UMBC Vs NJIT NCAA Basketball Betting Odds Picks & Tips

The UMBC Retrievers (14-7, 4-2 America East) are traveling to face the NJIT Highlanders (5-14, 2-4 America East) for a matchup of America East rivals at NJIT Wellness and Events Center, starting at 7:00 PM ET on Wednesday, January 25, 2023. Keep reading to find betting insights and statistics to help place a wager on the Retrievers’ (-222 to win on the moneyline) contest against the Highlanders (+179).

The betting facts in the following article reflect odds as of January 25, 2023 at 5:45 PM ET. See the table below for the latest odds on this contest and

UMBC Vs NJIT Betting Lines

Computer Picks

Predictions are calculated by a data-driven algorithm (raw power score) that ranks head-to-head matchup results within a closed network of games. Prediction confidence is determined by the delta between each team’s raw power score.

• The Retrievers have beaten the spread 11 times in 20 games.
• UMBC’s ATS record as 5-point favorites or more is 4-4.
• This season, 11 of the Retrievers’ 20 games have hit the over.
• UMBC and its opponent have broken the 146.5-point mark 13 times this season.
• The over/under in this matchup is 146.5 points, 4.9 fewer than the average total in this season’s Retrievers contests.
• Against the spread, NJIT is 9-8-1 this season.
• The Highlanders’ ATS record as 5-point underdogs or greater is 6-5-1.
• UMBC has seen 11 of its 20 games hit the over.
• Highlanders games have finished with over 146.5 points scored five times this year.
• NJIT’s games average 138.6 total points, 7.9 less than the total for this matchup.

• Jacob Boonyasith is putting up 12 points, 3.1 assists and 3.3 rebounds per game.
• Colton Lawrence averages 13.6 points and 1.7 assists per game — both team highs. He is also averaging 3.7 rebounds, shooting 43.6% from the floor and 35.7% from beyond the arc with 1.7 made 3-pointers per contest.
• Yaw Obeng-Mensah leads the Retrievers at 6.4 rebounds per contest, while also putting up 1 assists and 8.1 points.
• Jarvis Doles is putting up 9.6 points, 1.1 assists and 4.5 rebounds per game.
• Tra’Von Fagan is posting 8.1 points, 1.4 assists and 6.3 rebounds per contest.

• Kevin Osawe is the Highlanders’ top rebounder (8.2 per game), and he produces 10.2 points and 0.9 assists.
• Miles Coleman is putting up a team-high 14.5 points per game. And he is delivering 4.1 rebounds and 2.2 assists, making 40.3% of his shots from the floor and 37.3% from 3-point range, with 1.8 treys per game.
• The Highlanders receive 7.1 points, 3.4 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game from Mekhi Gray.
• Souleymane Diakite is averaging 7.7 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game, making 51.8% of his shots from the floor.
• Raheim Sullivan is the Highlanders’ top assist man (3.3 per game), and he averages 6.8 points and 3.4 rebounds.