Quinnipiac vs. Fairfield betting: College basketball preview for January 31

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The Quinnipiac Bobcats (12-8, 8-1 MAAC) are heavy favorites (-12.5) as they attempt to continue a four-game home winning streak when they take on the Fairfield Stags (8-12, 4-5 MAAC) on Friday, January 31, 2025 at M&T Bank Arena. The matchup airs at 7:00 PM ET on ESPN+. The matchup has an over/under of 145.5.

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Quinnipiac vs. Fairfield betting lines

  • Quinnipiac moneyline odds to win: -862
  • Fairfield moneyline odds to win: +576
  • Spread: Quinnipiac (-12.5)
  • Total: 145.5

Quinnipiac statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Against the spread, Quinnipiac has performed better at home, covering four times in seven home games, and four times in 12 road games.
  • The Bobcats have exceeded the over/under in three of seven home games (42.9%), compared to five of 12 road games (41.7%).
  • As a moneyline favorite, Quinnipiac has taken five of six games when playing at home, good for a .833 winning percentage. It has won four of five games away from home (.800) as a moneyline favorite.

Recent trends

  • The Bobcats have been putting up 72.7 points per contest in their last 10 appearances, an average that’s slightly higher than the 71.6 they’ve scored over the course of the 2024-25 campaign.
  • Quinnipiac’s points-allowed average over its past 10 games (65.0) is 4.4 fewer points per game than the team is allowing over the entire season (69.4).
  • The Bobcats’ past 10 contests have seen them make 7.4 three-pointers per game while shooting 31.0% from deep. Both numbers are up compared to their 2024-25 averages of 7.0 makes and 28.3%.

Quinnipiac betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 8-11-0 (Home: 4-3-0; Away: 4-8-0)
  • O-U-P: 8-11-0 (Home: 3-4-0; Away: 5-7-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 9-2 (Home: 5-1; Away: 4-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-6 (Home: 1-0; Away: 1-6)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
41.0 (337th in nation) 40.9 (54th) 36.7 (21st) 33.4 (307th) 12.5 (273rd) 11.7 (224th)

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Fairfield statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Fairfield has been better against the spread at home (4-4-0) than away (3-6-0) this year.
  • Stags games have finished above the over/under 37.5% of the time at home (three of eight), and 55.6% of the time away (five of nine).
  • As moneyline underdogs, the Stags have won a higher percentage of games at home (1-2) than on the road (1-7).

Recent trends

  • In their past 10 games, the Stags are putting up 66.0 points per game, 2.7 fewer points than their season average (68.7).
  • While Fairfield is ceding 73.6 points per game in 2024-25, it has improved that mark in its past 10 games, allowing 73.2 points per contest.
  • In their last 10 games, the Stags are sinking 8.3 treys per contest, 1.0 more than their season average (7.3). They also have a higher three-point percentage over their previous 10 contests (32.7%) compared to their season average (31.4%).

Fairfield betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 8-11-0 (Home: 4-4-0; Away: 3-6-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 12.5+: 1-0-0 (As Favorite: 3-3-0; As Underdog: 5-8-0)
  • O-U-P: 9-9-1 (Home: 3-5-0; Away: 5-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 4-2 (Home: 3-2; Away: 1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-10 (Home: 1-2; Away: 1-7)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
40.5 (348th in nation) 48.3 (353rd) 31.4 (243rd) 31.3 (188th) 13.1 (237th) 10.1 (63rd)
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