Who’s Playing
Fairfield @ Monmouth
Current Records: Fairfield 10-10; Monmouth 13-7
What to Know
An MAAC battle is on tap between the Fairfield Stags and the Monmouth Hawks at 7 p.m. ET Friday at OceanFirst Bank Center. Fairfield will be strutting in after a victory while Monmouth will be stumbling in from a defeat.
While not quite a landslide, the game between the Stags and the Rider Broncs last Friday was still a pretty decisive one as Fairfield wrapped it up with a 76-65 win on the road.
Meanwhile, Monmouth was just a bucket shy of a win on Sunday and fell 70-69 to the Niagara Purple Eagles.
Fairfield is expected to lose this next one by 6.5. However, those who like betting on the underdog should be happy to hear that they are 5-0 against the spread when expected to lose.
Fairfield was close but no cigar in the teams’ previous meeting last month as they fell 61-58 to the Hawks. Can the Stags avenge their loss, or is history doomed to repeat itself? We’ll soon find out.
How To Watch
When: Friday at 7 p.m. ETWhere: OceanFirst Bank Center — West Long Branch, New JerseyFollow: CBS Sports App
Odds
The Hawks are a solid 6.5-point favorite against the Stags, according to the latest college basketball odds.
The oddsmakers were right in line with the betting community on this one, as the game opened as a 6.5-point spread, and stayed right there.
Over/Under: -110
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Series History
Monmouth have won nine out of their last 13 games against Fairfield.
Jan 20, 2022 – Monmouth 61 vs. Fairfield 58Mar 10, 2021 – Fairfield 79 vs. Monmouth 60Mar 04, 2020 – Monmouth 69 vs. Fairfield 45Feb 04, 2020 – Fairfield 55 vs. Monmouth 53Feb 09, 2019 – Monmouth 61 vs. Fairfield 49Jan 17, 2019 – Monmouth 74 vs. Fairfield 57Feb 24, 2018 – Fairfield 69 vs. Monmouth 66Feb 02, 2018 – Fairfield 79 vs……
