The Boston University Terriers and the Rutgers Scarlet Knights meet in college basketball action from the Jersey Mike’s Arena on Friday night.

Boston Falls In Opener To Rival

The Boston University Terriers started the year by losing to the Northeastern Huskies by a final count of 67-58. Kyrone Alexander led the Terriers in scoring with 15 points on 6 of 9 shooting with 3 threes and 4 rebounds while Matai Baptiste added 11 points on 4 of 9 shooting with a pair of triples in 20 minutes off of the bench as well as a team-high 5 rebounds as the only other double-digit scorer for Boston U in the loss. Nic Nobili also chipped in 5 rebounds of his own in the losing effort. As a group, Boston University shot 40.4% from the floor, 37.5% from three and 50% from the foul line in the loss.

Rutgers Comes Out Flat Vs. Princeton

The Rutgers Scarlet Knights will be looking to rebound from a 68-61 loss to Princeton in their season opener. Cliff Omoruyi led the Scarlet Knights with 12 points on 6 of 12 shooting with a team-high 7 rebounds while Noah Fernandes added 10 points as the only other double-digit scorer in the losing effort while also being one of three Rutgers players with a team-high 3 assists. Jamichael Davis also added 4 points with 7 rebounds and 3 assists of his own and Aundre Hyatt added 4 points with 6 boards as well in the defeat. As a team, Rutgers shot 40.35 from the field, 28.6% from three and 100% from the foul line in the losing effort.

Chris’ Pick

I’m rolling with the under here. I just don’t trust either of these offenses and apparently with both, old habits die hard as well as these two teams had a tendency to find themselves in a lot of lower-scoring, first to 60 or 65 wins kinds of games. Both teams need some of their depth pieces to step up and rise to the occasion here, and I’m honestly not sure they will. This feels like another low-scoring slopfest, so give me the under here.