SAN JOSE (Interstat) — Northern Illinois will look to end a winless season when it visits San Jose State Saturday in an NCAA Football Bowl Division game at CEFCU Stadium. The Huskies enter 0-8 and are coming off a 31-24 loss at UNLV. San Jose State is 4-5 and has lost two straight, including a 21-16 home setback to New Mexico. The Spartans need a win to get back to .500. Northern Illinois has dropped its last three games by scores of 31-24, 56-21 and 41-23, and its closest result this season was a 28-24 home loss to Illinois State. Northern Illinois has allowed at least 28 points in every game. The Huskies have been outscored 301-130 this season.

Northern Illinois quarterback Taron Dickens is the player to watch. In the loss to UNLV, he completed 16 of 28 passes for 233 yards and two touchdowns and added seven carries for 45 yards. Dickens also passed for 171 yards with two touchdowns against Hawaii and for 216 yards with one touchdown against Wyoming. He rushed for 22 yards against Hawaii and 11 yards against Wyoming. Micah Cook and Yassine Falke each had two tackles in the UNLV game. The Huskies have lost to Hawaii, Wyoming, Air Force, Georgia State, Arizona, Illinois State and Iowa. Northern Illinois has scored 21 points or fewer in five of its eight games. The Huskies next host Nevada, visit North Dakota State and host UTEP.

San Jose State quarterback Luke Weaver is the player to watch for the Spartans. Weaver passed for 190 yards in the loss to New Mexico and for 91 yards in a loss to Nevada. He has thrown for 281 yards over his last two games. Dejon Roney had two tackles and a half-sack against New Mexico, and Lavaka Taukeiaho had one tackle. The Spartans have wins over UTEP, Hawaii, Cal Poly and Eastern Michigan, including a 24-11 road win at UTEP and a 27-21 victory at Eastern Michigan. San Jose State has scored 29 points combined in its last two games. The Spartans have lost two games by seven points or fewer. The forecast for game time calls for 72 degrees at CEFCU Stadium. San Jose State next visits Air Force, hosts UNLV and hosts North Dakota State.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of San Jose State 39, Northern Illinois 23. Interstat’s ELO system gives San Jose State an 81.9 percent probability to win. San Jose State is a 12-point pregame favorite, and the over/under is 52.5.