The Fairfield Stags and Towson Tigers meet Friday in college basketball action at the Enmarket Arena. The Fairfield Stags look for their first win. The Towson Tigers look to remain undefeated.
The Fairfield Stags are averaging 61.8 points on 37.5 percent shooting and allowing 75 points on 49.3 percent shooting. Caleb Fields is averaging 15.8 points and 4.3 rebounds, while Supreme Cook is averaging 13.3 points and 5 rebounds. TJ Long is dishing 0.5 assists and Brycen Goodine is grabbing 1.7 rebounds. The Fairfield Stags are shooting 28.9 percent from beyond the arc and 73.1 percent from the free throw line. The Fairfield Stags are allowing 43 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 26.5 rebounds per game.
The Towson Tigers are averaging 70.6 points on 47.2 percent shooting and allowing 62.2 points on 37.2 percent shooting. Nicolas Timberlake is averaging 18.4 points and 4.4 rebounds, while Charles Thompson is averaging 13 points and 1.6 assists. Cameron Holden is the third double-digit scorer and Sekou Sylla is grabbing 7 rebounds. The Towson Tigers are shooting 34.1 percent from beyond the arc and 70 percent from the free throw line. The Towson Tigers are allowing 30.6 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 33.8 rebounds per game.
The Stags are 7-3 ATS in their last 10 neutral site games. The Tigers are 2-6-1 ATS in their last 9 neutral site games and 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games overall. The under is 7-3 in Stags last 10 overall. The under is 6-2 in Tigers last 8 overall.
It’s still early in the season, but this feels like two teams heading in completely different directions. The Fairfield Stags have looked awful at both ends of the floor, while Towson has shown some offensive punch and has been able to string together stops. The line says it all. Give me Towson in a beat down victory.