Who's Playing

New Jersey Tech @ Albany

Current Records: New Jersey Tech 8-6; Albany 5-10

What to Know

The Albany Great Danes are 4-0 against the New Jersey Tech Highlanders since November of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success Saturday. Albany and New Jersey Tech will face off in an America East battle at 4 p.m. ET at SEFCU Arena. The Great Danes won both of their matches against New Jersey Tech last season (83-71 and 76-66) and are aiming for the same result this time around.

Albany beat the UMass Lowell River Hawks 57-47 on Wednesday.

Meanwhile, things couldn't have gone much worse for New Jersey Tech as they lost 76-56 to the Maryland-Baltimore County Retrievers on Wednesday.

Barring any buzzer beaters, Albany is expected to win a tight contest. But bettors beware: they are 0-3 against the spread when favored.

The Great Danes are now 5-10 while the Highlanders sit at 8-6. A pair of offensive stats to keep an eye on: Albany is 349th worst in college basketball in points per game, with only 60.1 on average. New Jersey Teches have had an even harder time: they are stumbling into the matchup with the 46th fewest points per game in college basketball, having accrued only 66.4 on average. It's possible one of these Achilles' heels will wind up tripping the losing team up.

How To Watch

  • When: Saturday at 4 p.m. ET
  • Where: SEFCU Arena -- Albany, New York
  • Follow: CBS Sports App

Odds

The Great Danes are a slight 2-point favorite against the Highlanders, 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 2-point spread, and stayed right there.

Over/Under: -112

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Series History

Albany have won all of the games they've played against New Jersey Tech in the last eight years.

  • Feb 27, 2021 - Albany 76 vs. New Jersey Tech 66
  • Jan 17, 2021 - Albany 83 vs. New Jersey Tech 71
  • Jan 16, 2021 - Albany 83 vs. New Jersey Tech 75
  • Nov 27, 2015 - Albany 74 vs. New Jersey Tech 73

Injury Report for Albany

  • De'Vondre Perry: Out for the Season (Undisclosed)

Injury Report for New Jersey Tech

No Injury Information