Harold Alfond Sports Arena features an NCAA basketball betting clash between the host Maine Black Bears and the visiting New Hampshire Wildcats in college hoops action on Wednesday.

The Wildcats will try to spoil to the party on Wednesday; they are 0-1 ATS against the number this season, while the Black Bears are 0-1 ATS. New Hampshire is 0-1 on the totals; Maine is 1-0.



View New Hampshire vs Maine Odds and Stats.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
This game matches up the No. 204 (Black Bears) and the No. 167 (Wildcats) teams in the league, according to our current NCAAB power rank. A 64-62 result in favor of the Wildcats has been projected by the scores prediction engine.



How They Match Up:
Rating these schools in several key categories is important for handicappers and Maine has the nation's No. 167-rated offensive output, at 68.1 PPG. The visiting Wildcats defense ranks No. 100 allowing on average 62.9 PPG. The Black Bears FG% has averaged 43.9% so far, more than the Wildcats marksmen have achieved on the year, 38.8% per game.

Defensively, New Hampshire features the nation's No. 59-rated defense on the road, allowing 63.6 points per game. Maine, meanwhile, comes in at No. 111 nationally in scoring at home.

New Hampshire was a 63-45 Sportsbook in its last match on the road against Binghamton. New Hampshire got 16 points from Ferg Myrick en route to a 63-45 victory over Binghamton on Saturday at BU Events Center.

Maine lost its last outing, a 79-69 result against Stony Brook on January 26. Maine got 21 points from Zarko Valjarevic but lost anyway, 79-69, to Stony Brook on Saturday at Stony Brook Sports Complex.

Next up:
New Hampshire home to Stony Brook, Saturday, February 2
Maine at UMBC, Saturday, February 2