BEAUMONT (Interstat) — Incarnate Word (2-3) visits Lamar (4-1) in an NCAA Football Championship Division game Saturday at Provost Umphrey Stadium in Beaumont, Texas. Both programs carry the Cardinals nickname, with Incarnate Word serving as the visiting team and Lamar as the home team. The forecast at game time is 90 degrees Fahrenheit.

Emmett Brown is a player to watch for Incarnate Word. In his most recent game, Brown completed 27 of 52 passes for 372 yards and two touchdowns and ran 13 times for 34 yards in a 28-26 loss at Stephen F. Austin. He completed 24 of 44 passes for 242 yards and one touchdown and ran 11 times for 8 yards against Texas State. He completed 30 of 46 passes for 259 yards and two touchdowns and ran seven times for 20 yards against Houston Christian. Jayden Hibbler added eight carries for 57 yards, seven catches for 64 yards and two punt returns for no yards in the Stephen F. Austin game. Lontrell Turner had four carries for 5 yards and two catches for 15 yards.

Aiden McCown is a player to watch for Lamar. In his most recent game, McCown completed 9 of 11 passes for 172 yards and two touchdowns and ran four times for 49 yards and one touchdown in a 42-14 win over Northwestern State. He completed 13 of 19 passes for 232 yards and three touchdowns and ran six times for 80 yards and one touchdown against Nicholls State. Evan Bullock completed 4 of 7 passes for 42 yards and ran twice for 3 yards in the Northwestern State game. Julian Salazar completed 2 of 2 passes for 16 yards and ran once for 5 yards.

Incarnate Word has lost to Stephen F. Austin 28-26, lost to Texas State 63-10, beaten Houston Christian 30-23, lost at Northern Arizona 38-28 and beaten Oklahoma Panhandle State 76-14. Lamar has beaten Northwestern State 42-14, beaten Nicholls State 49-18, won at Idaho 23-17, lost at Louisiana 38-7 and beaten Abilene Christian 21-14.

Incarnate Word is scheduled to host UT Rio Grande Valley, McNeese State and Northwestern State before visiting Southeastern Louisiana, hosting Nicholls State and visiting Texas A&M-Commerce. Lamar is scheduled to visit Southeastern Louisiana, host Houston Christian, visit UT Rio Grande Valley, host Stephen F. Austin and Texas A&M-Commerce, and visit McNeese State.

Interstat’s game simulator is projecting a final score of Lamar 40, Incarnate Word 30. Interstat’s ELO system is projecting Lamar with a 69.4 percent probability to win. Incarnate Word has been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of +6.5. The over/under for this game is 49.5.