HANOVER, N.H. (Interstat) — The Central Connecticut Blue Devils visit the Dartmouth Big Green in a men’s NCAA Division I basketball game on Sunday at Leede Arena in Hanover, N.H.

Central Connecticut is 0-2. Dartmouth is 2-0. The Blue Devils are seeking their first win of the season, while the Big Green are seeking to remain unbeaten.

Central Connecticut enters after a 102-49 loss at Syracuse. James Jones, a player to watch for the Blue Devils, finished with four points, nine rebounds and one assist in 29 minutes. Raphel Laurent scored 17 points, and Jayden Mott added six points, five rebounds and one block. In his previous game, Jones had one point, seven rebounds and three assists in 34 minutes at Temple. Central Connecticut also lost 68-56 at Temple earlier this season.

Dartmouth enters after a 107-50 win over Framingham State. Niko Abusara, a player to watch for the Big Green, had 13 points, six rebounds and one assist in 17 minutes. Ernas Valauskas had 18 points, four rebounds, one assist and one block, and Charles Aldrich added 12 points, six rebounds and two assists. In his previous game, Abusara had four points, three rebounds, one assist and one block in 23 minutes at Marist. Dartmouth also won 69-62 at Marist earlier this season.

Central Connecticut’s Laurent played 29 minutes and had one rebound in the Syracuse loss, while Mott played 23 minutes and had one block. Dartmouth’s Valauskas played 19 minutes, Abusara played 17 minutes and Aldrich played 19 minutes in the Framingham State win. Central Connecticut opened the season with the loss at Temple before falling at Syracuse. Dartmouth opened with the win at Marist before beating Framingham State at home. The Blue Devils have played both of their games on the road this season. The Big Green have played one road game and one home game.

Central Connecticut next visits Sacred Heart before home games against Quinnipiac and VTSU Lyndon. The Blue Devils’ upcoming schedule also includes games at Navy, Fairfield, Brown, Loyola Maryland, VCU and Fordham, plus a home game against Mitchell. Dartmouth next travels to Albany before a trip to Boston University and a home game against VTSU-Johnson. The Big Green’s upcoming schedule also includes home games against Me.-Augusta, Holy Cross and Maine Maritime, along with road games at Appalachian State, Davidson, New Hampshire and Temple.

Interstat’s game simulator projects Dartmouth 74, Central Connecticut 66. Interstat’s ELO system projects Dartmouth with a 70 percent probability to win. Dartmouth has been installed as a 5.5-point favorite, and the over/under is 141.5.