Monmouth vs. Fairfield betting: College basketball preview for December 21

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The Monmouth Hawks (1-10) square off against the Fairfield Stags (5-6) as 3.5-point favorites on Saturday, December 21, 2024 at 1:00 PM ET on FloCollege. The point total for the matchup is set at 146.

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Monmouth Cover -3.5 vs Fairfield -119

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Monmouth vs. Fairfield betting lines

  • Monmouth moneyline odds to win: -193
  • Fairfield moneyline odds to win: +159
  • Spread: Monmouth (-3.5)
  • Total: 146

Monmouth statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Monmouth covered the spread in a higher percentage of its home games than road games last season. Monmouth covered nine times in 14 opportunities when playing at home, and it covered nine times in 15 opportunities on the road.
  • The Hawks exceeded the over/under in eight of 14 home games (57.1%) last season, compared to seven of 15 road games (46.7%).
  • Monmouth performed better as a moneyline favorite when playing at home last year, sporting a home record of 10-0 home record, compared to going 1-1 in away games.

Last season stats

  • At 72.4 points scored per game and 72.6 points conceded last year, the Hawks were 211th in the country offensively and 203rd on defense.
  • On the glass, Monmouth was 139th in the country in rebounds (32.6 per game) last season. It was 287th in rebounds allowed (33.4 per game).
  • Last season the Hawks were ranked 172nd in the nation in assists with 13.1 per game.

Monmouth betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 5-6-0 (Home: 0-0-0; Away: 5-3-0)
  • O-U-P: 4-7-0 (Home: 0-0-0; Away: 3-5-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 0-1 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-9 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-6)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
36.8 (360th in nation) 48.2 (350th) 30.3 (300th) 32.3 (252nd) 10.5 (348th) 11.8 (200th)

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Fairfield statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Fairfield’s winning percentage against the spread, both home and away, is .500. It is 2-2-0 ATS on its home court and 2-2-0 on the road.
  • Stags games have gone above the over/under less often at home (one time out of four) than away (two of four) this season.
  • The Stags, when moneyline underdogs, have won the same percentage of games at home (0-1) as on the road (0-3) this season.

Last season stats

  • With 75.5 points per game on offense, the Stags ranked 113th in the nation last year. Defensively, they ceded 71.0 points per contest, which ranked 137th in college basketball.
  • Fairfield grabbed 30.4 rebounds per game (283rd-ranked in college basketball). It allowed 32.5 rebounds per contest (233rd-ranked).
  • Last year the Stags ranked 150th in college basketball in assists, delivering 13.4 per game.

Fairfield betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 5-5-0 (Home: 2-2-0; Away: 2-2-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 3.5+: 2-2-0 (As Favorite: 2-2-0; As Underdog: 3-3-0)
  • O-U-P: 4-5-1 (Home: 1-3-0; Away: 2-2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 3-1 (Home: 2-1; Away: 1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-5 (Home: 0-1; Away: 0-3)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
41.6 (323rd in nation) 47.2 (336th) 31.2 (271st) 32.3 (252nd) 13.5 (217th) 9.2 (20th)
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