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NJIT Highlanders
70 – 74
FINAL Conference
Maine Black Bears
America East Conference · Joel & Diane Bloom Wellness and Events Center · January 10, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread NJIT -1.5 Away covered
O/U 130.5 Over
Money NJIT -120 / ME +100
Model Predictions
Spread Total NJIT win
Actual ME +4 144 Lost
Massey NJIT -1.7 (-5.7) — —
Massey Totals — 126.8 (+17.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 92% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 92% ✗
Baseline Plus ML NJIT -1.8 (-5.8) 130.3 (+13.7) 47% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ NJIT -1.6 (-5.6) 129.0 (+15.0) 42% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML NJIT -1.5 (-5.5) 129.7 (+14.3) 53% ✗
Baseline ML NJIT -1.0 (-5.0) 129.0 (+15.0) 40% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 7, 2026 NJIT 60 – 58 ME
Feb 14, 2026 NJIT 67 – 58 ME
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 2-3 1-4
Streak L1 L3
Avg Pts For 66.2 61.2
Avg Pts Against 73.7 68.5
Massey -15.0 (#350) -13.1 (#338)
Bradley-Terry -1.59 (#299) -3.41 (#356)
W. Bradley-Terry -2.31 (#307) -4.07 (#352)
RPI 0.428 (#290) 0.373 (#353)
Shooting & Four Factors NJIT ME
FG% 38.2% 42.6%
3PT% 31.2% 29.0%
REB / G 33.4 29.2
OREB / G 9.2 8.3
AST / TO 0.76 0.70
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 45.1% 47.6%
TOV% 19.8% 22.6%
ORB% 25.2% 25.1%
FT Rate 23.0% 20.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.2% 49.9%
Opp TOV% 15.4% 19.5%
DRB% 65.3% 62.3%
Opp FT Rate 25.8% 23.8%

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