NJIT Highlanders vs Rutgers Scarlet Knights Prediction, 11/10/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: NJIT Highlanders vs Rutgers Scarlet Knights

Date: Tuesday, November 10, 2026

Location: Jersey Mike’s Arena in Piscataway, NJ

TV: BTN

Jersey Mike’s Arena is where the Rutgers Scarlet Knights (1-0) will attempt to beat the NJIT Highlanders (1-2) on Tuesday.

The NJIT Highlanders faced St. Peter's and went home with a win by a final score of 54-52 in their last contest. With respect to personal fouls, the Highlanders walked away with 18 while St. Peter's recorded 23 personal fouls. They buried 8 of their 28 tries from downtown. St. Peter's finished 54.5% when shooting free throws by making 6 of 11 attempts. Additionally, St. Peter's grabbed 31 boards (16 offensive, 15 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. St. Peter's earned 8 dimes and had 8 steals in the matchup. In reference to defending, NJIT allowed their opponent to shoot 32.8% from the field on 19 out of 58 shooting. They also distributed 11 assists for the matchup while forcing the opposition into 12 turnovers and earning 5 steals. In relation to pulling down rebounds, they earned a total of 24 with 4 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Highlanders converted 17 of their 26 attempts for a rate of 65.4%. NJIT ended with a 42.9% field goal percentage (15 of 35) and buried 7 out of their 17 shots from distance.

Brandon Stores Jr. is someone who came through for the matchup. He recorded 15 points on 4 of 10 shooting. He played for 31 minutes and also grabbed 4 rebounds. He walked away from this one shooting 40.0% from the floor and also dished out 3 assists.

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NJIT comes into this contest with a record of 1-2 this season. They have an average of 53.7 pts per game (357th in college hoops) while going 34.0% from the field. The Highlanders are connecting on 22.1% on 3-pointers (15 of 68) and 65.6% from the charity stripe. As a team, NJIT is pulling in 26.3 rebounds per game and has tallied 32 assists on the campaign, which is 199th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 11.7 times per game and as a squad are committing 15.0 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Highlanders have forced 14.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 19.7 personal fouls. They currently rank 333rd in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 44 relinquished so far this year. The Highlanders defense is allowing a FG percentage of 44.9% (79 of 176) and they concede 43.7 rebounds per game as a squad. They relinquish 32.1% on 3-pointers while they are 182nd in college in opponents points per game (71.0).

When they last stepped on the court, the Rutgers Scarlet Knights took home the win by a final score of 81-54 against New Haven. The Scarlet Knights collected 22 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards totaling 33 in the matchup. They also turned the ball over 11 times, while earning 10 steals in the matchup. New Haven was called for 18 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Scarlet Knights to the free throw line for 18 shots. They were able to bury 12 of the free throws for a clip of 66.7%. When it comes to 3-point shots, Rutgers buried 9 of their 23 tries (39.1%). Overall, the Scarlet Knights finished the game shooting 30 for 60 from the field which gave them a rate of 50.0%. The Scarlet Knights permitted New Haven to make 20 of their 50 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 40.0% for the contest. They finished 35.0% from three-point range by shooting 7 out of 20 and walked away from this one shooting 7 out of 8 at the free throw line (87.5%). When it comes to rebounding, Rutgers permitted New Haven to snag 26 in total (6 offensive).

Jamichael Davis was important for the Scarlet Knights for the game. He buried 5 of 5 in this contest for a rate of 100.0%, and added 5 rebounds. He tallied 13 points in his 19 mins on the court and accounted for 1 assist for the matchup.

Rutgers has a win-loss record of 1-0 so far this season. The Scarlet Knights are responsible for committing 10.0 personal fouls every game and they hit 66.7% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 16.0 times per contest (156th in the country) and they turn it over 11.0 times per contest. Rutgers has earned 81 points for the season and they collect 37.0 boards per game. As an offense, the Scarlet Knights are hitting on 50.0% from the floor, which is ranked 90th in college.

The Scarlet Knights on defense are ranked 26th in the country in points given up per game with 54.0. They are forcing 17.0 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 40.0% from the field (146th in Division 1). The Rutgers defense allows 35.0% on shots from 3-point land (7 of 20) and their opponents are making 87.5% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 9.0 assists and 28.0 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 47th and 38th in college.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Rutgers

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