EL PASO (Interstat) — Nevada will travel to face UTEP on Saturday in an NCAA Football Bowl Division game at the Sun Bowl in El Paso. The Wolf Pack enter at 1-3, while the Miners are 1-4.

Nevada is coming off a 36-33 loss to Air Force. The Wolf Pack opened the season with a 49-14 win over Western Kentucky before falling to Montana State 20-7 and Middle Tennessee 27-20. Against Air Force, Carter Jones passed for 224 yards, while Herschel Turner rushed for 111 yards and added 25 receiving yards with two touchdowns. AJ Bianco also scored on a 9-yard run. Jones, a player to watch for Nevada, passed for 185 yards and rushed for 31 yards with one touchdown in the Middle Tennessee game.

UTEP enters after a 61-7 loss at New Mexico. The Miners beat Texas Southern 51-10 earlier this season but have since dropped games to Michigan, Oregon State and New Mexico. EJ Colson Jr. is a player to watch for UTEP. In the New Mexico game, Colson passed for 45 yards and rushed for 24 yards. Against Oregon State, he passed for 119 yards and rushed for 15 yards with one touchdown. He also threw for 86 yards and two touchdowns against Michigan. Raymond Moore III provided 134 rushing yards and one touchdown on 11 carries against New Mexico, while Braesen Leon completed one pass for 22 yards.

Nevada has allowed at least 27 points in each of its past two games. UTEP has allowed 52 points to Michigan, 33 to Oregon State and 61 to New Mexico. Nevada’s last two losses came by seven points or fewer, including a three-point defeat to Air Force. The Wolf Pack’s most recent win was a 49-14 victory over Western Kentucky. UTEP’s most recent win was a 51-10 victory over Texas Southern.

The game is set for Saturday at the Sun Bowl. The weather forecast at game time calls for 73 degrees. Nevada will return to action at North Dakota State, while UTEP will host San Jose State. Both teams will continue NCAA Football Bowl Division play.

Nevada’s upcoming schedule includes San Jose State, UCLA, New Mexico, Northern Illinois, Hawaii and UNLV. UTEP’s upcoming schedule includes North Dakota State, Hawaii, Wyoming, Air Force and Northern Illinois. Both teams will play North Dakota State and Northern Illinois later this season.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of UTEP 36, Nevada 32. UTEP has been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -10. The over/under for the game is 49.5.