Maine Black Bears vs NJIT Highlanders Prediction, 1/10/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Maine Black Bears vs NJIT Highlanders

Date: Saturday, January 10, 2026

Location: Joel & Diane Bloom Wellness and Events Center in Newark, NJ

TV: ESPN+

The Maine Black Bears (2-14) are on their way to Joel & Diane Bloom Wellness and Events Center on Saturday where they will take on the NJIT Highlanders (6-10).

The Maine Black Bears faced off with Bryant and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 56-51 in their last contest. Regarding fouls, the Black Bears finished with 15 and Bryant finished the game with 21 fouls. They buried 4 of 23 shots from beyond the arc. Bryant ended up shooting 66.7% from the charity stripe by knocking down 12 of their 18 tries. In addition, Bryant grabbed 39 rebounds (12 offensive, 27 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Bryant totaled 7 dimes and had 7 steals for the matchup. In terms of the defense, Maine allowed the other team to shoot 33.3% from the field on 20 of 60 shooting. They also recorded 12 assists for this contest in addition to creating 15 turnovers and getting 10 steals. In regard to pulling down rebounds, they earned 35 with 13 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Black Bears converted 13 of 24 tries for a percentage of 54.2%. Maine walked away from the contest having earned a 31.6% field goal percentage (18 out of 57) and converted 2 of their 18 3-point shots.

TJ Biel is a guy who was a factor in the matchup. He accounted for 20 points on 7 of 15 shooting. He played 37 minutes and also collected 7 rebounds. He ended up shooting 46.7% from the field and also recorded 3 assists.

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Maine enters this matchup with a win-loss record of 2-14 for the season. They currently have an average of 60.8 pts per game (363rd in Division 1) while connecting on 43.9% from the field. The Black Bears are connecting on 31.1% on shots from distance (91 of 293) and 60.7% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Maine is pulling down 29.6 rebounds per game and has earned 185 assists so far this season, which is 318th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 14.9 times per contest and as a team are committing 17.3 fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Black Bears are able to force 13.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 16.6 fouls. They are surrendering 30.8% on shots from beyond the arc and they are ranked 88th in college in opponents PPG (69.4). The Black Bears defense is giving up a FG percentage of 43.9% (398 of 906) and they relinquish 37.4 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are ranked 232nd in college in giving up assists to their opponents with 215 relinquished on the campaign.

When they last stepped on the court, the NJIT Highlanders got the victory with a final of 73-65 when they played Binghamton. The Highlanders snagged 21 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 28 for the matchup. They also gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while getting 7 steals for the contest. Binghamton had 18 fouls in this game which took the Highlanders to the free throw line for 22 shots. They were able to make 17 of them for a rate of 77.3%. When it comes to shooting from beyond the arc, NJIT made 6 of their 16 attempts (37.5%). When the final whistle blew, the Highlanders went 25 for 54 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.3%. The Highlanders allowed Binghamton to convert 19 of their 39 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 48.7% in this game. They went 40.0% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 6 of 15 and finished the contest at 21 out of 26 from the charity stripe (80.8%). In reference to how they attacked the glass, NJIT allowed Binghamton to pull down 22 in all (3 on the offensive glass).

Sebastian Robinson ended up being important for the Highlanders in the game. He knocked down 7 out of 12 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 58.3%, and added 3 rebounds. He earned 22 points in his 30 mins on the court and had 3 assists for the matchup.

NJIT has a win-loss record of 6-10 so far this season. The Highlanders are committing 18.3 personal fouls every game while shooting 70.1% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 10.8 times per game (353rd in college) and they lose possession via turnover 14.0 times per game. NJIT has accounted for 1,038 pts for the season (64.9 per game) and they pull in 34.6 boards per game. As an offense, the Highlanders are connecting on 38.0% from the field, which is ranked 364th in the nation.

The NJIT defense concedes 34.0% on 3-pointers (137 of 403) and their opponents are knocking down 68.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 14.9 dimes and 40.3 boards per contest, which is 281st and 355th in the nation. The Highlanders on the defensive side of the court are 277th in Division 1 in PPG given up with 77.3. They are able to force 11.3 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.0% from the field (212th in college).

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Maine

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