HACKETTSTOWN, N.J. (Interstat) — Fairleigh Dickinson-Florham will visit Centenary (N.J.) for a men’s NCAA Division III basketball game on Saturday at Reeves Student Recreation Center in Hackettstown, N.J. Both teams enter the matchup at 0-1 and will be looking for their first victory of the young season.

Fairleigh Dickinson-Florham, nicknamed the Devils, opened with a 78-76 loss at Drew. Frankie Denvir is the player to watch for the Devils after finishing with 16 points, 11 rebounds and two assists in 32 minutes. Gino Romano led Fairleigh Dickinson-Florham with 22 points to go with four rebounds and two assists in 34 minutes, while Chris Smith added 17 points, five rebounds and one assist in 33 minutes. The Devils will need a similar balance against a Centenary team that also showed scoring depth in its opener.

Centenary (N.J.), nicknamed the Cyclones, dropped an 89-82 decision to College of New Jersey. Kenneth Rankin is the player to watch for the Cyclones after posting 22 points, seven rebounds and three assists in 35 minutes. Noah Hutchinson contributed 20 points, six rebounds and two assists in 31 minutes, and Jasir Lane recorded 10 points and 10 rebounds in 28 minutes. Centenary will rely on Rankin’s scoring and playmaking as it tries to rebound at home.

The matchup features two guards capable of carrying significant offensive loads. Denvir’s rebounding from the backcourt gives Fairleigh Dickinson-Florham an additional possession edge, while Rankin’s ability to score and facilitate makes him the central concern for the Devils’ defense. Fairleigh Dickinson-Florham’s Romano and Smith also figure prominently after productive opening performances, and Centenary’s Hutchinson and Lane provide complementary options around Rankin.

Centenary will play at home, where it will try to use the Reeves Student Recreation Center setting to its advantage. Fairleigh Dickinson-Florham will look to turn a narrow season-opening loss into momentum in its first road test of the season. Both programs are seeking consistency early in the schedule, and the game could hinge on which team gets more efficient shot creation from its top perimeter players.

After this game, Fairleigh Dickinson-Florham is scheduled to host John Jay, then visit Saint Elizabeth and Mount Saint Mary (N.Y.) among upcoming contests. Centenary is set to host Merchant Marine, then travel to Sarah Lawrence and Marywood in its next stretch. Those games will give both teams an early measure of their depth and rotation.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Centenary (N.J.) 76, Fairleigh Dickinson-Florham 75. Interstat’s ELO system gives Centenary a 67.6 percent probability to win.