Alabama also beat Florida State 50-36, Kentucky 45-17 and East Carolina 48-10. The Crimson Tide have scored 48, 45, 50 and 49 points in their four wins.

Mississippi State also enters unbeaten after victories over Louisiana-Monroe, Minnesota, South Carolina and Missouri. The Bulldogs beat Missouri 31-24 in their most recent game. Kamario Taylor passed for 360 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for 7 yards in that win. Fluff Bothwell produced 122 rushing yards on 25 carries and added six catches for 55 yards with two touchdowns. Kolin Wilson contributed 15 rushing yards on four carries and 21 receiving yards on two catches. Mississippi State also defeated South Carolina 41-34, Minnesota 38-13 and Louisiana-Monroe 62-13. The Bulldogs have scored 62, 38, 41 and 31 points in their four wins.

Players to watch include Russell and Taylor. Russell has been a central figure for Alabama. In his previous four games, he has passed for at least 188 yards in each contest. He threw for 320 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for 56 yards and a score against Florida State, and he passed for 256 yards and rushed for 86 yards against East Carolina. Against Kentucky, he passed for 188 yards and one touchdown. Russell has thrown for 365, 320, 188 and 256 yards in his last four games. Taylor has powered Mississippi State’s offense. He threw for 251 yards and four touchdowns and rushed for 33 yards at South Carolina before his 360-yard, three-touchdown performance against Missouri.

Alabama’s upcoming schedule includes games against Georgia, Tennessee, Texas A&M, LSU, Vanderbilt, Chattanooga and Auburn. Mississippi State’s future opponents include LSU, Oklahoma, Texas, Vanderbilt, Auburn, Tennessee Tech and Ole Miss.

Interstat’s game simulator projects Alabama to win 44-35. Mississippi State has been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -6. The over/under for the game is 60.5.