Wyoming at North Dakota State

FARGO, N.D. (Interstat) — The Wyoming Cowboys will visit the North Dakota State Bison Saturday in an NCAA Football Championship Division game at the Fargodome. Wyoming enters with a 2-2 record, while North Dakota State is 4-0. The Cowboys are the visiting team, and the Bison are the home team. Fargodome is the home venue for North Dakota State.

The Cowboys have split their first four games. Wyoming opened with a 35-13 loss at Colorado State, beat Northern Colorado 21-13, lost 24-10 at Central Michigan and beat Hawaii 27-10 in its most recent game. The Cowboys’ most recent result was Hawaii 10 at Wyoming 27. Wyoming’s most productive players in that game were Tyler Hughes, Samuel Harris and Markell Holman. Tyler Hughes is a player to watch for Wyoming. Against Hawaii, Hughes passed for 204 yards and ran 11 times for 3 yards. Samuel Harris ran 11 times for 94 yards, caught four passes for 36 yards and scored one touchdown. Markell Holman ran 15 times for 87 yards and scored two touchdowns. Hughes also passed for 173 yards and ran 10 times for 78 yards at Central Michigan. Wyoming has scored 13, 21, 10 and 27 points in its four games.

North Dakota State has opened with four wins. The Bison beat Jacksonville State 33-7, Fordham 38-0, Air Force 38-32 and Sacramento State 31-10 in their most recent game. North Dakota State’s most recent result was North Dakota State 31 at Sacramento State 10. The Bison’s most productive players in that game were Nathan Hayes, Preston Brown and DJ Scott. Nathan Hayes is a player to watch for North Dakota State. Against Sacramento State, Hayes passed for 210 yards, ran for 14 yards and scored a touchdown. DJ Scott ran 14 times for 80 yards, caught two passes for 18 yards and scored a touchdown. Preston Brown had two carries for 13 yards. Hayes also passed for 210 yards and two touchdowns against Fordham, completing 18 of 22 passes in that game. North Dakota State has scored 33, 38, 38 and 31 points in its four wins.

Wyoming’s upcoming schedule includes games against San Jose State, Northern Illinois, Air Force, UNLV, UTEP, New Mexico and Connecticut. North Dakota State’s upcoming schedule includes UNLV, Nevada, New Mexico, UTEP, Hawaii, Northern Illinois and San Jose State.

Interstat’s game simulator projects North Dakota State 26, Wyoming 10. Wyoming has been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of +17.5. The over/under is 44.5.