NJIT Highlanders vs Maine Black Bears Prediction, 2/14/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: NJIT Highlanders vs Maine Black Bears

Date: Saturday, February 14, 2026

Location: Skip Chappelle Court in Memorial Gymnasium in Orono, ME

TV: ESPN+

The Maine Black Bears (6-19) are welcoming the NJIT Highlanders (13-12) at Skip Chappelle Court in Memorial Gymnasium on Saturday.

The NJIT Highlanders took the court against Binghamton and went home with a win by a final score of 73-64 in their last game. NJIT finished having earned a 45.3% field goal percentage (24 of 53) and converted 7 of 22 3-point attempts. From the free throw line, the Highlanders made 18 of their 33 shots for a rate of 54.5%. When talking about rebounding, they collected 39 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 10 assists for the game as well as forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and having 8 steals. In the matter of defending, NJIT allowed the other team to shoot 36.4% from the floor on 20 out of 55 shooting. Binghamton distributed 12 dimes and had 4 steals in the matchup. In addition, Binghamton snagged 29 rebounds (5 offensive, 24 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Binghamton finished the game at 79.2% at the free throw line by converting 19 of 24 tries. They also converted 5 of 15 tries from 3-point range. With respect to fouls, the Highlanders walked away with 20 and Binghamton accumulated 23 fouls.

Ari Fulton is a guy who came through for the matchup. He walked away with 21 points on 6 of 7 shooting. He saw the court for 32 minutes played and also totaled 9 boards. He finished the game shooting 85.7% from the field and also totaled 3 dimes.

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NJIT enters this matchup with a win-loss record of 13-12 so far this year. They turn it over 11.7 times per contest and as a team they commit 18.7 fouls per contest. As a team, NJIT is snagging 35.4 boards per contest and has totaled 280 dimes this season, which has them ranked 331st in the country in terms of passing the rock. The Highlanders are connecting on 31.4% on shots from distance (194 of 617) and 71.2% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 69.0 points per outing (324th in the country) while going 40.3% from the floor.

On defense, the Highlanders have forced 11.2 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.9 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 32.5% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 201st in the country in points per game from their opponents (74.3). The Highlanders are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 42.8% (634 of 1,483) and they surrender 38.6 rebounds per game as a unit. They are currently ranked 182nd in the nation in giving up assists to their opponents with 332 relinquished so far this year.

When they last played, the Maine Black Bears went home defeated by a final of 73-67 when they faced Bryant. In the matter of cleaning the glass, Maine permitted Bryant to get 35 in total (8 offensive). They went 35.3% from behind the 3-point line by going 6 out of 17 and finished the contest at 21 out of 26 at the free throw line (80.8%). The Black Bears allowed Bryant to convert 23 of 50 attempts from the field which had them shooting 46.0% for this game. When the final whistle was blown, the Black Bears ended up going 21 out of 46 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 45.7%. When it comes to three-point attempts, Maine converted 7 out of 22 tries (31.8%). They were able to convert 18 of the free throw tries for a clip of 60.0%. Bryant committed 20 fouls in the matchup which got the Black Bears to the charity stripe for 30 attempts. They also gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while recording 9 steals in the game. The Black Bears corralled 19 defensive rebounds and 2 offensive boards totaling 21 in the game.

Logan Carey ended up being a major contributor for the Black Bears in this matchup. He buried 4 of 7 for the game giving him a rate of 57.1%, and totaled 1 rebound. He earned 16 points in his 32 minutes on the hardwood and had 4 dimes in this contest.

Maine has a win-loss record of 6-19 for the season. As an offense, the Black Bears are shooting 44.8% from the floor, which is 207th in the nation. Maine has accounted for 1,569 points this year (62.8 per game) and they pull in 28.0 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 12.2 times per contest (305th in the country) and they turn it over 12.7 times per contest. The Black Bears commit 16.8 fouls every game while shooting 64.3% from the free throw line.

The Black Bears defensively are ranked 66th in college hoops in points given up per game with 69.1. They are able to force 13.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 44.6% from the floor (223rd in D-1). The Maine defense gives up 30.8% on 3-point shots (156 of 507) and their opponents are making 70.1% of their shots from the free throw line. They concede 13.4 assists and 37.0 total boards per game, which ranks them 181st and 320th in college.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take NJIT

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