Siena Saints vs Fairfield Stags Prediction, 1/1/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Siena Saints vs Fairfield Stags

Date: Sunday, January 1, 2023

Location: Leo D. Mahoney Arena in Fairfield, CT

TV: Youtube TV

Leo D. Mahoney Arena is the site where the Fairfield Stags (5-7) will attempt to defeat the Siena Saints (7-5) on Sunday.

The Siena Saints stepped onto the hardwood against American and walked away with a win by a score of 64-61 in their last contest. Siena ended the contest having earned a 45.3% FG percentage (24 of 53) and made 4 out of their 14 three-point attempts. When they shot from the free throw line, the Saints knocked down 12 of their 15 attempts for a percentage of 80.0%. When talking about hauling in boards, they earned a total of 29 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 8 assists in the game as well as forcing 8 turnovers and earning 4 steals. With regard to defending, Siena allowed the other team to shoot 51.2% from the floor on 21 out of 41 shooting. American dished out 11 dimes and had 3 steals for the game. On top of that, American snagged 19 rebounds (2 offensive, 17 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. American finished the contest at 76.2% from the charity stripe by knocking down 16 of their 21 attempts. They also converted 3 out of their 8 tries from 3-point land. When talking about fouls, the Saints ended up with 19 while American finished the game with 14 fouls.

Michael Eley is one player who came through in the matchup. He scored 16 points on 4 of 7 shooting. He saw the court for 24 mins and grabbed 2 rebounds. He finished 57.1% from the field and distributed 1 assist.

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Siena steps onto the court with a mark of 7-5 so far this season. They currently have an average of 70.9 points per contest (207th in D-1) while connecting on 45.4% from the floor. The Saints are hitting 37.9% on shots from 3-point land (85 of 224) and 76.4% from the free throw line. As a unit, Siena is pulling in 33.8 boards per contest and has racked up 149 dimes on the year, which is 316th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. They are giving up possession 14.9 times per game and as a squad they are committing 17.8 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Saints are able to force 12.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 17.3 fouls. They concede 33.3% from beyond the arc while they are 215th in D-1 in points per game allowed (69.8). The Saints defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 47.6% (314 of 659) and they concede 30.1 boards per contest as a team. They are ranked 75th in Division 1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 143 conceded for the season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Fairfield Stags took home the win by a final score of 86-45 against Coast Guard. With respect to how they attacked the glass, Fairfield permitted Coast Guard to get 33 in total (11 on the offensive glass). They wrapped up this game 25.0% from three-point range by hitting 6 of 24 and walked away from this one shooting 3 of 10 at the free throw line (30.0%). The Stags allowed Coast Guard to convert 18 out of 66 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 27.3% in this matchup. Overall, the Stags went 32 out of 67 from the field which gave them a rate of 47.8%. In relation to shooting from distance, Fairfield made 9 out of 30 attempts (30.0%). They were able to knock down 13 of them for a percentage of 81.3%. Coast Guard had 16 fouls for the matchup which got the Stags to the free throw line for 16 attempts. They gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while recording 8 steals for this game. The Stags corralled 36 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 47 in this contest.

Supreme Cook ended up having an impact for the Stags in this game. He scored 21 points in his 16 mins of playing time, but didn't get an assist. He buried 7 out of 9 for the matchup for a rate of 77.8%, and had 13 rebounds.

Fairfield has a record of 5-7 for the season. The Stags are committing 15.8 personal fouls every game and they connect on 70.9% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 9.3 times per game (359th in D-1) and they lose possession via turnover 12.5 times per contest. Fairfield has accounted for 773 pts so far this season (64.4 per contest) and they average 35.6 rebounds per game. When it comes to offense, the Stags are shooting 40.3% from the field, which ranks 338th in college basketball.

The Fairfield defense gives up 32.1% on shots from 3-point land (69 of 215) and opponents are converting on 67.3% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allow 10.4 assists and 34.3 total boards per game, which is ranked 41st and 199th in those categories. The Stags on defense are ranked 79th in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 64.8. They are forcing 11.7 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 42.8% from the floor (187th in college hoops).

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Fairfield

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