Western Michigan at Buffalo

BUFFALO (Interstat)—Western Michigan will visit Buffalo on Saturday for an NCAA Football Bowl Division game at Broadview Stadium in Buffalo, N.Y. The Broncos are the visiting team, while the Bulls are the home team.

Both teams enter with 2-2 records. Western Michigan is coming off a 32-7 home loss to Boise State. In that game, quarterback Broc Lowry completed 15 of 28 passes for 110 yards and carried six times for 2 yards. Trey Petty ran twice for 41 yards, and Emazon Littlejohn had two carries for 26 yards. Earlier this season, the Broncos beat Rice 28-21 on the road, defeated Monmouth 49-14 at home, and lost 13-12 at Michigan.

Buffalo is coming off a 31-28 home win over Robert Morris. Quarterback Jason Wright completed 15 of 28 passes for 140 yards and rushed 15 times for 95 yards with one passing touchdown and one rushing touchdown. Messiah Burch ran 26 times for 146 yards and caught one pass for 9 yards. Nino Hill added 21 carries for 64 yards and two touchdowns. Earlier this season, the Bulls lost 55-13 at Penn State, fell 33-20 at Florida International, and opened with a 21-17 home win over Albany.

Lowry is a player to watch for Western Michigan. In recent games, he passed for 116 yards and ran for 39 yards and a touchdown in a win at Rice. He also passed for 89 yards and ran for 35 yards in a loss at Michigan. Against Boise State, he passed for 110 yards and ran for 2 yards.

Wright is a player to watch for Buffalo. Against Robert Morris, he passed for 140 yards and ran for 95 yards while accounting for two touchdowns. In a loss to Penn State, he passed for 60 yards and ran for 3 yards.

The forecast for game time is 76 degrees Fahrenheit, with a temperature reading of 297.71. Western Michigan’s upcoming schedule includes a home game against Kent State, followed by road games at Central Michigan and Toledo, a home game against Bowling Green, a road game at Akron, home games against Eastern Michigan and Miami (Ohio). Buffalo’s upcoming schedule includes a road game at Toledo, followed by home games against Massachusetts and Bowling Green, a road game at Miami (Ohio), a road game at Ball State, a home game against Central Michigan and a road game at Akron.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Western Michigan 31, Buffalo 23. Buffalo has been installed as the pregame favorite with a spread of -14. The over/under for the game is 46.5.