INDIANAPOLIS (Interstat) — The Saint Thomas (Minn.) Tommies will visit the Butler Bulldogs on Saturday in an NCAA Football Championship Division game at Saint Vincent Field. Butler will be the home team, and Saint Thomas (Minn.) will be the visiting team. Both teams enter with 7-2 records. The forecast for game time calls for 48 degrees. Both teams enter on two-game winning streaks.

Saint Thomas (Minn.) is coming off a 35-7 win over Davidson. Quarterback Nick Peipert is the Tommies’ player to watch. In that win, he completed 22 of 31 passes for 257 yards and ran 14 times for 116 yards, with a 36-yard punt and four touchdowns. In a 35-13 win over Marist, Peipert completed 17 of 25 passes for 190 yards and ran 18 times for 85 yards, with a 35-yard punt and two touchdowns. Matthew Amofa and Peyton Himley also contributed on defense in the Davidson win, with one tackle and two tackles, respectively.

Butler is coming off a 27-10 win at Presbyterian. Quarterback Gabe Passini is the Bulldogs’ player to watch. In that win, he completed 16 of 25 passes for 145 yards and ran 18 times for 162 yards with two touchdowns. In a 33-21 win at Drake, Passini completed 6 of 16 passes for 118 yards and ran 19 times for 87 yards, with a 26-yard punt and two touchdowns. In a 19-9 loss to Dayton, he completed 15 of 26 passes for 152 yards and ran 11 times for 8 yards with one touchdown. Steven Stephany (DB) and Ben Brandenburg (LB) contributed on defense in the Presbyterian win, with two tackles and one tackle, respectively.

Saint Thomas (Minn.) also beat Stetson 64-21, San Diego 50-17, Southern Utah 28-26, Northern Michigan 56-14 and Winona State 15-9, and lost to Presbyterian 55-21 and North Dakota 62-26. Butler also beat San Diego 41-10, Valparaiso 33-28, Chicago State 47-20, Franklin 52-0 and Georgetown (Ky.) 27-23, and lost to Montana State 51-24. The Tommies’ upcoming schedule includes a home game against Drake and a road game at Valparaiso. The Bulldogs’ upcoming schedule includes a road game at Marist and a home game against Morehead State.

Interstat’s game simulator projects Butler 36, Saint Thomas (Minn.) 35. Interstat’s ELO system gives Butler a 66.7 percent probability to win.