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NJIT Highlanders
63 – 81
FINAL Conference
UAlbany Great Danes
America East Conference · Joel & Diane Bloom Wellness and Events Center · February 20, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread NJIT -3.5 Away covered
O/U 142.5 Over
Money NJIT -185 / UALB +154
Model Predictions
Spread Total NJIT win
Actual UALB +18 144 Lost
Massey NJIT -4.0 (-22.0) — —
Massey Totals — 142.3 (+1.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 87% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 86% ✗
Baseline Plus ML NJIT -4.0 (-22.0) 140.8 (+3.2) 72% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ NJIT -3.3 (-21.3) 142.4 (+1.6) 65% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML NJIT -4.3 (-22.3) 138.3 (+5.7) 71% ✗
Baseline ML NJIT -4.6 (-22.6) 139.1 (+4.9) 66% ✗

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

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 29, 2026 NJIT 77 – 68 UALB
Mar 1, 2025 UALB 86 – 59 NJIT
Jan 25, 2025 UALB 68 – 62 NJIT
Feb 16, 2024 UALB 83 – 58 NJIT
Jan 6, 2024 UALB 79 – 73 NJIT

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NJIT UALB
Overall 16-17 11-21
Conference 10-6 7-9
Home 8-6 6-5
Away 8-11 4-13
Neutral 0-0 0-3
Last 5 5-0 2-3
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 66.2 68.7
Avg Pts Against 73.7 74.5
Massey -10.4 (#314) -11.4 (#327)
Bradley-Terry -0.87 (#246) -2.27 (#341)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.39 (#271) -2.67 (#335)
RPI 0.492 (#204) 0.423 (#320)
Shooting & Four Factors NJIT UALB
FG% 41.3% 44.3%
3PT% 31.4% 31.3%
REB / G 34.5 32.4
OREB / G 9.3 10.8
AST / TO 0.94 1.04
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.7% 50.2%
TOV% 17.0% 18.2%
ORB% 26.0% 31.5%
FT Rate 24.3% 17.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.2% 53.9%
Opp TOV% 15.7% 16.2%
DRB% 68.0% 67.2%
Opp FT Rate 27.3% 27.4%

Game Analysis

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