St. Peter's Peacocks vs NJIT Highlanders Prediction, 11/8/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Peter's Peacocks vs NJIT Highlanders

Date: Sunday, November 8, 2026

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

TV: ESPN+

Joel & Diane Bloom Wellness and Events Center is where the NJIT Highlanders (0-2) will go up against the St. Peter's Peacocks (0-2) on Sunday.

The St. Peter's Peacocks played Binghamton and went home with a loss by a final score of 58-55 in their last game. In regard to personal fouls, the Peacocks finished with 26 while Binghamton accumulated 18 personal fouls. They made 3 of 19 attempts from beyond the perimeter. Binghamton shot 71.4% at the charity stripe by making 25 of their 35 attempts. Furthermore, Binghamton pulled down 20 rebounds (5 offensive, 15 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Binghamton earned 8 assists and had 6 steals in this game. In reference to defense, St. Peter's allowed the other team to go 33.3% from the field on 15 of 45 shooting. They also doled out 7 dimes for the contest as well as forcing 9 turnovers and having 8 steals. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they earned 29 with 8 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Peacocks made 15 of 20 shots for a percentage of 75.0%. St. Peter's ended the contest having earned a 35.4% FG percentage (17 out of 48) and buried 6 of 23 three-point attempts.

Bryce Eaton is one player who was a contributor in this contest. He ended up with 18 points on 7 of 16 shooting. He was on the court for 40 mins and also totaled 7 boards. He ended up going 43.8% from the floor and recorded 6 assists.

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St. Peter's will play this game with a record of 0-2 for the campaign. They are averaging 48.5 points per outing (361st in college) while connecting on 30.6% from the field. The Peacocks are connecting on 28.3% on three-point shots (13 of 46) and 72.7% from the charity stripe. As a unit, St. Peter's is snagging 28.5 rebounds per game and has tallied 13 dimes this year, which is 316th in the country in terms of passing. They lose possession by turning the ball over 13.5 times per game and as a squad are committing 23.5 fouls every game.

Defensively, the Peacocks are forcing 11.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 15.5 personal fouls. They currently rank 201st in Division 1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 23 relinquished this season. The Peacocks defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 39.8% (37 of 93) and they relinquish 33.5 boards per game as a group. They are giving up 26.3% on shots from distance while they are 97th in college in points per game allowed (62.0).

When they last stepped on the court, the NJIT Highlanders took a loss by a final score of 72-49 when they played Iona. When talking about how they cleaned up the glass, NJIT allowed Iona to grab 44 in all (10 on the offensive glass). They finished the game shooting 33.3% from three-point range by shooting 8 of 24 and ended up shooting 6 out of 10 at the free throw line (60.0%). The Highlanders permitted Iona to convert 29 of 53 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 54.7% in the matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Highlanders went 18 for 63 from the field which gave them a percentage of 28.6%. Pertaining to 3-pointers, NJIT buried 5 out of 26 tries (19.2%). They were able to knock down 8 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 80.0%. Iona committed 13 fouls for this contest which got the Highlanders to the free throw line for a total of 10 shots. They coughed it up 7 times, while earning 8 steals for this game. The Highlanders pulled down 15 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 23 for the game.

Victor Vanderstraeten pitched in for the Highlanders for this game. He made 6 of 10 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 60.0%, and added 7 rebounds. He accumulated 14 points in his 29 minutes on the hardwood, but didn't record an assist.

NJIT has a mark of 0-2 for the campaign. The Highlanders are responsible for committing 13.5 personal fouls per game and they hit 65.7% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 10.5 times per game (311th in Division 1) and they are turning it over 9.5 times per game. NJIT has scored 107 pts on the year and they grab 27.0 rebounds per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Highlanders are connecting on 31.4% from the floor, which has them ranked 349th in the nation.

The NJIT defense gives up 34.0% on shots from behind the 3-point line (17 of 50) and their opposition knocks down 77.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 18.0 assists and 47.5 boards every game, which is ranked 325th and 349th in the nation. The Highlanders are ranked 283rd in D-1 in PPG given up with 80.5. They are forcing 14.5 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 50.8% from the floor (321st in college).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take NJIT

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