NJIT Highlanders vs Dayton Flyers Prediction, 11/2/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: NJIT Highlanders vs Dayton Flyers

Date: Monday, November 2, 2026

Location: UD Arena in Dayton, OH

TV: ESPN+

The NJIT Highlanders (16-17 last year) are traveling to UD Arena on Monday where they will play the Dayton Flyers (25-12 last season).

The NJIT Highlanders faced Vermont and ended up losing by a score of 63-54 in their last game. NJIT ended the game having earned a 36.2% field goal percentage (21 out of 58) and converted 7 of their 22 shots from 3-point land. From the free throw line, the Highlanders made 5 of 7 attempts for a rate of 71.4%. Regarding rebounding, they earned a total of 32 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 7 dimes in the game as well as forcing 8 turnovers and earning 7 steals. With regard to the defense, NJIT allowed the other team to shoot 41.8% from the field on 23 out of 55 shooting. Vermont distributed 9 dimes and had 8 steals for this game. Moreover, Vermont pulled down 31 rebounds (6 offensive, 25 defensive), but didn't have a block. Vermont went 66.7% at the charity stripe by converting 10 of their 15 shots. They also converted 7 out of their 25 attempts from long range. When discussing personal fouls, the Highlanders left the arena with 16 while Vermont finished the game with 11 personal fouls.

Sebastian Robinson is one guy who had an impact in this contest. He finished the contest at 47.4% from the field and also earned 2 assists. He saw the court for 36 mins played and totaled 2 rebounds. He accumulated 20 points on 9 of 19 shooting.

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NJIT enters this one after finishing with a mark of 16-17 last year. They lost possession via turnover 11.6 times per game and as a unit committed 18.2 personal fouls per contest. As a squad, NJIT pulled down 34.5 rebounds per game and earned 355 dimes over the course of last season, which had them ranked 346th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. The Highlanders shot 30.3% on shots from beyond the arc (233 of 770) and 70.7% from the charity stripe. They averaged 67.0 pts per contest (346th in the country) while shooting 40.6% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Highlanders forced their opponents into 11.4 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.7 personal fouls. They were ranked 168th in the country in giving up assists with 437 conceded last season. The Highlanders gave up an opponent FG percentage of 43.3% (833 of 1,922) and they conceded 38.0 rebounds per contest as a squad. They conceded 32.6% on 3-point shots while they were 159th in college in points per game allowed (73.2).

When they last stepped on the court, the Dayton Flyers took a defeat with a final score of 61-55 against Illinois State. The Flyers recorded 21 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards for a total of 32 for this game. They also gave up possession of the ball 4 times, while recording 8 steals for this game. Illinois State earned 15 personal fouls in this contest which took the Flyers to the charity stripe for 19 attempts. They were able to make 14 of the free throws for a clip of 73.7%. In terms of 3-point attempts, Dayton made 3 of their 25 attempts (12.0%). When all was said and done, the Flyers finished shooting 19 for 63 from the field which had them shooting 30.2%. The Flyers allowed Illinois State to convert 22 out of 40 tries from the floor which had them shooting 55.0% for the game. They finished 37.5% from 3-point land by shooting 6 of 16 and ended up going 11 of 18 at the free throw line (61.1%). When discussing how they rebounded, Dayton permitted Illinois State to pull down 36 in all (2 offensive).

Bryce Heard ended up being important for the Flyers in this matchup. He accumulated 12 points in his 21 minutes on the hardwood, but left the arena with no assists. He converted 2 of 4 for this contest giving him a rate of 50.0%, and totaled 4 rebounds.

Dayton had a mark of 25-12 last year. The Flyers were responsible for committing 16.7 fouls per game and they hit 75.4% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists was at 14.2 times per game (154th in college hoops) and they turned it over 11.5 times per game. Dayton had 2,743 points throughout last season (74.1 per game) and they averaged 32.9 boards per game. As an offense, the Flyers shot 44.5% from the field, which had them ranked 215th in D-1.

The Dayton defense allowed 35.4% on shots from beyond the arc (292 of 825) and their opponents converted on 70.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allowed 20.8 dimes and 33.7 total boards per game, which ranked them 314th and 127th in those categories. The Flyers on defense were ranked 59th in college in points per game surrendered with 69.3. They forced 14.3 TO's every game and allowed teams to shoot 43.8% from the field (149th in college).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Dayton

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