Long Island at New Haven

WEST HAVEN, Conn. (Interstat) — Long Island visits New Haven on Saturday for an NCAA Football Championship Division game at West Haven, Conn. The forecast for game time calls for 65 degrees.

Long Island enters at 3-6. The Sharks are coming off an 18-14 home loss to Stonehill in their most recent game. Luca Stanzani completed 10 of 19 passes for 69 yards and a touchdown in that game. Noah Livingston recorded two tackles and a sack, and Khristian Tyson added two tackles. Long Island’s other recent results this season include a 14-9 road win at Wagner, a 17-14 road win at Duquesne, a 27-24 home win over Mercyhurst, a 20-16 home loss to Villanova, a 35-13 home loss to Albany and a 42-21 loss at North Dakota. The Sharks also have losses at Florida International and at Kansas. Long Island will play Central Connecticut at home and visit Robert Morris after this game.

New Haven enters at 2-7. The Chargers are coming off a 41-14 home loss to Duquesne in their most recent game. Bakail Talmadge recorded one tackle in that game, while Chris Hudson and Nikkem Reynolds each recorded two tackles. New Haven’s other recent results this season include a 26-15 road win at Robert Morris, a 22-21 home win over Marist, a 17-10 home loss to Brown and a 10-17 loss at Merrimack. The Chargers also have losses at Central Connecticut, at Austin Peay, at South Dakota State and to Stonehill. New Haven will visit Wagner and Mercyhurst after this game.

Jake Tripptree is the player to watch for New Haven. In his most recent performance, he completed 20 of 37 passes for 196 yards with one touchdown and ran for 5 yards and one touchdown against Duquesne. He completed 25 of 46 passes for 304 yards and one touchdown against Central Connecticut. He also completed 3 of 4 passes for 44 yards against Robert Morris.

Stanzani is Long Island’s quarterback. Long Island has scored 14 points or fewer in five of its nine games. New Haven has allowed at least 41 points in each of its past two games. Long Island kept Stonehill to 18 points in its most recent game. Long Island is the visiting team and New Haven is the home team.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of New Haven 23, Long Island 22. Interstat’s ELO system gives New Haven a 78.1 percent probability to win.