Manhattan vs. Fairfield betting: College basketball preview for February 16

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The Manhattan Jaspers (12-10, 7-6 MAAC) visit the Fairfield Stags (9-16, 5-9 MAAC) in a matchup of MAAC teams at Leo D. Mahoney Arena, beginning at 2:00 PM ET on Sunday, February 16, 2025. The Jaspers are 1.5-point favorites in the game. The matchup has an over/under of 146.5.

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Manhattan vs. Fairfield betting lines

  • Manhattan moneyline odds to win: -134
  • Fairfield moneyline odds to win: +112
  • Spread: Manhattan (-1.5)
  • Total: 146.5

Manhattan statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Against the spread, Manhattan has performed worse when playing at home, covering five times in 10 home games, and eight times in 11 road games.
  • In terms of point totals, the Jaspers hit the over more often in home games, as they’ve eclipsed the total seven times in 10 opportunities this season (70%). In away games, they have hit the over seven times in 11 opportunities (63.6%).
  • Manhattan has played better as a moneyline favorite when playing at home, posting a home record of 3-3, compared to going 0-1 in away games.

Recent trends

  • The Jaspers’ offense has been less effective over their last 10 games, racking up 74.9 points a contest compared to the 76.1 they’ve averaged this year.
  • The past 10 games have seen Manhattan give up 3.3 fewer points per game (72.6) than its season-long average (75.9).
  • While the Jaspers are knocking down the same number of threes per game over their past 10 outings when compared to their season-long average (8.5), they are doing so while shooting a lower percentage (33.9% from deep over the last 10, 34.1% on the season).

Manhattan betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 13-8-0 (Home: 5-5-0; Away: 8-3-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 1.5+: 1-4-0 (As Favorite: 2-5-0; As Underdog: 11-3-0)
  • O-U-P: 14-7-0 (Home: 7-3-0; Away: 7-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 3-4 (Home: 3-3; Away: 0-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 8-6 (Home: 3-1; Away: 5-5)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
43.6 (242nd in nation) 43.9 (192nd) 33.5 (102nd) 32.9 (281st) 14.8 (104th) 11.7 (232nd)

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Fairfield statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • In 2024-25 against the spread, Fairfield has a better winning percentage at home (.500, 5-5-0 record) than on the road (.333, 4-8-0).
  • In 2024-25 a lower percentage of the Stags’ games have finished above the over/under at home (30%, three of 10) compared to away (58.3%, seven of 12).
  • When moneyline underdogs, the Stags have won a higher percentage of games at home (2-3) than away (1-10).

Recent trends

  • While the Stags are averaging 67.6 points per game in 2024-25, they have fallen short of that over their past 10 games, producing 64.4 points per contest.
  • Over its past 10 games, Fairfield is ceding 73 points per contest, compared to its season average of 73.5 points allowed.
  • The Stags are draining 8.1 treys per game over their last 10 games, which is 0.8 more than their average for the season (7.3). Likewise, they sport a higher three-point percentage over their last 10 games (32.7%) compared to their season average from three-point land (31.6%).

Fairfield betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 10-14-0 (Home: 5-5-0; Away: 4-8-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 1.5+: 7-11-0 (As Favorite: 3-3-0; As Underdog: 7-11-0)
  • O-U-P: 11-12-1 (Home: 3-7-0; Away: 7-5-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 4-2 (Home: 3-2; Away: 1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 4-14 (Home: 2-3; Away: 1-10)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
39.5 (359th in nation) 47.1 (333rd) 30.9 (258th) 32.9 (281st) 12.5 (265th) 9.6 (36th)
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