NASHVILLE (Interstat) — Tennessee-Martin will visit Tennessee State on Saturday in an NCAA Football Championship Division game at Nissan Stadium. Both teams enter with 1-4 records. Tennessee-Martin will be the visiting team, and Tennessee State will be the home team. Tennessee-Martin’s nickname is the Skyhawks, and Tennessee State’s nickname is the Tigers. The forecast calls for a game-time temperature of 84 degrees.

Tennessee-Martin is coming off a 35-12 loss at Austin Peay on Sept. 26. Tate Surber completed 20 of 27 passes for 175 yards and one touchdown. Chris Franklin ran 12 times for 63 yards and caught five passes for 19 yards. Greg Ard added 37 rushing yards on four carries. The Skyhawks have also lost at Memphis 45-21 on Sept. 19, at West Virginia 52-7 on Sept. 12 and to Central Arkansas 36-24 on Aug. 27. Their lone win was a 42-7 victory over Chicago State on Sept. 5. Tennessee-Martin has lost four of its first five games.

Tennessee State is coming off a 28-21 loss at Western Illinois on Oct. 3. Daylin Lee is a player to watch for the Tigers. He completed 22 of 42 passes for 245 yards and two touchdowns in that game. Earlier, in a 29-26 win at Florida A&M on Sept. 19, Lee completed 18 of 27 passes for 259 yards and two touchdowns and ran 12 times for 10 yards. Brenton Paul ran 12 times for 62 yards and had two receptions for 2 yards against Western Illinois. Trevor Pearson ran eight times for 11 yards. The Tigers have also lost at Alabama A&M 30-3 on Sept. 12, at Georgia 63-3 on Sept. 5 and to Jackson State 26-24 on Aug. 29. Tennessee State has lost four of its first five games.

Tennessee State will host Morgan State on Oct. 17 and Charleston Southern on Oct. 24 before visiting Lindenwood on Oct. 31. The Tigers will host Southeast Missouri State on Nov. 7 and Eastern Illinois on Nov. 14 before visiting Gardner-Webb on Nov. 21. Tennessee-Martin will host Gardner-Webb on Oct. 17 before visiting Western Illinois on Oct. 24. The Skyhawks will host Eastern Illinois on Oct. 31 and Lindenwood on Nov. 14, visit Charleston Southern on Nov. 7 and visit Southeast Missouri State on Nov. 21.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Tennessee-Martin 32, Tennessee State 26. Interstat’s ELO system gives Tennessee-Martin an 83.4 percent probability to win. Tennessee State has been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -8.5. The over/under for the game is 46.5.