NJIT Highlanders vs Washington Huskies Prediction, 12/29/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: NJIT Highlanders vs Washington Huskies

Date: Sunday, December 29, 2024

Location: Alaska Airlines Arena in Seattle, WA

TV: Peacock

The Washington Huskies (8-4) will try to beat the NJIT Highlanders (2-11) at Alaska Airlines Arena on Sunday.

The NJIT Highlanders took the court against Wagner and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 50-43 in their last contest. When discussing fouls, the Highlanders ended up walking away with 15 and Wagner totaled 13 fouls. They also converted 4 of 22 shots from three-point range. Wagner ended up shooting 58.8% at the free throw line by knocking down 10 of 17 attempts. In addition, Wagner collected 45 rebounds (13 offensive, 32 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Wagner dished out 8 dimes and had 6 steals for this game. With respect to defending, NJIT allowed the other team to shoot 28.6% from the floor on 18 out of 63 shooting. They also dished out 5 assists for the contest as well as forcing 11 turnovers and having 8 steals. In the matter of rebounding, they earned a total of 29 with 6 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Highlanders made 7 of their 9 attempts for a percentage of 77.8%. NJIT ended with a 27.6% field goal percentage (16 out of 58) and buried 4 out of their 22 three-point attempts.

Sebastian Robinson is a guy who had an impact in this contest. He ended up going 40.0% from the field and distributed 2 assists. He was on the hardwood for 38 mins played and also grabbed 4 rebounds. He notched 14 points on 6 of 15 shooting.

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NJIT enters this matchup with a mark of 2-11 this year. They average 60.3 points per game (359th in the country) while going 38.3% from the field. The Highlanders are hitting 29.7% on three-point shots (85 of 286) and 76.6% from the free throw line. As a team, NJIT is collecting 33.3 boards per game and has 125 assists for the campaign, which ranks 353rd in the nation in terms of passing the rock. They turn the ball over 12.8 times per game and as a group they are committing 19.2 fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Highlanders are able to force 9.3 turnovers per contest and they draw 16.4 fouls. They are 173rd in college in giving up assists with 158 conceded for the year. The Highlanders are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 42.3% (325 of 768) and they concede 39.4 boards per game as a team. They are conceding 29.2% on shots from downtown and they rank 169th in D-1 in points per game from their opponents (70.8).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Washington Huskies walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 79-70 when they faced Seattle. The Huskies snagged 23 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 30 for the game. They also coughed up the ball 12 times, while earning 2 steals for this contest. Seattle was called for 21 fouls for the contest which took the Huskies to the charity stripe for a total of 23 attempts. They were able to make 16 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 69.6%. Regarding shooting from downtown, Washington made 6 out of 24 attempts (25.0%). When the final whistle was blown, the Huskies finished the game shooting 24 out of 57 from the field which had them sitting at 42.1%. The Huskies allowed Seattle to knock down 23 of 56 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 41.1% for this game. They finished 22.2% from three-point range by going 4 out of 18 and walked away from this one shooting 29 of 32 at the free throw line (90.6%). In the matter of cleaning the glass, Washington permitted Seattle to grab 36 in all (7 on the offensive glass).

Tyler Harris was important for the Huskies in the game. He made 7 out of 10 in the game giving him a field goal percentage of 70.0%, and tallied 6 rebounds. He had 20 points in his 37 mins of playing time and had 1 assist in this contest.

Washington has a mark of 8-4 so far this year. As an offensive team, the Huskies are hitting on 44.0% from the field, which ranks them 239th in the nation. Washington has accounted for 874 points so far this year (72.8 per contest) and they pull in 35.9 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 13.0 times per contest (253rd in college) and they are giving up possession 11.8 times per contest. The Huskies are responsible for committing 18.0 fouls per game and they hit 62.4% from the free throw line.

The Washington defense allows 31.1% on shots from beyond the arc (69 of 222) and opponents are connecting on 75.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 9.9 assists and 34.9 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 20th and 212th in the country. The Huskies on defense are ranked 145th in college hoops in PPG given up with 69.8. They are forcing 13.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 43.7% from the floor (217th in college).

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Washington

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