Middle Tennessee at Kansas

LAWRENCE, Kan. (Interstat) — Middle Tennessee will visit Kansas on Saturday for an NCAA Football Bowl Division game at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium. Kansas is the home team, and Middle Tennessee is the visiting team. The Blue Raiders enter 2-2, while the Jayhawks are 1-2.

Middle Tennessee will look to bounce back from a 23-13 loss at Jacksonville State on Saturday, its most recent result. The Blue Raiders have wins of 27-20 over Nevada and 38-14 over Murray State, along with a 28-26 loss at Marshall. Kansas is coming off a 24-17 loss to Arizona State in its most recent game. The Jayhawks have a 51-6 win over Long Island and a 38-21 loss to Missouri.

Roman Gagliano is a player to watch for Middle Tennessee. The quarterback completed 16 of 29 passes for 173 yards and two touchdowns and ran five times for 14 yards in a win over Nevada. He also completed 20 of 26 passes for 200 yards and two touchdowns, ran twice for 25 yards and scored another touchdown in a win over Murray State.

Isaiah Marshall is a player to watch for Kansas. The quarterback completed 17 of 33 passes for 235 yards and a touchdown and ran 13 times for 52 yards in a loss to Arizona State. Against Missouri, he completed 13 of 30 passes for 168 yards and accounted for two touchdowns, ran 20 times for 23 yards and caught one pass for 6 yards. Dylan Edwards also was productive against Arizona State, rushing 18 times for 89 yards, catching four passes for 16 yards and returning one kickoff for 21 yards. Yasin Willis added eight carries for 35 yards and one catch for 2 yards.

Middle Tennessee has scored 38, 26, 27 and 13 points in its four games. Kansas has scored 51, 21 and 17 points in its three games. The Blue Raiders will be playing their fifth game, while the Jayhawks will be playing their fourth.

Kansas will play at Utah and at Kansas State before hosting Baylor. The Jayhawks also have upcoming games against Texas Christian, UCF, West Virginia, BYU and Oklahoma State. Middle Tennessee will host Delaware before traveling to Florida International and then hosting Kennesaw State. The Blue Raiders also are scheduled to face Western Kentucky, Liberty, Sam Houston and New Mexico State. Both teams will continue their schedules after Saturday.

Interstat’s game simulator projects Kansas 41, Middle Tennessee 32. Middle Tennessee has been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of +19.5, and the over/under is 50.5.