NJIT edged Saint Peter's 54-52 at Joel & Diane Bloom Wellness and Events Center.
Brandon Stores Jr. led NJIT with 15 points. Xavier Thomas had 14 points for Saint Peter's. Somerset, New Jersey, native Trey Patterson led all players with 12 rebounds for Saint Peter's.
NJIT had 15 fast-break points to Saint Peter's's 5. NJIT covered the closing spread. Our model missed the final margin by 2.5 points.
Saint Peter's and fellow New Jersey school Rider meet in the Hourglass rivalry, a series that dates to the 1942-43 season.
What the model said
Projected that morning with only earlier games
SPU 65, NJIT 64model score
+0.5model spread (home)
129.0model total
2.5points off the final margin
UnderdogNJIT +1.51.0WonUnder 132.53.5Won
OverUnderFavoriteUnderdogThe colored fill is the gap between the model and the market: a full chip means 6 points or more. The number on each chip is that gap.
Leans are against the DraftKings closing line ESPN carries. Season record on the ratings page.
Line and result
Spread (home)
Total
ML home
ML away
Source
Close
+1.5
132.5
110
-130
DraftKings via ESPN
Margin +2 (home)ATS NJIT coveredTotal 106 → under
Travel and rest coming in
Team
Rest days
Miles in
Road streak
Time zone
SPU
2
5
1
same
NJIT
non-MAC team, not tracked
Rest is full days off between games. Miles are an estimate from the travel model (see the travel page).
