Marist vs. Stony Brook betting: College basketball preview for Dec. 21

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The Marist Red Foxes (7-3) are favored (by 5.5 points) to extend a four-game home win streak when they host the Stony Brook Seawolves (8-4) on Sunday, December 21, 2025 at 1 p.m. ET. The point total is 136.5 in the matchup.

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Marist Cover -5.5 vs Stony Brook -109

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Marist vs. Stony Brook betting lines

  • Marist moneyline odds to win: -245
  • Stony Brook moneyline odds to win: +200
  • Spread: Marist (-5.5)
  • Total: 136.5

Marist statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Marist sports a worse record against the spread in home games (2-3-0) than it does in away games (3-1-0).
  • When playing at home, the Red Foxes go over the over/under 60% of the time (three of five games). They’ve hit the over in 50% of away games (two of four contests).
  • Marist has played worse as a moneyline favorite when playing at home, sporting a home record of 4-1, compared to going 1-0 on the road.

Last season stats

  • Last season, the Red Foxes were 13th-worst in the nation offensively (66.0 points scored per game) but 16th-best on defense (64.5 points allowed).
  • On the boards, Marist was 127th in college basketball in rebounds (32.9 per game) last season. It was 45th in rebounds allowed (28.8 per game).
  • The Red Foxes were 141st in the nation in assists (14.0 per game) last season.

Marist betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 5-4-0 (Home: 2-3-0; Away: 3-1-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 5.5+: 2-3-0 (As Favorite: 3-3-0; As Underdog: 2-1-0)
  • O-U-P: 5-4-0 (Home: 3-2-0; Away: 2-2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 5-1 (Home: 4-1; Away: 1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-2 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-2)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.1 (151st in nation) 39.9 (44th) 33.1 (189th) 30.4 (151st) 16.7 (70th) 11.5 (173rd)

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Stony Brook statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Stony Brook’s winning percentage against the spread at home last year was .571 (8-6-0). Away, it was .562 (9-7-0).
  • Seawolves games finished above the over/under less often at home (six times out of 14) than on the road (eight of 16) last year.
  • The Seawolves’ winning percentage at home as moneyline underdogs was .250 (3-9) last year, and on the road it was .188 (3-13).

Last season stats

  • While the Seawolves ranked in the bottom 25 in the country in points per game last season with 66.5 (18th-worst), they ranked 241st in college basketball with 74.1 points given up per contest.
  • Stony Brook ranked 331st in the country with 28.8 boards per game. Meanwhile, it ranked 226th with 31.9 rebounds allowed per game.
  • Last year the Seawolves ranked 330th in college basketball in assists, delivering 11.3 per game.

Stony Brook betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 8-2-0 (Home: 4-1-0; Away: 3-0-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 5.5+: 3-0-0 (As Favorite: 3-1-0; As Underdog: 5-1-0)
  • O-U-P: 5-5-0 (Home: 2-3-0; Away: 3-0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 3-1 (Home: 3-1; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-3 (Home: 1-0; Away: 1-2)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
42.9 (289th in nation) 41.0 (76th) 31.5 (255th) 34.2 (317th) 13.6 (237th) 10.1 (65th)
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