Francis leads NJIT against UMass-Lowell after 27-point outing
UMass-Lowell River Hawks (14-7, 3-3 America East) at NJIT Highlanders (4-17, 1-5 America East) Newark, New Jersey; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: River Hawks -9.5; over/under is 141.5 BOTTOM LINE: NJIT takes on UMass-Lowell after Tariq Francis scored 27 points in NJIT's 68-62 loss to the Albany (NY) Great Danes.