I'm not a coward; I've just never been tested. "The Impression That I Get" - The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
NJIT Highlanders
60 – 58
FINAL Conference America East
Maine Black Bears
America East Conference · Joel & Diane Bloom Wellness and Events Center · March 7, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread NJIT -3.5 Away covered
O/U 134.5 Under
Money NJIT -175 / ME +145
Model Predictions
Spread Total NJIT win
Actual NJIT +2 118 Won
Massey NJIT -3.7 (-1.7) — —
Massey Totals — 129.1 (-11.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 86% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 87% ✓
Baseline Plus ML NJIT -4.0 (-2.0) 131.5 (-13.5) 66% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ NJIT -2.5 (-0.5) 131.5 (-13.5) 58% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML NJIT -2.3 (-0.3) 130.1 (-12.1) 59% ✓
Baseline ML NJIT -3.2 (-1.2) 129.5 (-11.5) 56% ✓

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 14, 2026 NJIT 67 – 58 ME
Jan 10, 2026 ME 74 – 70 NJIT
Feb 6, 2025 ME 78 – 74 NJIT
Jan 16, 2025 ME 57 – 44 NJIT
Feb 24, 2024 ME 68 – 58 NJIT

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NJIT ME
Overall 16-17 8-24
Conference 10-6 6-10
Home 8-6 4-8
Away 8-11 4-14
Neutral 0-0 0-2
Last 5 1-4 2-3
Streak L1 L3
Avg Pts For 66.2 61.2
Avg Pts Against 73.7 68.5
Massey -12.7 (#334) -13.4 (#342)
Bradley-Terry -1.38 (#290) -2.67 (#352)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.98 (#308) -3.30 (#351)
RPI 0.474 (#240) 0.413 (#344)
Shooting & Four Factors NJIT ME
FG% 40.6% 43.8%
3PT% 30.5% 31.1%
REB / G 34.0 27.7
OREB / G 9.5 6.3
AST / TO 0.93 0.95
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 46.8% 49.6%
TOV% 16.8% 19.1%
ORB% 26.2% 19.7%
FT Rate 24.1% 24.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.1% 50.6%
Opp TOV% 16.0% 19.1%
DRB% 67.3% 65.4%
Opp FT Rate 26.6% 23.5%

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