Fairfield vs. Niagara Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Jan. 22

The Fairfield Stags (11-9, 3-6 MAAC) host the Niagara Purple Eagles (5-13, 2-6 MAAC) at Leo D. Mahoney Arena, starting at 7 p.m. ET on Thursday, January 22, 2026. The Purple Eagles are 10.5-point underdogs in the game. The point total is 139.5 in the matchup.

Their last time out, Fairfield lost 85-77 to Siena on Monday. Brandon Benjamin scored a team-leading 20 points for Fairfield in the loss. Niagara's last outing on Monday ended in a 68-58 loss to Mount St. Mary's. Will Shortt scored a team-leading 10 points for Niagara in the loss.

Fairfield vs. Niagara Odds and Game Time

• When: Thursday, January 22, 2026 at 7 p.m. ET
• Where: Leo D. Mahoney Arena in Fairfield, Connecticut
• Spread favorite: Fairfield -10.5
• Moneyline favorite: Fairfield -606
• Moneyline underdog: Niagara +443
• Over/Under: 139.5 points

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Betting the Over/Under: Fairfield vs. Niagara

• Fairfield and its opponents have combined to outscore Thursday's over/under (139.5 points) 13 times this season.
• This season, eight games Niagara has played finished with a combined score over 139.5 points.
• Together, the two teams combine for 140.5 points per game, 1.0 point more than the point total of 139.5 for this contest.
• The 147.1 points per game these two teams allow to opponents combined this season are 7.6 more than the 139.5-point total in this contest.
• This season, the average over/under for Fairfield's games is 151.6 points, 12.1 more than the total of 139.5 points set for this contest.
• Niagara's games have an average over/under of 136.0 points this season, 3.5 fewer points than the over/under for this matchup.

Betting the Spread: Fairfield vs. Niagara

• Fairfield has seven wins against the spread in 19 games this year.
• This season, the Stags are winless against the spread when entering a game as a favorite of 10.5 points or more.
• Niagara has five wins against the spread in 17 games this year.
• This season, the Purple Eagles have just one against the spread win in four games as an underdog of 10.5 points or more.
• Fairfield has two wins against the spread, and is 6-2 overall, at home this season.
• Fairfield is winless ATS (0-1) as a 10.5-point favorite or more at home.
• Niagara is 2-9 overall, and 3-8 against the spread, in away games.

Betting the Moneyline: Fairfield vs. Niagara

• Fairfield has won eight, or 72.7%, of the 11 games it has played as the moneyline favorite this season.
• The Stags have played as a favorite of -606 or more once this season and won that game.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Fairfield has a 85.8% chance to win.
• Niagara has come away with three wins in the 14 contests it has been listed as the moneyline underdog this season.
• The Purple Eagles have yet to win this season when listed as an underdog of +443 or worse on the moneyline this season.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies Niagara has an 18.4% chance of walking away with the win.