Fairfield Stags vs Manhattan Jaspers Prediction, 12/5/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Fairfield Stags vs Manhattan Jaspers

Date: Friday, December 5, 2025

Location: Draddy Gymnasium in Riverdale, NY

TV: ESPN+

Draddy Gymnasium is the location where the Manhattan Jaspers (3-5) will try to defeat the Fairfield Stags (5-3) on Friday.

The Fairfield Stags played New Hampshire and earned the victory with a final of 72-68 in their last game. In reference to personal fouls, the Stags ended up with 18 and New Hampshire totaled 17 personal fouls. They also made 6 of their 19 attempts from three-point range. New Hampshire went 63.6% at the free throw line by converting 14 of 22 tries. Additionally, New Hampshire pulled down 31 rebounds (10 offensive, 21 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. New Hampshire doled out 12 assists and had 5 steals in the game. Regarding defense, Fairfield allowed the other team to go 39.3% from the floor on 24 of 61 shooting. They also doled out 14 assists in this matchup while forcing 7 turnovers and getting 7 steals. With regard to rebounding, they earned 39 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Stags knocked down 10 of their 17 attempts for a percentage of 58.8%. Fairfield ended the contest having earned a 45.8% FG percentage (27 of 59) and knocked down 8 of 18 shots from beyond the arc.

Braden Sparks is one player who was a contributor for the contest. He finished the game shooting 77.8% from the field and recorded 3 assists. He played 35 mins and collected 5 boards. He left the arena with 22 points on 7 out of 9 shooting.

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Fairfield will enter this game with a mark of 5-3 so far this year. They have an average of 75.6 points per game (225th in the nation) while connecting on 41.6% from the field. The Stags are hitting 32.3% on three-point attempts (61 of 189) and 72.3% from the free throw line. As a unit, Fairfield is grabbing 39.4 rebounds per game and is sitting with 86 dimes for the year, which ranks 343rd in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 10.1 times per game and as a unit are committing 16.6 fouls per game.

Defensively, the Stags are forcing 10.6 turnovers per game while drawing 16.9 fouls. They currently rank 191st in college in giving up assists to the opposition with 108 surrendered for the campaign. The Stags defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 45.8% (223 of 487) and they concede 37.5 boards per contest as a unit. They give up 35.1% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 267th in college in PPG allowed (77.6).

When they last stepped on the court, the Manhattan Jaspers took a defeat with a final score of 81-78 against Army. In reference to cleaning up the glass, Manhattan allowed Army to pull down 37 overall (7 offensive). They finished 46.9% from beyond the arc by going 15 out of 32 and ended up shooting 6 of 6 at the free throw line (100.0%). The Jaspers allowed Army to knock down 30 out of 66 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 45.5% in this matchup. When this game wrapped up, the Jaspers finished shooting 27 for 65 from the floor which gave them a rate of 41.5%. In reference to 3-point attempts, Manhattan buried 9 of 28 attempts (32.1%). They were able to knock down 15 of the free throws for a rate of 88.2%. Army committed 16 fouls in this game which got the Jaspers to the charity stripe for 17 attempts. They also coughed up the ball 10 times, while earning 8 steals for the matchup. The Jaspers were able to snag 23 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 31 for the contest.

Devin Dinkins was important for the Jaspers in the game. He knocked down 6 of 17 in this game giving him a rate of 35.3%, and accumulated 2 rebounds. He racked up 18 points in his 44 mins of playing time and had 1 assist for the game.

Manhattan has a record of 3-5 for the campaign. As an offensive team, the Jaspers are connecting on 45.5% from the floor, which is ranked 181st in college. Manhattan has earned 670 points so far this season (83.8 per game) and they grab 34.3 boards per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 14.3 times per game (200th in the nation) and they cough up possession 11.4 times per game. The Jaspers commit 16.3 fouls per contest and they shoot 75.7% from the free throw line.

The Manhattan defense concedes 41.0% on shots from behind the 3-point line (80 of 195) and their opponents are making 73.5% of their free throw shots. They have conceded 17.1 assists and 38.0 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks 343rd and 307th in those categories. The Jaspers on the defensive end are ranked 357th in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 87.5. They are able to force 11.8 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 48.2% from the field (334th in the nation).

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Fairfield

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