The Quinnipiac Bobcats and the Fairfield Stags meet in college basketball action from the Mahoney Arena on Thursday night. Let’s dive into the odds, injuries, matchup history and make a prediction for this game.
Odds
Quinnipiac is listed as a 1.5-point road favorite with the total for this game set at 136.5 points.
Injuries
For Quinnipiac, Elijah Taylor remains out for the season while Fairfield has Brycen Goodine listed as out for the season with a knee injury.
Matchup History
Quinnipiac’s 66-51 win over Fairfield back on February 3rd, 2023, made it three straight wins for Quinnipiac in this head-to-head matchup.
Trends
Quinnipiac is 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games overall and 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games against a team with a losing record while the over is 5-1 in their last 6 games overall. Fairfield is 2-5 ATS in their last 7 home games and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games against a team with winning record while the under is 22-5 in their last 27 Thursday games.
Pick
I’m backing Quinnipiac here. Has Quinnipiac been the best team on the road? No, but they’ve been the better team overall this season and I just don’t trust Fairfield to be able to do enough to sneak out the win here. It’s a reasonable line, so give me Quinnipiac on the road here.