Cent. Conn. St. vs. Fairleigh Dickinson Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Jan. 23

The Central Connecticut State Blue Devils (10-7, 4-2 NEC) host the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights (6-13, 3-3 NEC) at William H. Detrick Gymnasium, tipping off at 7 p.m. ET on Friday, January 23, 2026. The Blue Devils are 6.5-point favorites in the game. The over/under in the matchup is 143.5.

Cent. Conn. St. enters this matchup after a 79-61 loss to Mercyhurst on Monday. In Cent. Conn. St.'s loss, Darin Smith Jr. led the way with a team-high 15 points (adding four rebounds and one assist). Fairleigh Dickinson's last contest on Monday ended in a 68-61 victory over Wagner. Joey Niesman scored 23 points in Fairleigh Dickinson's victory, leading the team.

Cent. Conn. St. vs. Fairleigh Dickinson Odds and Game Time

• When: Friday, January 23, 2026 at 7 p.m. ET
• Where: William H. Detrick Gymnasium in New Britain, Connecticut
• Spread favorite: Cent. Conn. St. -6.5
• Moneyline favorite: Cent. Conn. St. -299
• Moneyline underdog: Fairleigh Dickinson +242
• Over/Under: 143.5 points

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Betting the Over/Under: Cent. Conn. St. vs. Fairleigh Dickinson

• Cent. Conn. St. and its opponents have combined to outscore Friday's over/under of 143.5 points seven times this season.
• In Fairleigh Dickinson's 16 games this season, six finished with more combined points than Friday's over/under of 143.5.
• The Blue Devils average 77.9 points per game against the Knights' 68.5, amounting to 2.9 points over the game's over/under of 143.5.
• This matchup's point total is 0.6 fewer points than the 144.1 these two teams combine to give up per game in 2024.
• On average, Cent. Conn. St. has had a 150.2-point over/under in its games this season, 6.7 more points than the over/under in this matchup.
• The over/under for this contest is 3.2 points higher than the average over/under in Fairleigh Dickinson's games this season of 140.3.

Betting the Spread: Cent. Conn. St. vs. Fairleigh Dickinson

• Against the spread, Cent. Conn. St. is 9-6-0 this year.
• The Blue Devils are 3-2 ATS when favored by 6.5 points or more this season.
• Fairleigh Dickinson has played 16 games, with six wins against the spread.
• The Knights are 3-5 ATS when underdogs by 6.5 points or more this year.
• Cent. Conn. St. has one win against the spread, and is 3-1 overall, at home this year.
• Cent. Conn. St. has one win ATS (1-2) as a 6.5-point favorite or greater at home.
• Fairleigh Dickinson is 1-10 overall, and 3-8 against the spread, in away games.

Betting the Moneyline: Cent. Conn. St. vs. Fairleigh Dickinson

• This season, Cent. Conn. St. has been moneyline favorites six times and won five of those games.
• The Blue Devils have been at least a -299 moneyline favorite three times this season and won each of those games.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 74.9% chance of a victory for Cent. Conn. St.
• Fairleigh Dickinson has won in one of the 10 contests it has been named as the moneyline underdog this year.
• The Knights have yet to win this season when listed as an underdog of +242 or worse on the moneyline this season.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies Fairleigh Dickinson has a 29.2% chance of walking away with the win.