Fairfield vs Sacred Heart Picks and Prediction – 3/12/2025

The Fairfield Stags will be on the road in New Jersey Tuesday night for a first round matchup against Sacred Heart in the MAAC tournament. Fairfield has struggled this season with just twelve wins and 19 losses overall coming into the tournament following a nine point victory against Quinnipiac to end a 2 game losing streak. Offensively Fairfield averages 67.8 points on 41% shooting from the floor and poured in 83 points in their last outing. Defensively the Stags have allowed 72.7 points per game overall this season. Stay in the action with our College Basketball Picks.

Prophet Johnson leads the Fairfield offense this season averaging 13.5 points and 7.7 rebounds per game. Braden Sparks is second on the team averaging 9.3 points and Deon Perry averages 8.5 points per game period Jamie Bergens averages 8.9 points to go along with the team leading 2.9 assists per game.

The Sacred Heart Pioneers come into the conference tournament with fourteen wins and 17 losses overall having lost three of the last five including two in a row after a 2 point loss to Iona in their last outing. Offensively Sacred Heart averages 76.4 points on 44.3% from the floor this season. Defensively Sacred Heart has allowed 76 points per game overall but have given up up 90 points in each of their last two losses.

Tanner Thomas leads the Sacred Heart offense this season averaging 14.9 points and 6.3 rebounds per game. Anquan Hill averages 12.8 points and Amiri Stewart is third on the team averaging 12.1 points per game. Bryce Johnson chips in a fourth best 9.9 points in just over 23 minutes per contest. Mekhi Conner averages 8.5 points and leads the team dishing out 6.5 assists per game.

Both teams have had rough years but Sacred Heart is the better team in this game. Look for the Pioneers to make the plays Tuesday night leading to the win. Take Sacred Heart to do enough in this game to get the win and cover. Final Score Prediction, Sacred Heart Pioneers win and cover 74-63.