Fairfield Stags vs Central Connecticut Blue Devils Prediction, 12/18/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Fairfield Stags vs Central Connecticut Blue Devils

Date: Thursday, December 18, 2025

Location: Detrick Gymnasium in New Britain, CT

TV: ESPN+

The Fairfield Stags (6-5) are en route to Detrick Gymnasium on Thursday where they will take on the Central Connecticut Blue Devils (6-4).

The Fairfield Stags took the court against Monmouth and earned the victory with a final of 73-65 in their last contest. In the matter of fouls, the Stags ended up with 12 and Monmouth totaled 12 fouls. They converted 5 out of their 17 tries from 3-point range. Monmouth finished the game at 80.0% from the free throw line by converting 4 of 5 shots. Additionally, Monmouth snagged 26 rebounds (8 offensive, 18 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Monmouth distributed 19 dimes and had 3 steals for the game. With respect to defending, Fairfield let their opponent shoot 45.9% from the floor on 28 of 61 shooting. They also dished out 15 assists in the game while forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and having 3 steals. Pertaining to getting rebounds, they compiled a total of 36 with 13 of them being offensive. When they shot from the free throw line, the Stags made 1 of their 5 attempts for a rate of 20.0%. Fairfield finished having earned a 47.8% FG percentage (32 out of 67) and made 8 of 17 shots from 3-point land.

Braden Sparks is a guy who was a major factor for the game. He ended up finishing with 17 points on 6 out of 19 shooting. He was on the court for 40 minutes and snagged 6 boards. He finished the contest at 31.6% from the floor and dished out 2 dimes.

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Fairfield heads into this one with a win-loss mark of 6-5 so far this year. They turn it over 10.7 times per contest and as a team are committing 16.4 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Fairfield is grabbing 39.8 rebounds per contest and has 124 dimes this year, which is 328th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. The Stags are connecting on 32.9% on 3-pointers (84 of 255) and 70.5% from the free throw line. They average 73.4 points per outing (275th in the nation) while hitting 41.4% from the floor.

Defensively, the Stags are able to force 10.8 turnovers per contest and they draw 15.6 personal fouls. They currently rank 249th in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 155 conceded for the campaign. The Stags defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 45.6% (297 of 651) and they concede 35.8 rebounds per game as a unit. They concede 34.4% on shots from distance and they rank 240th in college hoops in points per game from their opponents (75.5).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Central Connecticut Blue Devils walked away with a victory by a final of 84-67 against Binghamton. The Blue Devils recorded 24 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive boards totaling 29 in this matchup. They gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while recording 7 steals in the game. Binghamton committed 14 fouls in the matchup which took the Blue Devils to the free throw line for a total of 11 tries. They were able to make 8 of those for a percentage of 72.7%. When discussing shots from 3-point land, Central Connecticut buried 10 of 21 tries (47.6%). Overall, the Blue Devils ended up going 33 out of 55 from the field which gave them a rate of 60.0%. The Blue Devils allowed Binghamton to bury 22 out of 48 tries from the floor which had them at 45.8% in this contest. They finished shooting 27.8% from three-point range by hitting 5 out of 18 and ended up shooting 18 out of 24 from the free throw line (75.0%). In regard to attacking the glass, Central Connecticut allowed Binghamton to collect 23 overall (6 on the offensive side).

Darin Smith Jr. ended up being a factor for the Blue Devils in the matchup. He accumulated 23 points in his 33 mins of playing time, but left the arena with no assists. He converted 9 out of 17 for this game giving him a field goal percentage of 52.9%, and accumulated 10 rebounds.

Central Connecticut has a mark of 6-4 on the campaign. As an offensive unit, the Blue Devils are connecting on 48.6% from the floor, which ranks 65th in college. Central Connecticut has scored 801 points for the year (80.1 per game) and they pull in 38.3 boards per contest. They are assisting teammates 16.4 times per game (87th in college) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 10.7 times per contest. The Blue Devils commit 12.5 personal fouls every game and they connect on 70.7% from the charity stripe.

The Central Connecticut defense gives up 32.7% on three-point shots (86 of 263) and opponents are converting on 73.6% of their foul shots. They allow 14.1 dimes and 33.4 boards on a nightly basis, which is 234th and 126th in D-1. The Blue Devils are ranked 113th in the nation in points allowed per contest with 70.3. They are forcing 10.9 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 41.2% from the floor (87th in D-1).

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Fairfield

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