NJIT Highlanders vs High Point Panthers Prediction, 12/5/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: NJIT Highlanders vs High Point Panthers

Date: Friday, December 5, 2025

Location: Qubein Center in High Point, NC

TV: ESPN+

The High Point Panthers (7-1) will take on the NJIT Highlanders (3-6) at Qubein Center on Friday.

The NJIT Highlanders stepped onto the hardwood against Eastern Michigan and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 73-55 in their last game. NJIT ended with a 36.5% field goal percentage (19 out of 52) and converted 8 out of their 23 3-pointers. At the free throw line, the Highlanders made 9 of their 11 shots for a percentage of 81.8%. When discussing hauling in boards, they collected a total of 26 with 6 of them being offensive. They also distributed 10 assists for this game as well as forcing 12 turnovers and having 7 steals. When it comes to defending, NJIT let their opponent shoot 50.0% from the floor on 29 out of 58 shooting. Eastern Michigan totaled 14 dimes and had 13 steals in this matchup. Furthermore, Eastern Michigan pulled down 27 rebounds (8 offensive, 19 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Eastern Michigan finished the game shooting 66.7% at the charity stripe by burying 8 of 12 tries. They also buried 7 out of their 18 attempts from beyond the arc. When discussing personal fouls, the Highlanders walked away with 12 and Eastern Michigan accumulated 10 personal fouls.

Malachi Arrington is a player who was a major contributor for the matchup. He accounted for 11 points on 4 of 6 shooting. He played 29 mins played and grabbed 11 rebounds. He finished the game at 66.7% from the field but didn't record an assist.

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NJIT comes into this contest with a win-loss record of 3-6 for the season. They currently have an average of 62.9 pts per contest (357th in the country) while hitting 37.2% from the floor. The Highlanders are connecting on 32.2% on shots from downtown (75 of 233) and 69.3% from the charity stripe. As a unit, NJIT is snagging 34.2 rebounds per game and is sitting with 91 dimes on the season, which has them ranked 326th in college in terms of passing. They turn it over 14.9 times per contest and as a unit they commit 18.4 fouls per contest.

On the defensive end, the Highlanders are able to force 10.9 turnovers every game while drawing 17.0 fouls. They are surrendering 33.2% on three-point shots and they are 288th in college hoops in opponents PPG (79.1). The Highlanders defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 43.1% (248 of 575) and they surrender 42.9 boards per game as a team. They rank 316th in college in allowing assists to the opposition with 134 surrendered for the year.

In their last game, the High Point Panthers went home defeated by a final of 86-84 against Southern Illinois. The Panthers were able to pull down 20 defensive boards and 12 offensive rebounds totaling 32 for the matchup. They gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while earning 8 steals for this contest. Southern Illinois was called for 18 personal fouls in this contest which took the Panthers to the charity stripe for 24 attempts. They were able to make 18 of them for a clip of 75.0%. Regarding shots from 3-point land, High Point made 10 out of 26 attempts (38.5%). At the conclusion of this game, the Panthers ended up shooting 28 for 65 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 43.1%. The Panthers allowed Southern Illinois to convert 33 out of their 67 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 49.3% in the matchup. They went 45.5% from 3-point land via 10 of 22 and finished the game at 10 out of 14 at the free throw line (71.4%). Concerning how they cleaned up the glass, High Point permitted Southern Illinois to collect 39 in total (10 offensive).

Terry Anderson was important for the Panthers for the contest. He accumulated 21 points in his 33 mins of playing time and had 3 dimes for the game. He buried 6 of 13 in the matchup for a field goal percentage of 46.2%, and earned 10 rebounds.

High Point has a win-loss record of 7-1 on the campaign. On the offensive side of the court, the Panthers are hitting on 53.5% from the floor, which is ranked 5th in the country. High Point has 750 points this season (93.8 per contest) and they average 33.3 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 17.6 times per game (46th in D-1) and they lose possession via turnover 9.5 times per contest. The Panthers are committing 19.1 fouls per contest and they shoot 74.9% from the free throw line.

The Panthers defensively are ranked 122nd in college in PPG given up with 70.1. They are forcing 18.1 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 41.9% from the field (127th in the nation). The High Point defense gives up 28.3% on shots from beyond the arc (52 of 184) and opponents are connecting on 72.0% of their free throw attempts. They relinquish 12.6 dimes and 34.0 boards per game, which is ranked 143rd and 154th in college.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take High Point and under the total points

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