Cent. Conn. St. vs. Fairfield betting: College basketball preview for Dec. 18

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The Central Connecticut State Blue Devils (6-4) are favored (by 6.5 points) to extend a three-game home winning streak when they host the Fairfield Stags (6-5) on Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 7 p.m. ET. The matchup has an over/under of 142.5 points.

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Cent. Conn. St. vs. Fairfield betting lines

  • Cent. Conn. St. moneyline odds to win: -255
  • Fairfield moneyline odds to win: +206
  • Spread: Cent. Conn. St. (-6.5)
  • Total: 142.5

Cent. Conn. St. statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Cent. Conn. St. covered the spread in a lower percentage of its home games than away games last season. Cent. Conn. St. covered 10 times in 16 games when playing at home, and it covered 12 times in 15 games on the road.
  • In terms of point totals, the Blue Devils hit the over more often when playing at home last season, as they exceeded the total 10 times in 16 opportunities (62.5%). In road games, they hit the over five times in 15 opportunities (33.3%).
  • Cent. Conn. St. won a lower percentage of its games as a moneyline favorite when playing at home last year, going 10-3 (.769). In away games as a moneyline favorite, it owned a record of 10-1 (.909).

Last season stats

  • Last season, the Blue Devils were 221st in college basketball offensively (72.3 points scored per game) and eighth-best defensively (62.9 points conceded).
  • Cent. Conn. St. collected 32.8 rebounds per game and conceded 29.0 boards last year, ranking 135th and 53rd, respectively, in the nation.
  • Last season the Blue Devils were ranked 119th in the nation in assists with 14.3 per game.

Cent. Conn. St. betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 5-3-0 (Home: 0-1-0; Away: 5-2-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 6.5+: 1-0-0 (As Favorite: 1-1-0; As Underdog: 4-2-0)
  • O-U-P: 4-4-0 (Home: 1-0-0; Away: 3-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 2-0 (Home: 1-0; Away: 1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-4 (Home: 0-0; Away: 2-4)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
48.6 (60th in nation) 41.2 (80th) 36.1 (67th) 31.0 (178th) 16.4 (83rd) 10.0 (58th)

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Fairfield statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • This season, Fairfield is 1-4-0 at home against the spread (.200 winning percentage). On the road, it is 3-3-0 ATS (.500).
  • In terms of the over/under, Stags games have gone over more frequently at home (two of five, 40%) than away (two of six, 33.3%).
  • The Stags’ winning percentage at home as moneyline underdogs is .500 (1-1), and away it is .000 (0-3).

Last season stats

  • On offense, the Stags posted 67.5 points per game (327th-ranked in college basketball) last year. They allowed 72.6 points per contest at the other end of the court (199th-ranked).
  • Fairfield averaged 30.6 rebounds per game (266th-ranked in college basketball) last year, while allowing 33.0 rebounds per contest (290th-ranked).
  • The Stags dished out 12.6 dimes per game, which ranked them 250th in the country.

Fairfield betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 4-7-0 (Home: 1-4-0; Away: 3-3-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 6.5+: 1-1-0 (As Favorite: 2-4-0; As Underdog: 2-3-0)
  • O-U-P: 4-7-0 (Home: 2-3-0; Away: 2-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 5-1 (Home: 3-0; Away: 2-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-4 (Home: 1-1; Away: 0-3)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
41.4 (327th in nation) 45.6 (288th) 36.1 (67th) 32.3 (243rd) 11.3 (336th) 10.6 (96th)
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