Merrimack vs. Fairfield betting: College basketball preview for Dec. 7

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The Merrimack Warriors (4-6, 1-0 MAAC) are at home in MAAC play against the Fairfield Stags (5-4, 0-1 MAAC) on Sunday, December 7, 2025 at 1 p.m. ET. The Warriors are 2.5-point favorites in the game. The matchup has an over/under of 142.5.

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Merrimack vs. Fairfield betting lines

  • Merrimack moneyline odds to win: -181
  • Fairfield moneyline odds to win: +150
  • Spread: Merrimack (-2.5)
  • Total: 142.5

Merrimack statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Against the spread last season, Merrimack performed worse at home, covering four times in 13 home games, and 10 times in 17 road games.
  • At home last year, the Warriors eclipse the over/under 7.7% of the time (one of 13 games). They hit the over more consistently in road games, going over the total in 64.7% of games (11 of 17).
  • Merrimack won a lower percentage of its games as a moneyline favorite when playing at home last year, going 6-4 (.600). In road games as a moneyline favorite, it owned a record of 7-1 (.875).

Last season stats

  • On offense, the Warriors were the ninth-worst team in college basketball (65.6 points per game) last season. However, on defense they were 15th-best (64.2 points allowed per game).
  • On the boards, Merrimack was -1-worst in college basketball in rebounds (25.8 per game) last season. It was -2-worst in rebounds allowed (37.4 per game).
  • Last season the Warriors were ranked 300th in the country in assists with 11.8 per game.

Merrimack betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 4-6-0 (Home: 1-1-0; Away: 2-3-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 2.5+: 1-1-0 (As Favorite: 1-1-0; As Underdog: 3-5-0)
  • O-U-P: 3-6-1 (Home: 1-1-0; Away: 2-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 2-0 (Home: 2-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-6 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-4)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
37.6 (359th in nation) 47.2 (326th) 22.7 (365th) 37.9 (355th) 12.0 (311th) 10.3 (72nd)

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Fairfield statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • This year, Fairfield is 0-4-0 at home against the spread (.000 winning percentage). On the road, it is 3-2-0 ATS (.600).
  • Stags games have gone above the over/under 50% of the time at home (two of four), and 40% of the time away (two of five).
  • The Stags, as moneyline underdogs, have won the same percentage of games at home (0-1) as on the road (0-2) this year.

Last season stats

  • Last year the Stags posted 67.5 points per game (327th-ranked in college basketball) and surrendered 72.6 points per contest (199th-ranked).
  • With 30.6 boards per game, Fairfield was 266th in college basketball. It gave up 33.0 rebounds per contest, which ranked 290th in college basketball.
  • The Stags put up 12.6 assists per game, which ranked them 250th in college basketball.

Fairfield betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 3-6-0 (Home: 0-4-0; Away: 3-2-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 2.5+: 1-2-0 (As Favorite: 2-4-0; As Underdog: 1-2-0)
  • O-U-P: 4-5-0 (Home: 2-2-0; Away: 2-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 5-1 (Home: 3-0; Away: 2-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-3 (Home: 0-1; Away: 0-2)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
40.9 (333rd in nation) 45.5 (272nd) 36.1 (69th) 33.9 (296th) 11.1 (341st) 10.7 (99th)
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