COLUMBUS (Interstat) — Ohio State will host Maryland on Saturday in an NCAA Football Bowl Division game at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. The forecast at game time calls for 72 degrees. The Buckeyes enter 4-1, while the Terrapins are 2-3. Maryland will be the visiting team, and Ohio State will be the home team.

Ohio State’s offense has been led by quarterback Julian Sayin, who completed 20 of 27 passes for 324 yards and three touchdowns in a 31-14 win at Iowa. In his previous outing, Sayin completed 27 of 36 passes for 367 yards and four touchdowns and added a rushing score in a 42-19 victory over Illinois. He also threw for 241 yards and two touchdowns in a 59-3 win over Kent State. Running backs Ja’Kobi Jackson and Bo Jackson helped pace the Buckeyes against Iowa, with Ja’Kobi Jackson rushing 14 times for 72 yards and a touchdown and Bo Jackson adding 16 carries for 70 yards.

Maryland will look to Malik Washington to spark its offense. In a 48-23 loss at Nebraska in its most recent game, Washington completed 23 of 44 passes for 254 yards, rushed 10 times for 16 yards and scored a touchdown. He threw for 142 yards against UCLA and passed for 359 yards and three touchdowns against Virginia Tech earlier this season. Washington also had a 34-yard punt against Virginia Tech. DeJuan Williams ran for 78 yards and a touchdown on 10 carries against Nebraska, while Iverson Howard added 34 yards on three attempts.

The Terrapins have lost three straight after opening the season with a 62-0 win over Hampton and a 38-14 win at Connecticut. Maryland fell to Virginia Tech 35-26, UCLA 54-3 and Nebraska 48-23. Ohio State opened with a 56-3 win over Ball State, lost 24-23 at Texas, then defeated Kent State 59-3 and Illinois 42-19 before beating Iowa 31-14.

Maryland will next host Rutgers, then host Illinois before traveling to Purdue. The Terrapins also have home games against Wisconsin and Penn State and a road trip to Southern California ahead. Ohio State will visit Indiana, then travel to Southern California, before hosting Oregon. The Buckeyes also have home games against Northwestern and Michigan and a road game at Nebraska remaining on their schedule.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Ohio State 55, Maryland 14. Interstat’s ELO system gives Ohio State a 99.7 percent probability to win. The pregame spread has Maryland at +33.5, and the over/under is 56.5. The simulator projects a total of 69 points.