Mount St. Mary’s vs. Fairfield betting: College basketball preview for February 28

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The Mount St. Mary’s Mountaineers (17-10, 10-6 MAAC) are slightly favored (by 1.5 points) to build on a four-game road win streak when they visit the Fairfield Stags (10-17, 6-10 MAAC) on Friday, February 28, 2025 at 7 p.m. ET. The point total is set at 142.5 in the matchup.

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Mount St. Mary’s vs. Fairfield betting lines

  • Mount St. Mary’s moneyline odds to win: -130
  • Fairfield moneyline odds to win: +110
  • Spread: Mount St. Mary’s (-1.5)
  • Total: 142.5

Mount St. Mary’s statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Mount St. Mary’s has covered the spread in a lower percentage of its home games than away games. It has covered six times in 11 games when playing at home, and it has covered 10 times in 15 games on the road.
  • In terms of point totals, the Mountaineers hit the over less often in home games, as they’ve exceeded the total five times in 11 opportunities this season (45.5%). In away games, they have hit the over eight times in 15 opportunities (53.3%).
  • As a moneyline favorite, Mount St. Mary’s has won seven of 10 games at home, good for a .700 winning percentage. It has won one of two games away from home (.500) as a moneyline favorite.

Recent trends

  • The Mountaineers’ offense has been less productive over their last 10 games, racking up 70.6 points a contest compared to the 71.5 they’ve averaged this year.
  • Mount St. Mary’s has been more porous on the defensive side of the ball lately, allowing 71.8 points per game during its past 10 contests compared to the 71.6 points per game its opponents are averaging on the 2024-25 season.
  • The Mountaineers are trending up from deep during their last 10 outings, making 8.0 threes per game and shooting 34.3% from long range in comparison to their season-long averages of 7.6 makes and 33.4% from distance in the 2024-25 season.

Mount St. Mary’s betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 16-10-0 (Home: 6-5-0; Away: 10-5-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 1.5+: 6-5-0 (As Favorite: 6-5-0; As Underdog: 10-5-0)
  • O-U-P: 13-13-0 (Home: 5-6-0; Away: 8-7-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 8-4 (Home: 7-3; Away: 1-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 8-6 (Home: 0-1; Away: 8-5)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.3 (207th in nation) 41.8 (70th) 34.6 (55th) 30.9 (170th) 15.1 (84th) 14.7 (357th)

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Fairfield statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • This season, Fairfield is 5-6-0 at home against the spread (.455 winning percentage). Away, it is 5-8-0 ATS (.385).
  • Stags games have gone above the over/under less frequently at home (four times out of 11) than on the road (seven of 13) this season.
  • When moneyline underdogs, the Stags have won a higher percentage of games at home (2-4) than on the road (2-10).

Recent trends

  • The Stags are scoring 65.9 points per game over their past 10 games, which is 1.7 fewer points than their average for the season (67.6).
  • Fairfield has performed worse defensively in its previous 10 games, allowing 73.2 points per contest, 0.4 more points than its season average of 72.8.
  • Over their past 10 games, the Stags are making 7.9 treys per game, 0.5 more than their season average (7.4). They also sport a higher three-point percentage over their past 10 contests (33.1%) compared to their season average (32.4%).

Fairfield betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 11-15-0 (Home: 5-6-0; Away: 5-8-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 1.5+: 8-12-0 (As Favorite: 3-3-0; As Underdog: 8-12-0)
  • O-U-P: 12-13-1 (Home: 4-7-0; Away: 7-6-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 4-2 (Home: 3-2; Away: 1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 5-15 (Home: 2-4; Away: 2-10)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
40.3 (354th in nation) 47.0 (334th) 30.8 (252nd) 32.5 (266th) 12.7 (253rd) 9.8 (46th)
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