AMHERST, Mass. (Interstat) — Miami (Ohio) will visit Massachusetts on Saturday in an NCAA Football Bowl Division game at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium. The Redhawks enter with a 2-3 record. The Minutemen are 4-1. The forecast for game time calls for a temperature of 50 degrees Fahrenheit.

Massachusetts is coming off a 38-14 home loss to Eastern Michigan. William Watson III, a player to watch for Massachusetts, completed 20 of 27 passes for 210 yards and a touchdown and ran four times for 13 yards in that game. Curtis Kimmons IV ran 14 times for 73 yards, caught one pass for 7 yards and scored a touchdown. Elijah Faulkner ran five times for 19 yards. Earlier this season, Watson passed for 101 yards and ran for 72 yards in a 35-6 win at Sacramento State. He also passed for 160 yards with a score against Stonehill and ran nine times for 2 yards. Massachusetts has wins over Rutgers, Sacred Heart, Stonehill and Sacramento State. The Minutemen beat Rutgers 37-21, Sacred Heart 37-10, Stonehill 36-14 and Sacramento State 35-6. Their loss to Eastern Michigan is their only defeat. Massachusetts has scored at least 35 points in four of its five games.

Miami (Ohio) is coming off a 24-20 home loss to Bowling Green. Caleb Heavner, a player to watch for Miami (Ohio), completed 17 of 24 passes for 198 yards, ran 15 times for 24 yards and scored a touchdown. Rodney Nelson ran 16 times for 70 yards and caught one pass for a loss of 1 yard. Lazaro Rogers ran twice for 11 yards. In a 24-21 win over Connecticut, Heavner completed all three of his pass attempts for 13 yards and ran twice for 4 yards. The Redhawks opened the season with a 59-14 loss at Pittsburgh, then beat Holy Cross 45-7, lost 35-31 at Cincinnati and beat Connecticut 24-21 before the Bowling Green loss. Miami (Ohio) has scored at least 20 points in four of its five games.

Miami (Ohio) will host Akron, visit Central Michigan, host Buffalo, host Ohio, visit Kent State and visit Western Michigan in its next six games. Massachusetts will visit Buffalo, visit Connecticut, host Ball State, visit Toledo, host Akron and visit Bowling Green in its next six games. The Redhawks are seeking to avoid a second straight loss. The Minutemen are seeking to bounce back from their first defeat of the season.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Miami (Ohio) 39, Massachusetts 25. Massachusetts has been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -2.5. The over/under for the game is 47.5.