HOUSTON (Interstat) — Mississippi Valley State will visit Texas Southern on Saturday in an NCAA Football Championship Division game at Shell Energy Stadium in Houston, Texas. The Delta Devils are the visiting team, and the Tigers are the home team. Mississippi Valley State enters with a 2-4 record. Texas Southern is 1-4. The forecast for game time is 91 degrees Fahrenheit.

Mississippi Valley State most recently defeated Prairie View 28-27 in a one-point decision. Josh Brown is a player to watch for the Delta Devils. In that win, Brown completed 13 of 25 passes for 144 yards, rushed 17 times for 101 yards and accounted for four total touchdowns. He also completed 10 of 15 passes for 110 yards and a touchdown in a loss to Alabama State. Dayvian Bluitt ran for 24 yards and caught a pass for 6 yards against Prairie View, while Norman Taylor added 17 rushing yards.

Texas Southern most recently lost 66-10 at Florida Atlantic, a 56-point margin. Cam’Ron McCoy is a player to watch for the Tigers. Against Florida Atlantic, McCoy completed 17 of 27 passes for 158 yards and ran eight times for 5 yards. In a 43-40 loss to Alcorn State, he completed 20 of 31 passes for 319 yards, rushed 13 times for 86 yards and accounted for four total touchdowns. Athean Renfro Jr. ran for 101 yards, caught one pass for 19 yards and scored a touchdown against Florida Atlantic. Nelson Peterson Jr. ran once for 6 yards.

The Delta Devils opened the season with a loss at Nicholls State before falling at Sacramento State. They beat Lincoln (PA) 31-20, lost to Delta State 21-6 and fell at Alabama State 41-15 before beating Prairie View. Texas Southern opened with a 42-30 win over North Carolina Central before losses at Prairie View, at UTEP, at Alcorn State and at Florida Atlantic.

Mississippi Valley State’s upcoming schedule includes Bethune-Cookman at Mississippi Valley State, Alcorn State at Mississippi Valley State, Mississippi Valley State at Jackson State, Mississippi Valley State at Florida A&M and Alabama A&M at Mississippi Valley State. Texas Southern’s upcoming slate includes Southern at Texas Southern, Grambling at Texas Southern, Alabama State at Texas Southern, Texas Southern at Alabama A&M and Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Texas Southern.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Texas Southern 53, Mississippi Valley State 24. Interstat’s ELO system gives Texas Southern an 88.4 percent probability to win. Mississippi Valley State has been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of +14. The over/under is 56.5.