Monmouth Hawks vs Fairfield Stags Prediction, 12/14/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Monmouth Hawks vs Fairfield Stags

Date: Sunday, December 14, 2025

Location: Leo D. Mahoney Arena in Fairfield, CT

TV: ESPN+

The Monmouth Hawks (5-5) are traveling to Leo D. Mahoney Arena on Sunday where they will try to defeat the Fairfield Stags (5-5).

The Monmouth Hawks played Georgia Tech and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 79-67 in their last game. Monmouth ended with a 34.2% FG percentage (25 of 73) and converted 7 of 22 shots from 3-point land. From the free throw line, the Hawks converted 10 of their 15 attempts for a percentage of 66.7%. In the matter of pulling down rebounds, they compiled a total of 32 with 14 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 17 assists for the matchup in addition to creating 13 turnovers and having 8 steals. In relation to defense, Monmouth allowed 48.1% from the floor on 26 out of 54 shooting. Georgia Tech distributed 16 assists and had 2 steals for the game. In addition, Georgia Tech snagged 37 rebounds (8 offensive, 29 defensive), but didn't have a block. Georgia Tech ended up going 80.8% from the free throw line by burying 21 of their 26 tries. They converted 6 of their 15 tries from distance. When talking about personal fouls, the Hawks walked away with 20 and Georgia Tech accumulated 15 personal fouls.

Stefanos Spartalis is a player who had an impact for the contest. He ended up going 42.9% from the floor but finished the game without a dime. He played for 23 minutes played and also snagged 4 rebounds. He ended up scoring 14 points on 6 out of 14 shooting.

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Monmouth heads into this game with a win-loss mark of 5-5 on the year. They are averaging 73.5 pts per game (271st in D-1) while going 43.2% from the field. The Hawks are shooting 34.4% on three-point attempts (66 of 192) and 73.8% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Monmouth is pulling down 36.9 rebounds per game and has accounted for 137 dimes on the year, which ranks 214th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. They cough up possession 11.6 times per contest and as a unit they commit 16.4 fouls every game.

Defensively, the Hawks are able to force 13.2 turnovers per game and they draw 18.6 fouls. They currently rank 259th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 142 surrendered on the season. The Hawks defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 43.1% (252 of 585) and they relinquish 34.7 rebounds per contest as a group. They are surrendering 35.7% on three-point shots while they are 168th in the country in opponents points per game (72.6).

For their last game, the Fairfield Stags took a defeat with a final score of 74-63 when they played Merrimack. The Stags snagged 21 defensive boards and 15 offensive boards for a total of 36 in the game. They also coughed it up 12 times, while earning 5 steals in the game. Merrimack had 17 fouls for the matchup which got the Stags to the charity stripe for a total of 16 attempts. They were able to convert 10 of the free throw tries for a rate of 62.5%. In the matter of shots from 3-point land, Fairfield made 7 of 19 tries (36.8%). At the conclusion of this game, the Stags finished the game shooting 23 out of 59 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 39.0%. The Stags allowed Merrimack to make 22 of their 47 tries from the floor which had them at 46.8% in the matchup. They finished the game shooting 40.0% from three-point range by going 8 of 20 and walked away from this one shooting 22 of 27 from the free throw line (81.5%). Concerning rebounds, Fairfield allowed Merrimack to snag 24 overall (4 on the offensive side).

Braden Sparks ended up being important for the Stags in the matchup. He made 6 of 14 for the game giving him a field goal percentage of 42.9%, and had 3 rebounds. He tallied 21 points in his 36 mins of playing time and added 1 assist in the game.

Fairfield has a win-loss record of 5-5 this year. The Stags are committing 16.8 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 71.9% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 10.9 times per contest (348th in college) and they cough up possession 10.9 times per contest. Fairfield has tallied 734 points on the year (73.4 per contest) and they grab 39.8 rebounds per contest. As an offensive team, the Stags are connecting on 40.7% from the floor, which is 335th in college.

The Fairfield defense concedes 34.8% on shots from distance (73 of 210) and their opponents are knocking down 74.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have given up 13.6 assists and 36.3 total boards per game, which ranks 201st and 254th in those categories on the defensive end. The Stags defensively are ranked 257th in college in PPG given up with 76.5. They are forcing their opponents into 10.9 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.6% from the field (281st in the nation).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Monmouth

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