CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (Interstat) — Lipscomb and Southeast Missouri State will meet in a men’s NCAA Division I basketball game Monday at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo. The Bisons are the visiting team, and the Redhawks are the home team. Both programs enter the game with 0-0 records. The game is the first contest on the current schedules for both teams.

Lipscomb’s most recent result was a 77-53 loss to Florida Gulf Coast at Lipscomb. Florida Gulf Coast scored 77 points in the win, while Lipscomb finished with 53. Southeast Missouri State’s most recent result was a 66-61 loss at Morehead State. Morehead State won by five points as Southeast Missouri State closed its most recent schedule. The Bisons will be playing their first game since that loss, and the Redhawks also will open a new season after their most recent contest. The matchup gives both teams a chance to begin the season with a win before moving deeper into their nonconference schedules.

The Bisons’ upcoming schedule includes a trip to Iowa, a home game against SIU Edwardsville, a home matchup with Belmont, a road game at Western Carolina, a road game at Purdue, two road games at Alabama A&M, a home game against Milligan, a road game at Auburn and a road game at Ohio State. The Redhawks’ upcoming schedule includes a home game against Webster, a road game at South Carolina, a road game at Middle Tennessee, a home game against Midway, a road game at Saint Thomas (Minn.), a home game against Purdue Fort Wayne, a road game at Missouri-Kansas City, a road game at Wichita State, a home game against Mission U. and a road game at Saint Louis. Each team has 10 games listed on its upcoming schedule after Monday.

Southeast Missouri State will play on its home court at the Show Me Center, while Lipscomb will attempt to secure a road result in its first game of the season. The teams will not have to wait long for additional tests, as both schedules feature several matchups against programs from across the country. The Redhawks and Bisons will each continue their nonconference schedules after the Monday game. Both teams are seeking their first win of the season.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Southeast Missouri State 80, Lipscomb 78. Interstat’s ELO system projects Southeast Missouri State with a 60.6 percent probability to win. Lipscomb has been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -2. The over/under for the game is 152.5.