CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (Interstat) — Illinois will host Purdue on Saturday in an NCAA Football Bowl Division game at Gies Memorial Stadium. The Fighting Illini are the home team, and the Boilermakers are the visiting team. Purdue enters with a 1-3 record, while Illinois is 2-2. The game will be played in Champaign, Ill.

Purdue quarterback Ryan Browne is a player to watch. He completed 18 of 28 passes for 111 yards against Notre Dame and completed 19 of 30 passes for 378 yards and three touchdowns at UCLA. In the Boilermakers’ most recent game, a 49-10 loss to Notre Dame at Purdue on Saturday, Browne threw for 111 yards. Evans Chuba caught seven passes for 67 yards and a touchdown, and Fame Ijeboi ran 12 times for 41 yards and caught two passes for 6 yards. Purdue also lost at UCLA 52-38, fell to Wake Forest 38-36 in overtime and beat Indiana State 44-19.

Illinois quarterback Katin Houser is a player to watch. He completed 21 of 37 passes for 263 yards, ran for 14 yards and scored a touchdown in a 42-19 loss at Ohio State on Saturday, the Fighting Illini’s most recent game. Earlier this season, Houser completed 23 of 29 passes for 305 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 3 yards and a touchdown against Southern Illinois. In the Ohio State game, Aidan Laughery ran 11 times for 113 yards and caught one pass for 1 yard. Illinois beat Southern Illinois 48-10, lost to Duke 31-27 and beat UAB 42-23.

Purdue’s other previous results this season, in reverse date order, are a 52-38 loss at UCLA, a 38-36 overtime loss to Wake Forest and a 44-19 win over Indiana State. Illinois’s other previous results this season, in reverse date order, are a 48-10 win over Southern Illinois, a 31-27 loss to Duke and a 42-23 win over UAB. Purdue’s most recent victory came against Indiana State by a 44-19 score. Illinois’s most recent victory came against Southern Illinois by a 48-10 score. Purdue’s upcoming schedule includes Minnesota at Purdue, Washington at Purdue, Purdue at Penn State, Maryland at Purdue, Purdue at Iowa, Wisconsin at Purdue and Purdue at Indiana. Illinois is set to play Illinois at Michigan State, Oregon at Illinois, Illinois at Maryland, Nebraska at Illinois, Illinois at UCLA, Iowa at Illinois and Illinois at Northwestern.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Illinois 61, Purdue 24. Purdue has been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of +10. The over/under for the game is 62.5.