Fairfield vs Merrimack Prediction 12/7/2025 Today’s College Basketball Picks

The Fairfield Stags and the Merrimack Warriors meet Sunday in college basketball action from Lawler Arena in North Andover. Here’s a Fairfield vs Merrimack prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best Fairfield vs Merrimack pick. We will examine the recent form and player performances for both teams, as well as the recent betting trends and streaks pertaining to this matchup. As we conclude, we will tie it all together with a summary that produces a sensible pick for a favorable betting outcome in this game.

Fairfield Stags Betting Preview

The Stags opened up their year on a 1-2 run, taking a win over NJIT in between losses to Penn State and Seton Hall. A three-game win streak came after that with victories over Stonehill, Loyola Maryland and Le Moyne, then a loss to Columbia. Fairfield would finish off the month of November with a win over New Hampshire, giving the team a 5-3 record through the first eight games of the season.

On Friday versus Manhattan, the Stags ended up taking a tough loss 70-66 at Draddy Gymnasium. Fairfield’s leading scorer was Braden Sparks on 22 points, five rebounds and five assists. Declan Wucherpfennig added 15 points with 19 rebounds and three assists, while Halon Rawlins had seven points and two steals off the bench in the losing effort for the Stags.

Merrimack Warriors Betting Preview

Over on the Warriors’ side, they lost their first three games of the season versus South Dakota State, Auburn and Tarleton State. Merrimack would recover with wins over Boston U and Maine, then fell versus Florida, Penn and Hofstra. With a win over La Salle, the Warriors capped off the first month of the season with a 3-6 overall record through nine games in November.

Matched up against Rider on Thursday, the Warriors were able to eke out a 68-66 win at Hammel Court. Merrimack was led by Andres marrero with 23 points and three boards alongside three steals, and Keviar Kennedy had 19 points with three rebounds, three steals and three assists. Tye Dorset added 15 points with four boards, two steals and two blocks in the win as well.

Fairfield Stags @ Merrimack Warriors Betting Trends: December 7, 2025

Why the Merrimack Warriors will win

• Fairfield has lost each of its last seven day games against Conference opponents.
• Merrimack has won 12 of its last 15 day games.
• Fairfield has lost the first half in seven of its last eight day games against the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.

Why the Fairfield Stags will win

• Fairfield has won each of its last four day games against non-AP-ranked opponents.

Fairfield vs Merrimack Prediction

I’ll take a stab on Fairfield but I’m probably not touching this one. The Stags didn’t shoot very well (36 percent) in their latest loss to Manhattan, and only got to the line seven times to the Jaspers’ 21 attempts. The 15 turnovers didn’t help either. The good news is that Fairfield rebounded well (45-35) and didn’t perform terribly in the paint. The 66 points snaps a streak of five straight games with at least 72 points, and Fairfield went 4-1 in that time. If they can hit the 70-point mark here the Stags should be in good shape.

As for the Warriors, they were able to eke past a struggling Rider team in their last game thanks to 46 percent shooting and just eight turnovers. Merrimack was blitzed on the boards 41-19 however, and outscored in the paint 34-24. The Warriors have held opponents to just 126 total points combined over the last two outings, though.

Andrew Jett's Pick: Fairfield Stags +2.5