Fairfield vs Marist 12/30/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Marist Red Foxes and the Fairfield Stags meet in college basketball action from the Mahoney Arena on Friday night.

The Marist Red Foxes will try to snap a three-game losing skid after a 77-71 loss to Rider last time out. Patrick Gardner leads Marist in scoring and rebounding with 17.4 PPG and 7.6 RPG as the lone double-digit scorer for Marist so far this season while Isaiah Brickner has a team-high 2.5 APG to lead the Red Foxes in the assist department and Noah Harris has 9.8 PPG as well this season. As a team, Marist is averaging 63.6 PPG on 39.4% shooting from the field, 33.1% from three and 64.5% from the foul line this season.

The Fairfield Stags will be out to build on an 86-45 win over subdivision Coast Guard Academy last time out. Caleb Fields leads the Stags in scoring with 13.4 PPG while Supreme Cook has 13 PPG with a team-high 8.4 RPG to lead the Stags in rebounding as the only other double-digit scorer for Fairfield up to this point in the year. As a team, Fairfield is averaging 64.4 PPG on 40.3% shooting from the field, 27.8% from three and 70.9% from the foul line this season.

Marist is 4-1-1 ATS in their last 6 games overall and 3-11 ATS in their last 14 games against a team with a losing rcord while the under is 4-1 in their last 5 Friday games. Fairfield is 8-1 ATS in their last 9 games against a team with a winning percentage below .400 and 12-4 ATS in their last 16 games against a team with a losing record while the under is 5-1 in their last 6 games overall.

I get the case to be made for Marist and the points, but I’m not looking to back the Red Foxes here as Marist hasn’t looked good to start conference play and Fairfield’s been fairly solid up to this point in the season, especially at home. I think Fairfield finds a way to get the job done with a win and cover so I’ll lay it and play it with Fairfield here.