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NJIT Highlanders (3-5) at Eastern Michigan Eagles (4-3)

Ypsilanti, Michigan; Friday, 4 p.m. EST

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Eagles -14.5; over/under is 142.5

BOTTOM LINE: NJIT travels to Eastern Michigan looking to break its four-game road skid.

The Eagles are 2-1 on their home court. Eastern Michigan ranks fourth in the MAC with 10.3 offensive rebounds per game led by Mohammad Habhab averaging 2.9.

The Highlanders are 2-4 in road games. NJIT is 2-5 in games decided by at least 10 points.

Eastern Michigan scores 71.3 points per game, 8.6 fewer points than the 79.9 NJIT allows. NJIT averages 8.4 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.7 more makes per game than Eastern Michigan allows.

TOP PERFORMERS: Habhab is scoring 15.0 points per game and averaging 10.0 rebounds for the Eagles. Carlos Hart is averaging 14.3 points and 6.0 rebounds while shooting 44.4%.

David Bolden is scoring 12.8 points per game and averaging 3.3 rebounds for the Highlanders. Ari Fulton is averaging 11.4 points and 7.8 rebounds.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

Southern Utah Thunderbirds (2-5) at Robert Morris Colonials (4-3)

Moon Township, Pennsylvania; Friday, 2 p.m. EST

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Colonials -9.5; over/under is 150.5

BOTTOM LINE: Robert Morris plays Southern Utah after Ryan Prather Jr. scored 25 points in Robert Morris' 88-74 win against the UIC Flames.

The Colonials have gone 3-0 at home. Robert Morris averages 77.6 points while outscoring opponents by 5.6 points per game.

The Thunderbirds are 0-4 on the road. Southern Utah ranks seventh in the WAC with 9.3 offensive rebounds per game led by Cale Barclay averaging 2.0.

Robert Morris' average of 8.3 made 3-pointers per game this season is only 0.3 more made shots on average than the 8.0 per game Southern Utah allows. Southern Utah averages 7.0 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.4 more makes per game than Robert Morris gives up.

TOP PERFORMERS: Darius Livingston averages 1.7 made 3-pointers per game for the Colonials, scoring 9.3 points while shooting 32.4% from beyond the arc. Nikolaos Chitikoudis is shooting 62.5% and averaging 13.7 points.

Elijah Duval is averaging 12.1 points, 3.7 assists and 1.6 steals for the Thunderbirds. Jaiden Feroah is averaging 11.6 points, 5.9 rebounds and 2.4 blocks.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.