Fairfield Stags vs St. Peter's Peacocks Prediction, 2/14/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Fairfield Stags vs St. Peter's Peacocks

Date: Friday, February 14, 2025

Location: Yanitelli Center in Tuscaloosa, AL

TV: ESPN+

The Fairfield Stags (9-15) are on their way to Yanitelli Center on Friday where they will attempt to beat the St. Peter's Peacocks (7-13).

The Fairfield Stags stepped onto the hardwood against Sacred Heart and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 77-71 in their last contest. With respect to fouls, the Stags walked away with 14 and Sacred Heart accumulated 13 fouls. They also converted 10 out of their 33 tries from downtown. Sacred Heart finished the game at 76.5% from the free throw line by burying 13 of 17 attempts. Moreover, Sacred Heart totaled 36 rebounds (7 offensive, 29 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Sacred Heart earned 13 dimes and had 4 steals for the matchup. When discussing defense, Fairfield allowed the other team to go 45.0% from the field on 27 out of 60 shooting. They also doled out 7 assists in the game in addition to creating 11 turnovers and having 7 steals. In regard to rebounding, they compiled a total of 34 with 9 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Stags knocked down 10 of their 12 tries for a percentage of 83.3%. Fairfield ended the contest having earned a 40.0% field goal percentage (26 out of 65) and converted 9 of 27 shots from beyond the arc.

Braden Sparks is one player who was a major contributor for the contest. He accumulated 18 points on 7 of 13 shooting. He was on the court for 28 minutes and grabbed 1 rebound. He finished the game at 53.8% from the field but finished the game without a dime.

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Fairfield will enter this contest with a record of 9-15 on the season. They are giving up possession 10.1 times per contest and as a squad are committing 16.2 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, Fairfield is pulling down 33.8 boards per contest and is sitting with 305 assists so far this season, which ranks 274th in the country in terms of passing the ball. The Stags are hitting 32.0% on three-point attempts (178 of 557) and 73.3% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 68.2 pts per contest (313th in college) while going 39.8% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Stags are forcing 11.7 turnovers per contest and they draw 15.8 personal fouls. They surrender 36.5% on 3-point attempts while they are 248th in the country in PPG allowed (73.8). The Stags are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 47.4% (639 of 1,347) and they surrender 35.9 boards per game as a team. They are 221st in college in allowing assists to the opposition with 333 surrendered so far this season.

The last time they took the court, the St. Peter's Peacocks took a loss by a score of 84-83 when they faced Manhattan. The Peacocks were able to collect 22 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards for a total of 34 for the contest. They also coughed it up 14 times, while recording 4 steals for the contest. Manhattan earned 16 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Peacocks to the charity stripe for a total of 20 attempts. They were able to knock down 12 of them for a percentage of 60.0%. In the matter of 3-point attempts, St. Peter's made 11 out of 26 tries (42.3%). When all was said and done, the Peacocks finished shooting 30 for 56 from the field which had them at 53.6%. The Peacocks permitted Manhattan to make 23 out of 58 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 39.7% in this contest. They finished shooting 40.7% from beyond the arc by going 11 of 27 and ended up shooting 27 of 29 at the free throw line (93.1%). In regard to team rebounding, St. Peter's allowed Manhattan to get 21 in total (10 offensive).

Marcus Randolph ended up being a factor for the Peacocks in this game. He recorded 24 points in his 45 mins of playing time and added 1 assist for this contest. He converted 10 of 19 for the contest giving him a rate of 52.6%, and tallied 2 rebounds.

St. Peter's has a mark of 7-13 this season. The Peacocks are committing 20.1 fouls per contest and they go 71.1% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 11.2 times per contest (340th in college) and they are turning it over 14.5 times per contest. St. Peter's has scored 1,315 points so far this year (65.8 per contest) and they grab 36.4 rebounds per game. As an offensive unit, the Peacocks are connecting on 40.7% from the field, which is 348th in the nation.

The Peacocks on the defensive end are ranked 38th in college in PPG given up with 65.8. They have forced 12.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 41.8% from the field (83rd in D-1). The St. Peter's defense allows 31.1% on shots from beyond the arc (123 of 396) and their opponents are converting on 72.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They have relinquished 10.7 dimes and 31.5 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is ranked 23rd and 33rd in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take St. Peter's

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