Vermont vs NJIT College Basketball Prediction, Odds, Picks, Best Bets for America East Tournament

The No. 2 seed Vermont Catamounts (21-11, 12-4 America East) will face off against the No. 3 seed NJIT Highlanders (16-16, 10-6 America East) in the America East tournament Tuesday at Roy L. Patrick Gymnasium, starting at 7 p.m. ET.

Before you place your bet on this game at FanDuel Sportsbook, here are the NCAA basketball odds and spreads you need to know.

Vermont vs. NJIT Game Info and Odds

• Game day: Tuesday, March 10, 2026
• Game time: 7 p.m. ET
• TV channel: ESPN+
• Location: Burlington, Vermont
• Arena: Roy L. Patrick Gymnasium

Vermont vs. NJIT Picks and Prediction

All college basketball win probability predictions and picks are according to numberFire.
Prediction: Vermont win (82.5%)

Read these betting trends and insights before you wager on Tuesday's Vermont-NJIT spread (Vermont -11.5) or over/under (137.5 points).

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Vermont vs. NJIT: ATS Betting Stats and Trends

• Vermont has put together a 15-15-0 ATS record so far this year.
• NJIT has compiled a 16-14-0 record against the spread this year.
• NJIT covers the spread when it is an 11.5-point underdog or more 50% of the time. That's more often than Vermont covers as a favorite of 11.5 or more (33.3%).
• Against the spread, the Catamounts have performed better when playing at home, covering eight times in 13 home games, and six times in 14 road games.
• The Highlanders have been better against the spread on the road (11-7-0) than at home (5-7-0) this year.
• Against the spread, in conference play, Vermont is 9-8-0 this season.
• NJIT is 9-7-0 against the spread in America East games this year.

Vermont vs. NJIT: Moneyline Betting Stats

• Vermont has won in 19, or 73.1%, of the 26 contests it has been named as the moneyline favorite in this year.
• The Catamounts have a win-loss record of 5-1 when favored by -671 or better by sportsbooks this year.
• NJIT has won 10 of the 19 games it was the underdog on the moneyline this season (52.6%).
• The Highlanders have gone 2-4 when playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +470 or longer (33.3%).
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies Vermont has a 87% chance of walking away with the win.

Vermont vs. NJIT Head-to-Head Comparison

• Last year, Vermont was 21st-worst in college basketball offensively (66.6 points scored per game) but 13th-best defensively (63.8 points conceded).
• Vermont collected 31.5 rebounds per game and gave up 30.2 boards last year, ranking 200th and 114th, respectively, in college basketball.
• At 12.1 assists per game last season, Vermont was 286th in college basketball.
• Vermont was 87th in college basketball in turnovers per game (10.2) and 305th in turnovers forced (10.0) last year.
• While NJIT ranked in the bottom 25 in the country in points per game last season with 65.3 (seventh-worst), it ranked 213th in college basketball with 73.2 points allowed per contest.
• Last year NJIT grabbed 32.2 boards per game (168th-ranked in college basketball) and allowed 33.9 rebounds per contest (324th-ranked).
• Looking at assists, NJIT put up only 10.1 per game (-1-worst in college basketball).
• NJIT ranked 10th-worst in the nation with 8.8 forced turnovers per contest. Meanwhile, it averaged 11.3 turnovers per game (201st-ranked in college basketball).

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