BOSTON (Interstat) — Boston University will host Northeastern on Monday in a men’s NCAA Division I basketball game at Agganis Arena. The Terriers and Huskies each enter the matchup at 0-0 as both programs begin the new season. The game will mark the first meeting of the young campaign for either side and offers an early test between two Boston-area programs with contrasting recent results.

Northeastern’s most recent game ended in an 84-77 loss at Drexel. The Huskies will look to reset after that result and open the season with a road victory against a local opponent. Boston University’s most recent outing was a 74-60 loss at Lehigh. The Terriers will aim for a stronger start at home as they begin their schedule at Agganis Arena. Neither team has recorded a win or loss this season, making the opener the first chance to establish momentum.

Both teams are 0-0, so the matchup will provide the first on-court measure of the season for each roster. Northeastern will be the visiting team and will try to use its perimeter play and transition opportunities to counter Boston University’s home-court advantage. The Terriers will lean on their home setting and look to control the pace in an early-season contest that could set the tone for each team’s nonconference slate. For Northeastern, the challenge will be managing the road environment and finding consistent scoring against a Boston University defense looking to settle in early.

Northeastern’s upcoming schedule includes home games against Harvard, Yale, Holy Cross and Princeton, along with road matchups at Butler, Stonehill, Wisconsin, Northwestern, Boston College and Vermont. Boston University’s upcoming stretch features a road game at Northwestern before home contests against JWU, Dartmouth, Columbia and New Hampshire, plus road games at Merrimack, Harvard, Fordham, Saint Joseph’s and Maine. Those contests will give both teams a chance to build a nonconference resume before league play arrives.

The matchup at Agganis Arena gives Boston University a chance to defend its home floor in a crosstown-style meeting, while Northeastern will seek a road win before returning to campus for future nonconference tests. Both teams remain 0-0, and the opening tip will be the first step in sorting out early form for the Huskies and Terriers. Each side will look to establish rhythm, limit turnovers and take advantage of an early-season opportunity to set a positive tone.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Boston University 86, Northeastern 77. Interstat’s ELO system gives Boston University a 71.3 percent probability to win. Boston University has been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -1.5, and the over-under for the game is 149.5.