The UMass-Lowell River Hawks (14-7, 3-3 America East) hit the road in America East play against the NJIT Highlanders (4-17, 1-5 America East) on Thursday, January 30, 2025 at 7:00 PM ET. The River Hawks are favored by 9.5 points in the game. The point total for the matchup is set at 143.

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UMass-Lowell vs. NJIT betting lines

• UMass-Lowell moneyline odds to win: -602
• NJIT moneyline odds to win: +432
• Spread: UMass-Lowell (-9.5)
• Total: 143

UMass-Lowell statistics, trends and more

As the away team

• In home games, UMass-Lowell has a worse record against the spread (5-7-0) compared to its ATS record on the road (4-3-0).
• In terms of point totals, the River Hawks hit the over more often when playing at home, as they’ve gone over the total six times in 12 opportunities this season (50%). In road games, they have hit the over three times in seven opportunities (42.9%).
• As a moneyline favorite, UMass-Lowell has picked up the win in nine of 11 games at home, good for a .818 winning percentage. It has won one of two games on the road (.500) as a moneyline favorite.

Recent trends

• On the offensive side of the ball, the River Hawks have had a hard time putting the ball in the basket over their last 10 games, scoring 80.4 points per contest over that span compared to the 82.2 they’ve put up over the course of this year.
• UMass-Lowell has been a little improved on the defensive end of the floor of late, allowing 70.9 points per game over its last 10 outings compared to the 73.6 it has surrendered per game this season.
• Over their past 10 outings, the River Hawks are making 0.1 fewer three-pointers per game than their season long average (6.8 compared to 6.9 season-long), while also shooting a lower percentage from beyond the arc in that span (32.9% compared to 35.1% season-long).

UMass-Lowell betting records this season

• ATS Record: 9-10-0 (Home: 5-7-0; Away: 4-3-0)
• ATS Record When Favored by 9.5+: 2-5-0 (As Favorite: 6-8-0; As Underdog: 3-2-0)
• O-U-P: 9-10-0 (Home: 6-6-0; Away: 3-4-0)
• Record When Moneyline Favorite: 10-3 (Home: 9-2; Away: 1-1)
• Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-4 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-4)

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NJIT statistics, trends and more

As the home team

• Against the spread, NJIT has had better results on the road (7-5-0) than at home (3-4-0).
• In terms of the over/under, Highlanders games have finished over one of seven times at home (14.3%), and eight of 12 away (66.7%).
• The Highlanders’ winning percentage at home when moneyline underdogs is .167 (1-5), and away it is .000 (0-12).

Recent trends

• While the Highlanders are averaging 62.1 points per game in 2024-25, they have bettered that mark in their past 10 games, amassing 62.2 a contest.
• NJIT is surrendering 67.1 points per contest in its previous 10 games, which is 2.9 fewer points than it is allowing for the season (70.0).
• Over their last 10 games, the Highlanders are sinking 4.8 threes per contest, 1.1 fewer threes than their season average (5.9). They also own a lower three-point percentage over their previous 10 contests (23.6%) compared to their season average (28.2%).

NJIT betting records this season

• ATS Record: 11-9-0 (Home: 3-4-0; Away: 7-5-0)
• ATS Record When Underdog by 9.5+: 7-4-0 (As Favorite: 1-0-0; As Underdog: 10-9-0)
• O-U-P: 10-10-0 (Home: 1-6-0; Away: 8-4-0)
• Record When Moneyline Favorite: 1-0 (Home: 1-0; Away: 0-0)
• Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-17 (Home: 1-5; Away: 0-12)