MEMPHIS (Interstat) — UAB will visit Memphis on Saturday for an NCAA Football Bowl Division game at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium in Memphis, Tenn. The Blazers enter with a 3-2 record, while the Tigers are 4-1. Memphis is 2-0 at home this season, and UAB is 3-0 at home but 0-2 on the road. The forecast at game time calls for 68 degrees.

UAB is coming off a 33-14 home win over Samford. Quarterback Ryder Burton is a player to watch for the Blazers. In the win over Samford, Burton threw for 139 yards and rushed for 35 yards and a touchdown. He also passed for 174 yards and a touchdown against Navy and threw for 144 yards at Louisiana. Running back Rod Robinson II ran for 75 yards in the Samford victory, and Nate Rogers added 13 receiving yards and 13 rushing yards.

Memphis is coming off a 59-8 win at Charlotte. Quarterback Air Noland is a player to watch for the Tigers. In the Charlotte win, Noland threw for 68 yards and rushed for 28 yards and a touchdown. Against Tennessee-Martin, he threw for 15 yards and ran for 4 yards and a touchdown. In the most recent Memphis victory, Marcus Stokes passed for 318 yards and five touchdowns and rushed for 61 yards, while Jaylin Carter ran for 76 yards and caught one pass for 8 yards.

The Tigers have won four of their first five games. Their only loss came at Boise State. Memphis also has home wins over Tennessee-Martin and Arkansas State and a road win at UNLV. UAB’s wins include Samford, Navy and Louisiana-Monroe. The Blazers lost at Louisiana and at Illinois.

UAB’s upcoming schedule includes games against East Carolina, South Florida, Charlotte, Temple, Texas-San Antonio and North Texas. Memphis will face Tulane, East Carolina, Army, South Florida, Navy and Temple in its coming games.

The game matches two teams with productive offenses and recent success. UAB will look to control the ball with Burton and Robinson, while Memphis will rely on Noland, Stokes and Carter to keep pressure on the Blazers. Memphis has scored at least 42 points in three of its wins this season, and UAB has scored 24 or more points in three of its victories. The Blazers will need to limit Memphis’s passing attack and avoid turnovers on the road. The Tigers will aim to protect their home field and continue their strong scoring form.

Interstat’s game simulator projects Memphis to defeat UAB 59-28. UAB has been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of +14, and the over/under is 53.5.