BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (Interstat) — Ball State will visit Bowling Green on Saturday for an NCAA Football Bowl Division game at Doyt L. Perry Stadium. The Cardinals enter with a 1-5 record. The Falcons are 2-4 and will play at home. Ball State’s most recent game was a 45-14 loss at Northwestern. Bowling Green’s most recent result was a 38-10 home win over Sacramento State. The Falcons have won two of their past three games, including a 24-20 victory at Miami (Ohio). The Cardinals have lost four straight since beating Stony Brook 41-17. Ball State will seek its second win of the season, while Bowling Green will pursue its third.

Ball State’s player to watch is Keldric Luster. The quarterback completed 27 of 41 passes for 209 yards and ran seven times for 10 yards and a touchdown in the Northwestern loss. Against Toledo, he completed 21 of 33 passes for 224 yards and two touchdowns. In a loss at Liberty, Luster completed 10 of 21 passes for 93 yards and added 10 carries for 30 yards. Tyler Mizzell caught four passes for 51 yards and ran three times for 10 yards against Northwestern, while Mason Atkins completed his only pass for 10 yards. Ball State opened the season with a 56-3 loss at Ohio State, then beat Stony Brook 41-17. The Cardinals followed with losses at Liberty, at Kent State and to Toledo.

Bowling Green’s player to watch is Austin Novosad. The quarterback completed both of his passes for 21 yards in the win over Sacramento State and was 1 of 5 for minus-1 yard at Iowa State. In the Sacramento State win, Jay Kastantin caught 11 passes for 116 yards, ran seven times for 50 yards and scored a touchdown. Austyn Dendy ran 15 times for 86 yards and two touchdowns. Bowling Green also beat Miami (Ohio) 24-20. The Falcons lost to South Florida 14-6, Iowa State 55-7, Nebraska 56-7 and Tarleton State 20-13. Bowling Green opened the season with a 20-13 loss to Tarleton State, then fell at Nebraska and at Iowa State before losing at home to South Florida.

Ball State will next host Sacramento State. The Cardinals will then visit Massachusetts, host Buffalo, visit Ohio and host Central Michigan. Bowling Green will visit Buffalo and Western Michigan before hosting Kent State. The Falcons will then visit Toledo and host Massachusetts.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Bowling Green 39, Ball State 22. Bowling Green has been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -6.5. The over/under for the game is 46.5.