BATON ROUGE (Interstat) — Bethune-Cookman and Southern meet in an NCAA Football Championship Division game on Saturday at A.W. Mumford Stadium, with the Wildcats visiting the Jaguars. Bethune-Cookman enters at 5-4, while Southern is 4-5.

The Wildcats are coming off a 63-21 loss at Arkansas-Pine Bluff. Bethune-Cookman has recent wins over Jackson State (24-21) and Mississippi Valley State (34-14), along with earlier victories against Alabama State (16-10), Virginia Lynchburg (62-3) and Stetson (43-18). The Wildcats also have losses to Alabama A&M (55-17), South Carolina State (31-21) and UCF (73-6). Cordan Patterson is the player to watch for Bethune-Cookman. In his most recent game, he passed for 108 yards and a touchdown and ran for 25 yards and a touchdown on 13 carries. Montravius Lloyd, Noel Brown and Joseph Evans each had two tackles in the loss at Arkansas-Pine Bluff. Bethune-Cookman scored 62 points against Virginia Lynchburg and 43 against Stetson. The Wildcats’ 24-21 win over Jackson State came at home, and their 34-14 win at Mississippi Valley State was their most recent road victory.

Southern is coming off a 42-14 win at Florida A&M. The Jaguars also have wins over Prairie View (28-14), Louisiana Christian (50-31) and Kentucky State (34-15). Southern’s losses include a 24-21 setback at Texas Southern, a 41-10 home loss to Arkansas-Pine Bluff, a 35-17 loss at Jackson State, a 77-6 loss at Houston and a 30-17 home loss to Alabama State. Christian Johnson is the player to watch for Southern. In the Florida A&M win, he passed for 112 yards and a touchdown and ran for 4 yards. In the previous game against Texas Southern, he passed for 124 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 6 yards. Cayden Jones, Lance Joseph and Princeton Cahee each recorded one tackle in the Florida A&M victory, with Joseph adding a sack. Southern’s 34-15 win over Kentucky State came at home, and its 42-14 win at Florida A&M was its most recent road victory.

The forecast for game time is 81 degrees. A.W. Mumford Stadium is the site for the matchup. Bethune-Cookman is next scheduled to host Grambling and Florida A&M. Southern is next scheduled to host Alcorn State and Grambling. Bethune-Cookman has scored 43 points or more in three wins this season, while Southern has reached 42 points twice. The Wildcats and Jaguars each enter the game with recent wins and losses.

Interstat’s game simulator projects Southern 46, Bethune-Cookman 45. Interstat’s ELO system projects Southern with a 52.3 percent probability to win.