7:35 pm
March 9

MAAC Tournament: Manhattan v. Fairfield

Who will WIN this matchup?

Manhattan Jaspers (7-12)

Fairfield Stags (7-16)

 

Current odds:

Manhattan Jaspers: (-150)

Fairfield Stags: (+130)

 

• The line for this game is Manhattan by 2.5 points.

• These two teams played each other in the final two games of the regular season – both games were played at Manhattan. Manhattan won the first game 69-59. Fairfield won the second game 85-67.

• After 23 regular-season games, Fairfield University Men’s Basketball turns its attention to the postseason. The Stags will open play in the 2021 Hercules Tires Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Basketball Championship with a familiar opponent. Head Coach Jay Young will bring his team to Atlantic City for a third straight matchup with Manhattan on Tuesday night. Game time is slated for 7:30 p.m.

• The Stags are not only challenging the Jaspers for the third straight game on the 2020-21 slate, the squads are also meeting in the MAAC Championship First Round for the third consecutive season.

• Richmond transfer Jake Wojcik paces the Stags in scoring at 13.6 ppg, while Taj Benning is also averaging in double-digits at 12.0 ppg, to pace an offense that is averaging a league-low 62.0 ppg.

• Fairfield, like Manhattan, is extremely successful when holding teams to less than 60 point, as the Stags are 5-0 when keeping teams from hitting the 60-point threshold.

• The Stags also lean heavily on Holy Cross transfer Caleb Green (8.3 ppg, 2.9 apg) and Jesus Cruz (8.4 ppg, 3.5 rpg)

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