Long Island Blackbirds take on Highlanders in NCAA basketball test

Long Island BlackbirdsNJIT Highlanders
2-6December 12, 2013, 07:00 | Fleisher Center6-5


The NJIT Highlanders hope to be lousy hosts on Thursday as the Long Island Blackbirds pay a visit to Fleisher Center on the college basketball betting menu.

The Highlanders currently sports a 6-5 record overall in NCAAB action, and have posted a corresponding betting slate of 0-1 ATS. The Blackbirds are 2-6 and 2-3 ATS. Betting totals have seen the Highlanders produce a 0-1 OVER/UNDER record on the season, while the Blackbirds have gone 2-3 against the number.

View Long Island Blackbirds vs NJIT Highlanders Odds and Stats.

This game matches up the No. 350 (Highlanders) and the No. 282 (Blackbirds) teams in the league, according to our current NCAAB power rank.



Long Island was a 76-69 loser in its last match on the road against Lehigh. Landon Atterberry scored 15 points in a futile effort to lead the Blackbirds to a win (they lost 76-69 to Lehigh at Stabler Arena on Monday).

In their last action, NJIT was a 71-55 loser on the road against Seton Hall. They failed to cover the 14.5-point spread as underdogs. The Highlanders got 16 points from Damon Lynn, but it was Seton Hall that prevailed in a 71-55 final on Tuesday at Prudential Center.

Next up:
Long Island home to Lamar, Wednesday, December 18th
NJIT at Holy Cross, Saturday, December 21st
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