Sacred Heart vs. Fairfield betting: College basketball preview for March 2

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The Sacred Heart Pioneers (13-15, 9-8 MAAC) are at home in MAAC action against the Fairfield Stags (11-17, 7-10 MAAC) on Sunday, March 2, 2025 at 2 p.m. ET. The Pioneers are favored by 6.5 points in the game. The matchup’s over/under is set at 149.5.

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Sacred Heart vs. Fairfield betting lines

  • Sacred Heart moneyline odds to win: -281
  • Fairfield moneyline odds to win: +226
  • Spread: Sacred Heart (-6.5)
  • Total: 149.5

Sacred Heart statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Sacred Heart has covered the spread in the same percentage of games at home as road games (50%). It has covered six times in 12 games at home and seven times in 14 games on the road.
  • The Pioneers have exceeded the total less often at home, hitting the over in five of 12 home matchups (41.7%). In road games, they have hit the over in nine of 14 games (64.3%).
  • Sacred Heart has won a lower percentage of its games as a moneyline favorite when playing at home, going 4-3 (.571). In road games as a moneyline favorite, it sports a record of 2-0 (1.000).

Recent trends

  • The Pioneers’ offense has been better over their last 10 games, putting up 78.8 points per contest compared to the 75.9 they’ve averaged this year.
  • The last 10 games have seen Sacred Heart allow 0.3 more points per game (75.8) than its season-long average (75.5).
  • Over their last 10 outings, the Pioneers are making 0.5 more three-pointers per game than their season long average (10 compared to 9.5 season-long), while shooting a lower percentage from deep in that span (34.1% compared to 35.3% season-long).

Sacred Heart betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 14-14-0 (Home: 6-6-0; Away: 7-7-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 6.5+: 2-1-0 (As Favorite: 6-6-0; As Underdog: 8-8-0)
  • O-U-P: 15-13-0 (Home: 5-7-0; Away: 9-5-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 6-4 (Home: 4-3; Away: 2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 6-11 (Home: 2-2; Away: 3-9)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.1 (219th in nation) 44.2 (202nd) 33.3 (94th) 32.2 (253rd) 16.2 (38th) 11.5 (215th)

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Fairfield statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • This year, Fairfield is 6-6-0 at home against the spread (.500 winning percentage). Away, it is 5-8-0 ATS (.385).
  • Stags games have finished above the over/under less often at home (four times out of 12) than on the road (seven of 13) this year.
  • The Stags’ winning percentage at home when moneyline underdogs is .429 (3-4), and on the road it is .167 (2-10).

Recent trends

  • In their past 10 games, the Stags are posting 66.1 points per contest, compared to their season average of 67.6.
  • While Fairfield is allowing 72.4 points per game in 2024-25, it has bettered that mark in its last 10 games, allowing 71.6 points per contest.
  • The Stags are draining 8.4 three-pointers per contest with a 34% three-point percentage in their past 10 games, compared to their season averages of 7.6 and 32.7%.

Fairfield betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 12-15-0 (Home: 6-6-0; Away: 5-8-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 6.5+: 3-5-0 (As Favorite: 3-3-0; As Underdog: 9-12-0)
  • O-U-P: 12-14-1 (Home: 4-8-0; Away: 7-6-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 4-2 (Home: 3-2; Away: 1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 6-15 (Home: 3-4; Away: 2-10)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
40.3 (355th in nation) 47 (335th) 30.6 (269th) 32.6 (277th) 12.8 (245th) 9.7 (41st)
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