COOKEVILLE, Tenn. (Interstat) — Furman visits Tennessee Tech on Saturday in an NCAA Football Championship Division game at Tucker Stadium. The forecast for game time is 78 degrees.

Tennessee Tech is 4-1. Furman is 2-4. The Golden Eagles are coming off a 44-20 loss at Western Carolina. In that game, Jax Leatherwood completed 26 of 46 passes for 341 yards and two touchdowns. M.J. Flowers ran five times for 29 yards and caught two passes for 19 yards. Ahmad Haston ran twice for 18 yards. Leatherwood completed 38 of 48 passes for 427 yards and five touchdowns in a 42-38 win at Wofford. Tennessee Tech also has wins over Monmouth, Chattanooga and Samford. The Golden Eagles beat Monmouth 38-14, Chattanooga 24-9 and Samford 45-19. Their four-game winning streak ended against Western Carolina.

Furman is coming off a 32-25 home loss to Wofford. Connor Ackerley completed 27 of 43 passes for 264 yards and one touchdown and ran four times for 16 yards. Ben Croasdale ran 21 times for 93 yards, caught seven passes for 48 yards and returned one kickoff for 2 yards. C.J. Stokes ran four times for 14 yards, caught one pass and scored one touchdown. Ackerley completed 15 of 30 passes for 137 yards against Richmond and 10 of 18 passes for 164 yards and one touchdown against South Carolina State. He also ran 14 times for 35 yards against Richmond and eight times for 17 yards against South Carolina State. The Paladins have lost three straight. They opened the season with a win over Anderson (SC) and a win at Mercer. Their losses came against Tennessee, South Carolina State, Richmond and Wofford. Furman lost 13-9 at Richmond, 20-17 to South Carolina State and 56-9 at Tennessee. The Paladins beat Anderson (SC) 20-3 and Mercer 20-13.

Tennessee Tech’s Leatherwood is a player to watch. He has passed for 341 yards and two touchdowns in his most recent game and 427 yards and five touchdowns in the game before that. Furman’s Ackerley is a player to watch. He has passed for at least 137 yards in each of his last three games and has two touchdown passes in that span. The Golden Eagles’ M.J. Flowers and Ahmad Haston also contributed in the most recent game. Furman’s Croasdale and Stokes were productive against Wofford.

Interstat’s game simulator projects Tennessee Tech 51, Furman 22. Interstat’s ELO system gives Tennessee Tech an 86.3 percent probability to win. Furman has been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of +13.5. The over/under is 45.5.