Who’s playing
NJ Tech Highlanders @ Washington Huskies
Current records: NJ Tech 2-11, Washington 8-4
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What you need to know
Highlanders fans have better hope that the team plays a hell of a game on Sunday, because the odds are decidedly against them. They will finish 2024 with a road trip to face the Washington Huskies at 3 p.m. ET at Alaska Airlines Arena. The Highlanders will no doubt be hoping to end a streak of 13 away defeats dating back to last season.
NJ Tech is heading into this one after bettors pegged last week’s low/under at 120.5, but even that proved too high. They fell 50-43 to Wagner two weeks ago. This was the Highlanders’ lowest scoring game so far this season.
Unsurprisingly, given the score, NJ Tech struggled to work together and finished the game with just five assists. This is the fewest assists they have posted since February.
Meanwhile, the point spread may have favored Washington last Monday, but the final result didn’t. They took a 79-70 hit in the loss column at the hands of Seattle.
Washington’s loss shouldn’t overshadow the performances of Great Osobor, who had a double-double with 19 points and ten rebounds, and Tyler Harris, who went 7 of 10 on his way to 20 points plus six rebounds. . Mekhi Mason, on the other hand, was considerably less useful: he went 0-8 from downtown.
NJ Tech’s loss dropped its record to 2-11. As for Washington, its defeat dropped its record to 8-4.
Odds
Washington is a heavy 23-point favorite against NJ Tech, according to the latest college basketball odds.
Oddsmakers had a good idea of ​​the line for this one, as the game opened with the Huskies as 22.5-point favorites.
The over/under is 137.5 points.
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