Fairfield vs. Sacred Heart Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Feb. 20

The Fairfield Stags (16-11, 8-8 MAAC) host the Sacred Heart Pioneers (12-16, 8-9 MAAC) at Leo D. Mahoney Arena, starting at 7 p.m. ET on Friday, February 20, 2026. The Stags are 4.5-point favorites in the game. The over/under is 156.5 for the matchup.

Fairfield is coming off of an 83-74 loss to Saint Peter's in its most recent game on Sunday. Declan Wucherpfennig's team-high 23 points paced Fairfield in the loss. Sacred Heart came out on top in its last game 86-75 against Rider on Sunday. Anquan Hill's team-leading 21 points paced Sacred Heart in the win.

Fairfield vs. Sacred Heart Odds and Game Time

• When: Friday, February 20, 2026 at 7 p.m. ET
• Where: Leo D. Mahoney Arena in Fairfield, Connecticut
• Spread favorite: Fairfield -4.5
• Moneyline favorite: Fairfield -225
• Moneyline underdog: Sacred Heart +180
• Over/Under: 156.5 points

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• TV Channel: ESPN+
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Betting the Over/Under: Fairfield vs. Sacred Heart

• Fairfield and its opponents have combined to go over Friday's total of 156.5 points nine times this season.
• This season, 10 games Sacred Heart has played finished with a combined score higher than 156.5 points.
• The Stags average 75.6 points per game and the Pioneers score 76.3, which is 4.6 points under the matchup's over/under of 156.5.
• The 150.3 points per game these two teams allow their opponents to score on average this season are 6.2 fewer than the 156.5 over/under in this contest.
• On average, the over/under in Fairfield's games is 8.1 fewer points than the over/under of 156.5 in this matchup.
• Sacred Heart's games have an average over/under of 153.6 points this season, 2.9 fewer points than the over/under for this contest.

Betting the Spread: Fairfield vs. Sacred Heart

• Fairfield has 10 wins against the spread in 26 games this year.
• The Stags have covered the spread twice this season when favored by 4.5 points or more (in nine chances).
• Sacred Heart has played 27 games, with 12 wins against the spread.
• So far this season, the Pioneers have been installed as underdogs by a 4.5-point margin or more 10 times and are 4-6 ATS in those contests.
• At home this year, Fairfield is 3-9 against the spread and 9-3 overall.
• At home, Fairfield has one win ATS (1-6) as a 4.5-point favorite or more.
• Sacred Heart is 7-9 against the spread, and 5-11 overall, on the road.
• Sacred Heart has one win ATS (1-1) on the road as 4.5-point underdogs or more.

Betting the Moneyline: Fairfield vs. Sacred Heart

• This season, Fairfield has been moneyline favorites 14 times and won 11, or 78.6%, of those games.
• The Stags have a record of 8-1 in games where bookmakers favor them by at least -225 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 69.2% chance of a victory for Fairfield.
• Sacred Heart has been a moneyline underdog in 14 games this season and has come away with the win four times (28.6%) in those contests.
• The Pioneers have a mark of 2-8 in contests where oddsmakers give them odds of +180 or worse on the moneyline.
• Sacred Heart has an implied victory probability of 35.7% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.