NJIT Highlanders vs Cincinnati Bearcats Prediction, 11/24/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: NJIT Highlanders vs Cincinnati Bearcats

Date: Monday, November 24, 2025

Location: Fifth Third Arena in Cincinnati, OH

TV: ESPN+

The Cincinnati Bearcats (4-0) will try to defeat the NJIT Highlanders (3-2) at Fifth Third Arena on Monday.

The NJIT Highlanders took the court against Drexel and took a loss by a final of 75-43 in their last contest. Concerning personal fouls, the Highlanders walked away with 23 and Drexel recorded 18 personal fouls. They buried 6 of 19 attempts from beyond the perimeter. Drexel shot 61.8% at the charity stripe by burying 21 of their 34 tries. Moreover, Drexel totaled 41 rebounds (9 offensive, 32 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Drexel earned 15 dimes and had 10 steals in the matchup. In terms of defending, NJIT let their opponent shoot 42.9% from the floor on 24 out of 56 shooting. They also recorded 6 assists for this game while forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and getting 4 steals. Concerning grabbing boards, they compiled 33 with 9 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Highlanders buried 16 of 24 attempts for a rate of 66.7%. NJIT wrapped up the game with a 23.1% field goal percentage (12 out of 52) and converted 3 out of their 24 shots from beyond the arc.

Ari Fulton is a player who played a role in this game. He accumulated 13 points on 5 of 8 shooting. He was on the court for 32 mins and snagged 8 rebounds. He finished the contest at 62.5% from the floor and also distributed 1 assist.

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NJIT comes into this game with a win-loss record of 3-2 for the campaign. They have an average of 65.4 pts per game (346th in college hoops) while hitting 39.2% from the field. The Highlanders are hitting 31.5% on shots from distance (39 of 124) and 68.5% from the charity stripe. As a team, NJIT is pulling in 35.8 boards per contest and has accounted for 55 dimes so far this year, which is 301st in college hoops in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 14.8 times per game and as a unit are committing 19.2 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end of the court, the Highlanders are forcing their opponents into 11.6 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.4 personal fouls. They give up 27.1% on 3-point shots and they are 149th in college in PPG from their opponents (71.0). The Highlanders defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 37.8% (121 of 320) and they relinquish 43.2 rebounds per contest as a group. They rank 166th in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 59 conceded so far this year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Cincinnati Bearcats got the victory with a final of 72-55 when they played Mount St. Mary's. The Bearcats were able to corral 29 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive rebounds totaling 43 for the contest. They turned the ball over 10 times, while getting 8 steals in the game. Mount St. Mary's earned 23 personal fouls in the game which took the Bearcats to the free throw line for a total of 30 attempts. They were able to convert 18 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 60.0%. When it comes to shooting from distance, Cincinnati made 6 of 29 tries (20.7%). When the game finished, the Bearcats went 24 out of 64 from the floor which had them shooting 37.5%. The Bearcats allowed Mount St. Mary's to make 21 out of their 56 tries from the field which had them sitting at 37.5% for the matchup. They finished the game shooting 37.0% from behind the 3-point line by going 10 of 27 and walked away from this one shooting 3 of 10 at the charity stripe (30.0%). When discussing how they rebounded, Cincinnati allowed Mount St. Mary's to snag 34 in all (6 offensive).

Day Day Thomas ended up being a major contributor for the Bearcats in this matchup. He made 4 out of 6 in this contest for a rate of 66.7%, and had 5 rebounds. He earned 16 points in his 26 minutes on the court and earned 5 assists for this game.

Cincinnati has a win-loss mark of 4-0 for the season. The Bearcats commit 18.0 fouls per contest and they connect on 63.4% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 16.5 times per game (123rd in the country) and they turn the ball over 16.3 times per game. Cincinnati has scored 314 pts on the season (78.5 per game) and they pull down 41.3 boards per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Bearcats are shooting 44.3% from the field, which is 226th in Division 1.

The Bearcats on defense are ranked 18th in the country in PPG surrendered with 61.0. They are able to force 17.8 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 35.6% from the field (16th in college). The Cincinnati defense concedes 27.0% on shots from 3-point land (27 of 100) and their opponents are converting on 68.1% of their free throw attempts. They give up 12.0 assists and 35.3 boards every game, which is ranked 131st and 192nd in Division 1.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Cincinnati

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