Niagara vs Fairfield Prediction 1/16/25 College Basketball Picks

The Niagara Purple Eagles and the Fairfield Stags meet Thursday in college basketball action from the Mahoney Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Niagara vs. Fairfield prediction.

Niagara Recap

The Niagara Purple Eagles come into this game looking to bounce back from a 68-65 loss to Rider last time out to fall to 7-9 on the year. After this game, Niagara will head on the road for a game against Manhattan.

Purple Eagles Looking For Consistency

Olumide Adelodun has a team-high 11.1 PPG and 5.5 RPG to lead the Purple Eagles in scoring and rebounding so far this season while Justice Smith has 10.1 PPG with 3.7 RPG and a team-high 2.6 APG to lead Niagara in assists so far this season. Jahari Williamson has 10 PPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Niagara so far this season. Jaeden Marshall also has 9.6 PPG and 3.1 RPG while Jhaylon Martinez has 7.6 PPG with 5.4 RPG. Zion Russell also has 7.7 PPG with 2.4 RPG and 2 APG as well this season. As a team, Niagara is averaging 68 PPG on 44% shooting from the field, 35.3% from three, and 73.8% from the foul line this season.

Why the Niagara Purple Eagles will win

• Niagara has won each of its last five night games following a home loss.
• Fairfield has lost six of its last seven games.

Fairfield Recap

The Fairfield Stags come into this game looking to bounce back from a 61-51 loss to Marist last time out to improve to 6-10 on the year. After this game, Fairfield will welcome Canisius to town.

Stags Lose 6th In Last 7

Prophet Johnson leads Fairfield in scoring and rebounding with 11.7 PPG and 7 RPG and shares the team lead in assists with 2.7 APG as the lone double-digit scorer for Fairfield so far this season. Jamie Bergens also has 9.2 PPG with 2.7 APG of his own while Peyton Smith has 7.8 PPG with 4.3 RPG. Louis Bleechmore has 7.7 PPG with 2.8 RPG and Braden Sparks has added 8.1 PPG with 2.7 RPG and 2.1 APG. Deon Perry has also contributed 7.9 PPG and 2.1 APG as well this season. As a team, Fairfield is averaging 68.5 PPG on 41.2% shooting from the field, 31.9% from three, and 69.8% from the foul line so far this season.

Why the Fairfield Stags will win

• Fairfield has won seven of its last eight games against the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference at Leo D. Mahoney Arena.
• Niagara has lost three of its last four games against the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.

Total Points Facts

• Seven of Niagara’s last eight night games against Conference opponents have produced a total of 132 or fewer points.
• Twelve of Fairfield’s last 15 games against Conference opponents at Leo D. Mahoney Arena have produced a total of 136+ points.

Niagara vs. Fairfield Prediction

I’m with Fairfield here. The Stags are struggling, but I backed Fairfield in a similar spot like this against Iona and the Stags came through, because Fairfield has been much better at home and a lot of the losses that the Stags have been taking on the road but like the Iona game, Fairfield is at home in this game. Niagara isn’t the same covering machine that they were last season, and I think the Stags can get the job done to snag the win and cover at home in this game. Give me the Fairfield Stags.

Chris Ruffolo's Pick: Fairfield -1