NJIT Highlanders vs Eastern Michigan Eagles Prediction, 11/28/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: NJIT Highlanders vs Eastern Michigan Eagles

Date: Friday, November 28, 2025

Location: Gervin GameAbove Center in Ypsilanti, MI

TV: ESPN+

The NJIT Highlanders (3-5) are hitting the road to Gervin GameAbove Center on Friday where they will compete against the Eastern Michigan Eagles (4-3).

The NJIT Highlanders faced off with Louisville and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 104-47 in their last contest. NJIT walked away from the game with a 31.0% field goal percentage (18 of 58) and knocked down 7 out of their 27 three-point shots. When they shot from the free throw line, the Highlanders made 4 of 7 shots for a percentage of 57.1%. In terms of hauling in rebounds, they compiled a total of 20 with 3 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 6 assists for this game while forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and getting 3 steals. Concerning the defense, NJIT allowed their opponent to shoot 49.3% from the field on 36 out of 73 shooting. Louisville doled out 24 dimes and had 6 steals for this game. Moreover, Louisville pulled down 58 rebounds (20 offensive, 38 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Louisville finished the contest at 85.7% at the free throw line by knocking down 12 of 14 attempts. They also converted 20 out of their 48 attempts from beyond the arc. Concerning personal fouls, the Highlanders walked away with 13 while Louisville totaled 11 personal fouls.

Quentin Duncan is someone who was a major contributor in this game. He went 33.3% from the floor and earned 1 assist. He was on the hardwood for 17 minutes but ended the game without a board. He scored 9 points on 2 of 6 shooting.

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NJIT heads into this game with a win-loss mark of 3-5 this year. They average 63.9 points per outing (352nd in Division 1) while hitting 37.3% from the floor. The Highlanders are shooting 31.9% on 3-pointers (67 of 210) and 68.4% from the free throw line. As a unit, NJIT is collecting 34.5 rebounds per game and has accounted for 81 dimes for the year, which has them ranked 296th in D-1 in terms of passing. They are giving up possession 14.4 times per contest and as a team they commit 19.3 fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Highlanders are able to force 10.9 turnovers per game while drawing 18.9 fouls. They currently rank 259th in college in allowing assists to the opposition with 96 surrendered on the season. The Highlanders are giving up a field goal percentage of 41.2% (183 of 444) and they concede 42.0 boards per contest as a group. They are surrendering 30.3% from beyond the arc while they are 240th in college hoops in opponents PPG (76.4).

When they last played, the Eastern Michigan Eagles walked away with a victory by a final of 64-56 when they played Cincinnati. The Eagles earned 27 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards for a total of 34 for the matchup. They also gave up possession of the ball 17 times, while earning 8 steals in this game. Cincinnati had 18 fouls in this game which took the Eagles to the free throw line for a total of 22 tries. They were able to make 19 of them for a rate of 86.4%. With regard to 3-point shots, Eastern Michigan made 7 out of their 21 attempts (33.3%). Overall, the Eagles ended up shooting 19 for 44 from the floor which gave them a rate of 43.2%. The Eagles allowed Cincinnati to make 19 out of 56 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 33.9% for the game. They went 24.1% from behind the 3-point line by connecting on 7 of 29 and ended up shooting 11 of 14 from the charity stripe (78.6%). Regarding team rebounding, Eastern Michigan permitted Cincinnati to get 26 in total (6 offensive).

Carlos Hart pitched in for the Eagles in this game. He made 4 out of 8 in the game giving him a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and had 5 rebounds. He earned 15 points in his 34 mins on the court and tallied 3 dimes for this contest.

Eastern Michigan has a win-loss mark of 4-3 this year. The Eagles commit 17.3 personal fouls every game and they shoot 75.0% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 13.1 times per game (252nd in college) and they turn the ball over 13.0 times per contest. Eastern Michigan has scored 499 points so far this season (71.3 per game) and they pull in 38.9 rebounds per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Eagles are shooting 43.1% from the floor, which is 271st in the country.

The Eastern Michigan defense gives up 34.6% on 3-pointers (47 of 136) and their opponents are making 70.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have given up 13.7 dimes and 37.0 rebounds on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 211th and 271st in college hoops. The Eagles on the defensive side of the court are 234th in D-1 in points allowed per contest with 76.2. They are forcing 11.8 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 44.8% from the field (242nd in Division 1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Eastern Michigan

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