PROVIDENCE (Interstat) — Brown will host New Hampshire in a men’s NCAA Division I basketball game on Monday at Pizzitola Sports Center. The Bears are the home team, and the Wildcats are the visiting team. Both programs enter the matchup with 0-0 records. The game is scheduled for Pizzitola Sports Center, the Bears’ home venue, and will mark the first contest of the season for both teams.

Brown’s most recent result was an 82-61 home loss to Penn. New Hampshire’s most recent result was an 84-69 loss at Maryland-Baltimore County. Neither team has played a game this season. The Bears will begin the new season at home, while the Wildcats will open on the road against a regional opponent. Brown’s nickname is the Bears, and New Hampshire’s nickname is the Wildcats.

New Hampshire’s next 10 games include a visit to Rider, home games against Sacred Heart and Thomas (ME), road games at Boston College, Stonehill, New Haven, Seton Hall and Holy Cross, a home game against Harvard and a road game at Boston University. The Wildcats will play those contests after the Monday matchup at Brown. New Hampshire will move from the Brown game into a schedule that features several road trips and a handful of home dates.

Brown’s next 10 games include a visit to Lehigh, a home game against Canisius, road games at Siena and Holy Cross, a road game at Vermont, a home game against JWU (Providence), road games at Air Force and Rhode Island, a road game at Bryant and a game against Central Connecticut in Springfield, Mass. The Bears will return to action after the New Hampshire game with a road trip to Lehigh. Brown will also host Canisius, JWU (Providence) and Central Connecticut during that stretch.

The game at Pizzitola Sports Center gives Brown a home opener against New Hampshire, a fellow regional program. The Wildcats will make the trip to Providence for the Monday contest before beginning a stretch that includes several road games and home dates. Both teams will play a full nonconference schedule ahead of their respective conference slates. The matchup is one of the opening games on the schedule for both teams, and each will continue nonconference play after Monday. The Bears and Wildcats will each continue their schedules after the game.

Interstat’s game simulator is projecting a final score of Brown 76, New Hampshire 69. Interstat’s ELO system is projecting Brown with a 74 percent probability to win. Brown has been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -9. The over/under for this game is 143.5.