HOUSTON (Interstat) — Texas A&M-Commerce will visit Houston Christian on Saturday for an NCAA Football Championship Division game at Husky Stadium (TX). The Lions enter at 2-4, while the Huskies are 3-3. Texas A&M-Commerce is nicknamed the Lions. Houston Christian is nicknamed the Huskies. Houston Christian will be the home team, and both programs are coming off victories.

Texas A&M-Commerce beat UT Rio Grande Valley 20-17 in its most recent game. Luke Glass is a player to watch for the Lions. Against UT Rio Grande Valley, Glass completed 7 of 14 passes for 69 yards and ran seven times for 27 yards. Eric Rodriguez added 54 passing yards, and Reese Mooney threw for 7 yards in the win. The Lions opened the season with a 23-15 loss at Mercer, fell 44-7 at Stephen F. Austin, beat Northwestern State 38-14, lost 42-0 at Tulsa, lost 27-24 at McNeese State and then defeated UT Rio Grande Valley.

Houston Christian beat Nicholls State 16-2 in its most recent game. Cutter Stewart is a player to watch for the Huskies. Stewart completed 19 of 31 passes for 173 yards and ran four times for 8 yards against Nicholls State. He completed 9 of 15 passes for 123 yards and a touchdown and ran eight times for 6 yards against North Texas, and he completed 10 of 22 passes for 96 yards and a score at Incarnate Word. Champ Dozier ran for 85 yards and caught six passes for 59 yards against Nicholls State, while Jaylen Middleton ran for 38 yards. The Huskies opened with a 34-28 win at Southeastern Louisiana, lost 31-3 at Rice, beat Arkansas Baptist 88-0, lost 30-23 at Incarnate Word, lost 63-14 at North Texas and then defeated Nicholls State.

Texas A&M-Commerce will return home to face Prairie View in its next game and will then host Southeastern Louisiana, visit Nicholls State, visit Lamar and host Incarnate Word. Houston Christian will visit Lamar in its next game and will then visit Stephen F. Austin, host McNeese State, visit Northwestern State and host UT Rio Grande Valley. Those games will follow Saturday’s matchup. The Huskies’ win over Nicholls State followed a difficult stretch against North Texas and Incarnate Word. The Lions’ victory over UT Rio Grande Valley followed losses to Tulsa and McNeese State. Houston Christian scored 88 points against Arkansas Baptist. Texas A&M-Commerce scored 38 points against Northwestern State. Houston Christian allowed 63 points at North Texas. Texas A&M-Commerce allowed 42 points at Tulsa.

Interstat’s game simulator projects Houston Christian to defeat Texas A&M-Commerce 45-32.