Stetson at Saint Thomas (Minn.)
ST. PAUL (Interstat) — Stetson will visit Saint Thomas (Minn.) on Saturday in an NCAA Football Championship Division game at O’Shaughnessy Stadium. The Hatters enter at 1-4. The Tommies are 4-2. The game-time forecast is 69°F.
The game will be played at O’Shaughnessy Stadium in Saint Paul, Minn. Stetson is the visiting team, and Saint Thomas (Minn.) is the home team. Stetson’s nickname is the Hatters. Saint Thomas (Minn.)’s nickname is the Tommies. The most recent previous Stetson result was Marist 28 at Stetson 14 on Saturday. The most recent previous Saint Thomas (Minn.) result was Saint Thomas (Minn.) 21 at Presbyterian 55 on Saturday.
A player to watch for Stetson is quarterback Thomas Von Grote. In the Hatters’ most recent game, a 28-14 loss to Marist on Saturday, Von Grote completed 32 of 49 passes for 273 yards and two touchdowns. Earlier at UC Davis, he completed 22 of 39 passes for 219 yards and rushed seven times for 42 yards and one touchdown. Kael Alexander completed 8 of 17 passes for 62 yards against Marist. Ollie Howell had three rushes for 9 yards and one reception for 7 yards. Stetson’s other results this season include a 45-7 loss at UC Davis, a 43-18 loss at Bethune-Cookman, a 45-10 win over Webber International and a 70-7 loss at South Dakota State.
A player to watch for Saint Thomas (Minn.) is quarterback Anthony Policare. In the Tommies’ most recent game, a 55-21 loss at Presbyterian on Saturday, Policare completed 11 of 24 passes for 148 yards, rushed 12 times for 60 yards, punted once for 42 yards and accounted for two touchdowns. In a 50-17 win over San Diego, he completed 1 of 1 pass for 1 yard and rushed four times for 15 yards. Nick Peipert completed 7 of 13 passes for 43 yards and rushed five times for 12 yards against Presbyterian. Ryan Jackson completed 2 of 3 passes for 16 yards and rushed twice for 12 yards. The Tommies’ other results this season include a 50-17 win over San Diego, a 28-26 win over Southern Utah, a 56-14 win over Northern Michigan, a 62-26 loss at North Dakota and a 15-9 win over Winona State.
Stetson is scheduled to host Presbyterian, visit Morehead State, host Dayton, visit Davidson, host Valparaiso and visit San Diego. Saint Thomas (Minn.) is set to visit Marist, host Davidson, visit Butler, host Drake and visit Valparaiso.
Interstat’s game simulator projects Saint Thomas (Minn.) 67, Stetson 22. Stetson has been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of +22.5. The over/under is 49.5.