STARKVILLE, Miss. (Interstat) — Vanderbilt will visit Mississippi State on Saturday for an NCAA Football Bowl Division game at Davis Wade Stadium in Starkville, Miss. Vanderbilt will be the visiting team, and Mississippi State will be the home team. The Commodores enter at 3-5, while the Bulldogs are 4-4. The forecast for game time is 69 degrees Fahrenheit.

Vanderbilt most recently lost 34-17 at Kentucky. Martel Hight had a 45-yard return and one tackle for the Commodores, while Talan Carter and Khalil Poteat each recorded two tackles. Vanderbilt also has losses to Arkansas, Ole Miss, Georgia and Auburn after wins over North Carolina State, Delaware and Austin Peay. The Commodores opened the season with three straight wins before losing five consecutive games. Vanderbilt will look to reset against a Mississippi State team that has dropped four straight games.

Mississippi State most recently lost 31-3 at Texas. AJ Swann is a player to watch for the Bulldogs. Swann passed for 97 yards in that game. Jaray Bledsoe recorded two tackles, one sack and one quarterback hurry for Mississippi State, while Will Whitson added one tackle and one sack. Mississippi State earlier this season posted wins over Missouri, South Carolina, Minnesota and Louisiana-Monroe and lost to Oklahoma, LSU and Alabama. The Bulldogs opened with four straight wins before losing four consecutive games. Mississippi State will host Vanderbilt in a conference matchup with both teams seeking to improve their position.

The game matches Vanderbilt’s Commodores against Mississippi State’s Bulldogs in Starkville. The Commodores and Bulldogs will meet in a conference game. Davis Wade Stadium will be the site of the Saturday contest. The contest will be played in Starkville. Vanderbilt’s recent schedule has been demanding, and Mississippi State has also faced a challenging conference slate. Both teams will enter with recent losses and will try to establish rhythm on offense and limit mistakes on defense. The Commodores’ most recent result was a road loss at Kentucky, while the Bulldogs’ most recent result was a road loss at Texas. The game is scheduled for Saturday.

Vanderbilt’s upcoming schedule includes a home game against Alabama, a trip to Florida and a home game against Tennessee. Mississippi State’s upcoming schedule includes home games against Auburn and Tennessee Tech before a trip to Ole Miss.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Vanderbilt 46, Mississippi State 41. Interstat’s ELO system gives Mississippi State a 53.9 percent probability to win. Mississippi State has been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -2.5, and the over/under is 48.5.