New Hampshire vs. NJIT betting: College basketball preview for Jan. 8

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The New Hampshire Wildcats (4-10, 0-1 America East) visit the NJIT Highlanders (6-10, 1-0 America East) after losing eight road games in a row. The Wildcats are favored by just 1.5 points in the matchup, which begins at 7 p.m. ET on Thursday, January 8, 2026. The over/under is set at 135.5 in the matchup.

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New Hampshire Cover -1.5 vs NJIT -112

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New Hampshire vs. NJIT betting lines

  • New Hampshire moneyline odds to win: -130
  • NJIT moneyline odds to win: +108
  • Spread: New Hampshire (-1.5)
  • Total: 135.5

New Hampshire statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • At home, New Hampshire owns a worse record against the spread (1-3-0) compared to its ATS record in road games (6-2-0).
  • When playing at home, the Wildcats exceed the over/under 50% of the time (two of four games). They’ve hit the over in 37.5% of games on the road (three of eight contests).

Last season stats

  • The Wildcats were the 16th-worst squad in college basketball in points scored (66.4 per game) and 306th in points conceded (76.6) last season.
  • New Hampshire was 287th in the country in rebounds per game (30.2) and 321st in rebounds allowed (33.8) last season.
  • The Wildcats were 21st-worst in the country in assists (11.2 per game) last season.

New Hampshire betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 7-5-0 (Home: 1-3-0; Away: 6-2-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 1.5+: 0-1-0 (As Favorite: 0-1-0; As Underdog: 7-4-0)
  • O-U-P: 5-7-0 (Home: 2-2-0; Away: 3-5-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 1-0 (Home: 1-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-10 (Home: 1-2; Away: 0-8)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
40.5 (343rd in nation) 44.3 (226th) 33.1 (185th) 34.8 (328th) 10.6 (356th) 10.9 (123rd)

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NJIT statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Against the spread, NJIT has had better results away (6-5-0) than at home (2-2-0).
  • Highlanders games have finished above the over/under more frequently at home (two times out of four) than away (four of 11) this year.
  • When moneyline underdogs, the Highlanders have won the same percentage of games (.333) at home (1-2) and away (3-6).

Recent trends

  • Over their previous 10 games, the Highlanders are putting up 64.1 points per game, 0.8 fewer points than their season average (64.9).
  • In its previous 10 games, NJIT is giving up 79.5 points per contest, 2.2 more points than its season average (77.3).
  • The Highlanders are making 8.1 treys per contest over their previous 10 games, the same number as their average for the season. Meanwhile, they own a worse three-point percentage over their past 10 games (29.9%) compared to their season average (30.5%).

NJIT betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 8-7-0 (Home: 2-2-0; Away: 6-5-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 1.5+: 7-7-0 (As Favorite: 1-0-0; As Underdog: 7-7-0)
  • O-U-P: 6-9-0 (Home: 2-2-0; Away: 4-7-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 1-0 (Home: 1-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 4-8 (Home: 1-2; Away: 3-6)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
38.0 (364th in nation) 44.0 (210th) 31.9 (235th) 36.9 (356th) 10.8 (350th) 13.2 (315th)
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