NJIT vs. Maine Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - America East Tournament

The No. 3 seed NJIT Highlanders (15-16, 10-6 America East) are favored by 3.5 points when they face off the No. 6 seed Maine Black Bears (8-23, 6-10 America East) in the America East Tournament. The teams will look to take another step toward an automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament bracket on Saturday at NJIT Wellness and Events Center beginning at 4 p.m. ET and airing on ESPN+. The matchup has a point total of 132.5.

NJIT is coming off of a 91-52 loss to UMBC in its most recent outing on Tuesday. Sebastian Robinson scored a team-high 10 points for NJIT in the loss. Maine's most recent contest was a 67-56 loss to UMass-Lowell on Tuesday. Logan Carey scored a team-high 14 points for Maine in the loss.

NJIT vs. Maine Odds and Game Time

• When: Saturday, March 7, 2026 at 4 p.m. ET
• Where: NJIT Wellness and Events Center in Newark, New Jersey
• Spread favorite: NJIT -3.5
• Moneyline favorite: NJIT -185
• Moneyline underdog: Maine +154
• Over/Under: 132.5 points

How to watch NJIT vs. Maine

• TV Channel: ESPN+
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Betting the Over/Under: NJIT vs. Maine

• This season, NJIT and its opponents have combined to outscore Saturday's over/under of 132.5 points 23 times.
• In Maine's 30 games this season, 12 finished with more combined points than Saturday's point total of 132.5.
• Together, the two teams combine for 130.4 points per game, 2.1 points fewer than the over/under of 132.5 for this game.
• These two teams give up a combined 142.8 points per game, 10.3 more than this contest's over/under.
• On average, NJIT has had a 141.7-point over/under in its games this season, 9.2 more points than the over/under in this contest.
• A difference of 1.1 points separates this contest's over/under (132.5 points) and the average over/under in Maine's games (131.4) this season.

Betting the Spread: NJIT vs. Maine

• Against the spread, NJIT is 16-13-1 this season.
• This season, the Highlanders are winless ATS when entering a game as a favorite of 3.5 points or more.
• In Maine's 30 games this season, it has 13 wins against the spread.
• This season, the Black Bears have an against-the-spread record of 11-9 in their 20 games as an underdog of 3.5 points or more.
• At home this year, NJIT is 5-6-1 against the spread and 6-6 overall.
• At home, NJIT is winless ATS (0-2) as a 3.5-point favorite or more.
• This year on the road, Maine is 8-9 against the spread and 4-13 overall.

Betting the Moneyline: NJIT vs. Maine

• This season, NJIT has been moneyline favorites seven times and won four of those games.
• The Highlanders have played as a favorite of -185 or more twice this season and split those games.
• The oddsmakers' moneyline implies a 64.9% chance of a victory for NJIT.
• Maine has been a moneyline underdog in 27 games this season and has come away with the win six times (22.2%) in those contests.
• The Black Bears have a win-loss record of 3-12 with odds of +154 or worse this year.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies Maine has a 39.4% chance of walking away with the win.