NJIT Highlanders vs Louisville Cardinals Prediction, 11/26/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: NJIT Highlanders vs Louisville Cardinals

Date: Wednesday, November 26, 2025

Location: KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, KY

TV: ACC Network

The NJIT Highlanders (3-4) are headed to KFC Yum! Center on Wednesday where they will compete against the Louisville Cardinals (6-0).

The NJIT Highlanders faced Cincinnati and took a loss by a score of 104-80 in their last game. In relation to fouls, the Highlanders finished with 22 while Cincinnati finished the game with 16 fouls. They also converted 13 out of their 34 shots from beyond the arc. Cincinnati finished the game at 60.7% from the free throw line by converting 17 of 28 attempts. Moreover, Cincinnati snagged 41 rebounds (12 offensive, 29 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Cincinnati earned 27 assists and had 10 steals for this contest. When discussing defense, NJIT let their opponent shoot 49.3% from the field on 37 out of 75 shooting. They also doled out 15 assists for the matchup while forcing 10 turnovers and earning 5 steals. When discussing getting rebounds, they collected 40 with 13 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Highlanders knocked down 11 of their 16 tries for a rate of 68.8%. NJIT ended with a 38.0% field goal percentage (27 of 71) and converted 15 of their 36 3-point shots.

David Bolden is a guy who played a role for this contest. He finished the game at 50.0% from the field but had no dimes when the game ended. He was on the court for 23 minutes played and also pulled down 1 rebound. He ended up walking away with 16 points on 5 of 10 shooting.

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NJIT comes into this game with a win-loss record of 3-4 so far this year. They have an average of 68.1 points per contest (331st in D-1) while shooting 38.6% from the floor. The Highlanders are shooting 33.5% on 3-pointers (63 of 188) and 68.5% from the free throw line. As a team, NJIT is pulling in 37.0 boards per contest and has accumulated 78 assists this season, which is 266th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession by turning the ball over 15.0 times per contest and as a team they are committing 20.7 fouls per game.

On the defensive end, the Highlanders are able to force 11.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 19.0 personal fouls. They currently rank 303rd in Division 1 in giving up assists with 99 relinquished this season. The Highlanders defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 41.3% (186 of 450) and they relinquish 42.7 boards per game as a team. They are giving up 30.6% on 3-point attempts while they are 265th in college in points per game from their opponents (77.9).

When they last stepped on the court, the Louisville Cardinals took home the win by a final score of 87-46 when they faced Eastern Michigan. In regard to cleaning the glass, Louisville allowed Eastern Michigan to get 33 in all (9 on the offensive side). They wrapped up this game 13.3% from distance by shooting 2 of 15 and ended up going 12 out of 17 at the free throw line (70.6%). The Cardinals allowed Eastern Michigan to knock down 16 out of their 57 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 28.1% for the contest. When the final whistle was blown, the Cardinals ended up shooting 30 for 62 from the field which had them sitting at 48.4%. Regarding shooting from 3-point land, Louisville knocked down 14 of 33 attempts (42.4%). They were able to bury 13 of the free throw tries for a rate of 68.4%. Eastern Michigan was called for 21 fouls in the game which took the Cardinals to the charity stripe for a total of 19 attempts. They gave up possession of the ball 8 times, while getting 6 steals for the game. The Cardinals were able to snag 32 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive rebounds for a total of 44 in the matchup.

Isaac McKneely ended up being a major contributor for the Cardinals in this contest. He knocked down 6 of 10 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 60.0%, and totaled 3 rebounds. He totaled 17 points in his 27 minutes on the court, but finished this game without an assist.

Louisville has a win-loss mark of 6-0 this season. On the offensive side of the court, the Cardinals are hitting on 47.9% from the floor, which ranks them 99th in college hoops. Louisville has 573 pts on the year (95.5 per contest) and they average 43.8 boards per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 20.2 times per game (17th in Division 1) and they turn the ball over 10.8 times per game. The Cardinals have committed 20.5 personal fouls every game and they connect on 75.0% from the charity stripe.

The Cardinals on defense are ranked 51st in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 65.7. They have forced 15.7 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 36.9% from the floor (26th in college). The Louisville defense gives up 29.3% on shots from beyond the arc (44 of 150) and their opposition knocks down 70.8% of their free throw shots. They have conceded 10.8 assists and 35.3 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks 62nd and 194th in the country.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Louisville

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