CHARLESTON (Interstat) — South Carolina State will visit Charleston Southern on Saturday in an NCAA Football Championship Division game at Buccaneer Field in Charleston, S.C. The Bulldogs enter with a 5-1 record, while the Buccaneers are 2-3. South Carolina State will look to bounce back from its first loss of the season. Charleston Southern will try to end a two-game skid.

South Carolina State is coming off a 34-31 loss to Citadel in its most recent game. Quarterback Keely Watson is the player to watch for the Bulldogs. Watson threw for 245 yards and two touchdowns in that loss. Earlier this season, he passed for 146 yards and two touchdowns against Bethune-Cookman and 186 yards and one touchdown at Furman. The Bulldogs have also defeated Bethune-Cookman 31-21, Furman 20-17, Virginia State 66-0, Florida A&M 31-13 and Savannah State 87-0 this season. Their only loss was to Citadel. Ronnie Robinson was also listed among South Carolina State’s productive players in that game. The team also recorded a 10-yard passing play and a 1-yard rushing play in the loss.

Charleston Southern is coming off a 12-10 loss to Gardner-Webb. Quarterback Lek Powell is the player to watch for the Buccaneers. Powell completed 9 of 17 passes for 33 yards in that game. Hakeem Watters ran 15 times for 102 yards and one touchdown, and Dwayne Wright added 12 carries for 77 yards. The Buccaneers have beaten Point University 65-0 and Citadel 26-20 in overtime. Their losses include Gardner-Webb, Georgia Southern 31-0 and Lindenwood 20-17.

South Carolina State’s season has included an 87-0 win over Savannah State, a 31-13 win at Florida A&M, a 66-0 win over Virginia State, a 20-17 win at Furman and a 31-21 win at Bethune-Cookman before the Citadel loss. Charleston Southern opened with a 20-17 loss at Lindenwood, then fell 31-0 at Georgia Southern, beat Citadel 26-20 in overtime, beat Point University 65-0 and lost to Gardner-Webb 12-10.

The weather forecast for game time is 73 degrees at Buccaneer Field. South Carolina State is scheduled to host Norfolk State, visit Morgan State and Howard, and host North Carolina Central and Delaware State after Saturday. Charleston Southern is set to visit Clemson and Tennessee State, then host Western Illinois, Tennessee-Martin, Southeast Missouri State and Eastern Illinois.

Interstat’s game simulator is projecting a final score of South Carolina State 42, Charleston Southern 24. Interstat’s ELO system is projecting South Carolina State with a 69.7 percent probability to win. Charleston Southern has been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -6.5. The over/under for this game is 37.5.