Who's Playing
N.J. Tech Highlanders @ Vermont Catamounts
Current Records: N.J. Tech 4-10, Vermont 12-5
How To Watch
- When: Saturday, January 13, 2024 at 2 p.m. ET
- Where: Roy L Patrick Gymnasium -- Burlington, Vermont
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- Ticket Cost: $21.00
What to Know
If the oddsmakers' predictions hold true, the near future looks bright for Vermont. The Vermont Catamounts and the N.J. Tech Highlanders will face off in an America East battle at 2:00 p.m. ET on Saturday at Roy L Patrick Gymnasium. Vermont will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
Last Thursday, the Catamounts earned a 77-72 win over the Retrievers.
Meanwhile, the Highlanders couldn't handle the River Hawks on Thursday and fell 70-62. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for N.J. Tech in their matchups with UMass Lowell: they've now lost three in a row.
The Catamounts are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. As for the Highlanders, their loss was their third straight on the road, which bumped their record down to 4-10.
This contest is shaping up to be a blowout: Vermont just can't miss this season, having made 47.4% of their shots per game. It's a different story for N.J. Tech, though, as they've only made 40.3% of their shots per game this season. Given Vermont's sizeable advantage in that area, N.J. Tech will need to find a way to close that gap.
Everything came up roses for Vermont against N.J. Tech in their previous meeting back in March of 2023 as the squad secured a 84-57 win. Will Vermont repeat their success, or does N.J. Tech have a better game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Odds
Vermont is a big 16-point favorite against N.J. Tech, according to the latest college basketball odds.
The oddsmakers were right in line with the betting community on this one, as the game opened as a 16-point spread, and stayed right there.
The over/under is set at 138 points.
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Series History
Vermont has won 7 out of their last 8 games against N.J. Tech.
- Mar 04, 2023 - Vermont 84 vs. N.J. Tech 57
- Feb 18, 2023 - Vermont 82 vs. N.J. Tech 80
- Jan 22, 2023 - Vermont 85 vs. N.J. Tech 69
- Mar 06, 2022 - Vermont 98 vs. N.J. Tech 59
- Feb 02, 2022 - Vermont 90 vs. N.J. Tech 67
- Jan 19, 2022 - Vermont 83 vs. N.J. Tech 57
- Dec 28, 2020 - N.J. Tech 81 vs. Vermont 80
- Dec 27, 2020 - Vermont 92 vs. N.J. Tech 78
