Fairfield vs Stony Brook 11/24/2021 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets and Odds
Stony Brook Seawolves (1-2) vs. Fairfield Stags (2-2)
November 24, 2021 2:00 pm EDT
The Line: Fairfield Stags -3 ; Over/Under: 134.5
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The Stony Brook Seawolves and the Fairfield Stags meet Wednesday in college basketball action from Webster Bank Arena at Harbor Yard. Stony Brook is 1-2 so far this year and coming off their first win over Sacred Heart. As for Fairfield, they’re 2-2 through four games and took out Sacred Heart in their last outing as well. Check back all season long for free college basketball picks at Sports Chat Place.
Stony Brook started out slow this season in a matchup versus George Mason. The Seawolves couldn’t keep up in that one and fell 74-52. It was much the same in game two versus Kansas; Stony Brook ended up losing that one 88-59.
In Monday’s matchup against Sacred Heart, Stony Brook finally got their first win. The Seawolves had a 42-36 advantage at the half and hung on for a 75-72 result. Anthony Roberts topped the team on 15 points and three boards.
Over on the Fairfield side, they suffered losses in their first two games this year. The Stags lost to Providence 80-73 in the opener, then fell to Boston College 72-64. Fairfield got their first win of the year over Medgar Evers 110-55 in game three.
The Stags played game four against Sacred Heart and were able to get their record back to .500 on the year. Fairfield outscored the Pioneers 37-33 in the second half during a 71-61 victory. Taj Benning led the way on 16 points with four assists and four rebounds.
The Stags are 4-1 ATS in their last five after an ATS win and 7-1 ATS in their last eight overall. Fairfield is 2-7 ATS in their last nine Wednesday games.
Meanwhile, the Seawolves are 0-4 ATS in their last four road games and 0-5 ATS in their last five overall. Stony Brook is 2-5 ATS in their last seven Wednesday games.
PICK: I’m going to try Fairfield here. The Stags are coming off a pretty nice game versus Sacred Heart, shooting 40.3 percent from the floor with a 41-27 rebounding advantage. Fairfield had 15 team assists and only six turnovers in the win.
As for Stony Brook, they shot a decent 43.9 percent versus Sacred Heart, but were out-rebounded 41-32 and allowed 52.5 percent shooting from the Pioneers. If Fairfield can put up another strong effort in this one I think they’ll be fine on a cover.
