HOUSTON (Interstat)—Alabama State will travel to face Texas Southern on Saturday in an NCAA Football Championship Division game at Shell Energy Stadium in Houston, Texas. The Hornets enter with a 4-4 record, while the Tigers are 3-5. The weather forecast for game time is 82 degrees.

Alabama State is coming off a 31-28 loss at Alabama A&M in its most recent game. The Hornets’ other results this season include a 21-15 win at Arkansas-Pine Bluff, a 28-27 loss to Florida A&M, a 16-10 loss at Bethune-Cookman, a 41-15 home win over Mississippi Valley State, a 34-17 loss at Troy, a 34-0 home win over Lane and a 30-17 win at Southern. Alabama State’s wins have come against Lane, Southern, Mississippi Valley State and Arkansas-Pine Bluff. Its losses have come against Troy, Bethune-Cookman, Florida A&M and Alabama A&M. In the loss at Alabama A&M, Alabama State’s most productive players included Mekhi Butler with two tackles and Kanye Varner and Stewart McCall II with one tackle each.

Aaron Frye is a player to watch for Alabama State. In his most recent game, he completed 14 of 21 passes for 158 yards, ran 18 times for 90 yards and recorded one tackle. In the previous game against Arkansas-Pine Bluff, he completed 15 of 16 passes for 105 yards, ran four times for 13 yards and had one reception for 3 yards.

Texas Southern is coming off a 23-20 overtime victory over Grambling in its most recent game. The Tigers also beat Southern 24-21 at home in their previous game. Their other results this season include a 38-34 home loss to Mississippi Valley State, a 66-10 loss at Florida Atlantic, a 43-40 loss at Alcorn State, a 51-10 loss at UTEP, a 52-14 loss at Prairie View and a 42-30 home win over North Carolina Central. Texas Southern’s wins have come against North Carolina Central, Southern and Grambling. Its losses have come against Prairie View, UTEP, Alcorn State, Florida Atlantic and Mississippi Valley State. In the win over Grambling, Texas Southern’s most productive players included Cam’Ron McCoy, Quinton Murray and Javar Thomas. Murray and Thomas each recorded one tackle.

Cam’Ron McCoy is a player to watch for Texas Southern. In the win over Grambling, he completed 6 of 15 passes for 115 yards, ran 10 times for 20 yards and scored one touchdown. Against Southern, he completed 5 of 8 passes for 42 yards, ran 16 times for 71 yards and scored one touchdown.

Alabama State is next scheduled to host Jackson State, Prairie View and Tuskegee in consecutive games. Texas Southern is next scheduled to visit Alabama A&M before hosting Arkansas-Pine Bluff.

Interstat’s game simulator is projecting a final score of Alabama State 52, Texas Southern 29. Interstat’s ELO system is projecting Alabama State with a 69.7 percent probability to win.