NJIT Highlanders vs New Hampshire Wildcats Prediction, 2/12/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: NJIT Highlanders vs New Hampshire Wildcats

Date: Thursday, February 12, 2026

Location: Lundholm Gymnasium in Durham, NH

TV: ESPN+

The NJIT Highlanders (13-12) are hitting the road to Lundholm Gymnasium on Thursday where they will attempt to beat the New Hampshire Wildcats (8-14).

The NJIT Highlanders stepped onto the hardwood against Binghamton and walked away with a win by a score of 73-64 in their last contest. Regarding fouls, the Highlanders ended up walking away with 20 while Binghamton accounted for 23 fouls. They converted 5 of their 15 attempts from beyond the arc. Binghamton finished shooting 79.2% at the free throw line by making 19 of 24 shots. Additionally, Binghamton grabbed 29 boards (5 offensive, 24 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Binghamton doled out 12 assists and had 4 steals for this contest. Regarding the defense, NJIT allowed their opponent to shoot 36.4% from the field on 20 of 55 shooting. They also doled out 10 assists in this matchup while forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and having 8 steals. In terms of getting rebounds, they earned 39 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the free throw line, the Highlanders made 18 of their 33 shots for a rate of 54.5%. NJIT finished the contest with a 45.3% FG percentage (24 out of 53) and made 7 out of their 22 3-point attempts.

Ari Fulton is one guy who was a major contributor in this game. He walked away from this one shooting 85.7% from the field and also earned 3 dimes. He played for 32 mins played and also pulled down 9 rebounds. He accumulated 21 points on 6 of 7 shooting.

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NJIT will play this contest with a mark of 13-12 this season. They average 69.0 pts per contest (323rd in college) while going 40.3% from the floor. The Highlanders are connecting on 31.4% on three-point attempts (194 of 617) and 71.2% from the free throw line. As a unit, NJIT is collecting 35.4 boards per contest and has accounted for 280 assists this season, which has them ranked 327th in D-1 in terms of passing. They cough up possession 11.7 times per contest and as a team they are committing 18.7 fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Highlanders have forced 11.2 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 16.9 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 204th in the nation in giving up assists to the opposition with 332 surrendered this season. The Highlanders defensively are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 42.8% (634 of 1,483) and they relinquish 38.6 boards per contest as a team. They are surrendering 32.5% on 3-point attempts and they are ranked 200th in college in PPG allowed (74.3).

The last time they took the court, the New Hampshire Wildcats walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 80-57 when they played Vermont. The Wildcats snagged 25 defensive boards and 5 offensive boards for a total of 30 in this matchup. They gave up possession 13 times, while getting 6 steals in this matchup. Vermont earned 19 personal fouls for this game which took the Wildcats to the charity stripe for a total of 22 tries. They were able to make 14 of the free throws for a rate of 63.6%. Pertaining to shooting from beyond the arc, New Hampshire buried 5 of their 17 tries (29.4%). When the game finished, the Wildcats went 19 out of 50 from the field which gave them a percentage of 38.0%. The Wildcats permitted Vermont to bury 28 out of their 62 tries from the floor which had them shooting 45.2% for this contest. They shot 38.5% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 15 out of 39 and walked away from this one shooting 9 out of 11 at the free throw line (81.8%). When it comes to how they attacked the glass, New Hampshire allowed Vermont to get 38 in total (8 on the offensive glass).

Comeh Emuobor ended up being a factor for the Wildcats in this game. He made 4 of 10 in the game for a field goal rate of 40.0%, and totaled 6 rebounds. He tallied 12 points in his 26 mins of playing time, but wasn't able to get an assist.

New Hampshire has a win-loss mark of 8-14 on the campaign. In terms of offensive execution, the Wildcats are shooting 41.5% from the floor, which is 337th in the country. New Hampshire has accumulated 1,548 pts so far this season (70.4 per contest) and they pull in 35.6 rebounds per contest. They are assisting teammates 11.3 times per game (341st in Division 1) and they are losing possession via turnover 11.4 times per contest. The Wildcats are committing 18.7 fouls every game while shooting 69.1% from the charity stripe.

The New Hampshire defense gives up 33.1% on three-point shots (151 of 456) and their opponents are knocking down 73.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They have conceded 12.5 assists and 37.5 total rebounds per game, ranking them 105th and 328th in Division 1. The Wildcats are ranked 182nd in college in points allowed per contest with 73.7. They are forcing 11.7 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.3% from the floor (204th in college hoops).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New Hampshire

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