The NJIT Highlanders will hit the floor running against the visiting St. Francis NY Terriers Saturday, looking to improve their record and boost wagering bankrolls in the process.

NJIT will face the 0-4 Terriers, who own a 0-0 ATS mark on the season. In totals betting, the Highlanders are 0-0 favoring the UNDER so far this season while the Terriers are 0-0 favoring the OVER.



View St Francis NY vs NJIT Odds and Stats.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
The Highlanders sit at No. 6 in the current college hoops power poll here at Odds Shark, while the Terriers sit at No. 84 on the same chart. The computers running our scores simulations have concluded that the Highlanders will win this game 83-59.



How They Match Up:
Rebounding is always a key handicapping consideration and Terriers is ranked No. 63 in NCAA hoops at 39.5 per game. Contrast that with NJIT’s No. 27 mark in the paint. When it comes to three-point shooting, NJIT is the No. 76-ranked team in the country at 7.5 per game, while St. Francis NY rates No. 66 at 7.8 per game.

Defensively, St. Francis NY features the nation's No. 163-rated defense on the road, allowing 70 points per game. NJIT, meanwhile, comes in at No. 14 nationally in scoring at home.

St. Francis NY was a 63-48 loser in their most recent outing on the road against St. John's. St. Francis NY got 13 points from Stefan Perunicic but lost anyway, 63-48, to St. John's on Tuesday at Carnesecca Arena.

NJIT won its last outing, a 78-28 result against Polytechnic (NY) on November 20. The battle between the Highlanders and Fighting Bluejays didn’t turn out to be much of a battle at all as Polytechnic (NY) was handed a 78-28 defeat on Sunday at Fleisher Center.

Next up:
St. Francis NY at Mount St. Mary's, Thursday, December 1
NJIT at Army, Wednesday, November 30