PHILADELPHIA (Interstat) — Connecticut and Temple will meet Saturday in an NCAA Football Bowl Division game at Lincoln Financial Field. Connecticut is the visiting team and is 2-3. Temple is the home team and is 2-3. Connecticut’s nickname is the Huskies. Temple’s nickname is the Owls. The forecast at game time calls for 56 degrees Fahrenheit.

Connecticut enters after a 42-41 home loss to Syracuse on Saturday. Quarterback Kalieb Osborne completed 19 of 39 passes for 314 yards and ran nine times for 23 yards with three touchdowns. Tucker McDonald completed one pass for 4 yards. Cyncir Bowers ran 16 times for 163 yards, caught two passes for 16 yards and scored twice. Osborne is a player to watch. In a loss to Miami (Ohio), he passed for 215 yards, ran for 84 yards and accounted for two touchdowns. In a win at Southern Mississippi, he threw for 214 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 32 yards and two touchdowns. Connecticut’s other results this season include a 24-21 loss at Miami (Ohio), a 48-20 win at Southern Mississippi, a 38-14 home loss to Maryland and a 56-7 home win over Lafayette.

Temple enters after a 17-13 win at South Florida on Saturday. Quarterback Ajani Sheppard completed nine of 14 passes for 92 yards and ran 14 times for 87 yards with one passing touchdown and one rushing touchdown. Hunter Smith ran 11 times for 69 yards. Keveun Mason ran eight times for 21 yards and caught one pass for minus-4 yards. Sheppard is a player to watch. Against Army, he passed for 242 yards and ran for 48 yards with two touchdowns. At Toledo, he passed for 164 yards, ran for 66 yards and accounted for four touchdowns. Against Penn State, he passed for 48 yards and ran for 10 yards with one touchdown. Temple’s other results include a 21-17 home loss to Army, a 49-48 road loss at Toledo, a 27-9 home loss to Penn State and a 38-14 home win over Rhode Island.

Both teams carry 2-3 records into the game. Connecticut will play at Temple in Philadelphia. The Huskies and Owls will meet in a game that is part of the NCAA Football Bowl Division schedule.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Connecticut 49, Temple 40. Connecticut has been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of +3.5. The over/under for the game is 54.5.