Fairfield edged NJIT 63-60 at Leo D. Mahoney Arena.
Teaneck, New Jersey, native Declan Wucherpfennig led Fairfield with 19 points and 8 rebounds. Mario Tatum Jr. had 13 points and 8 rebounds for NJIT. Victor Vanderstraeten led all players with 12 rebounds for NJIT.
Fairfield had 9 3-pointers to NJIT's 4. NJIT covered the closing spread. Our model missed the final margin by 11.6 points.
The town of Fairfield was founded in 1639 by Roger Ludlowe, who bought land then known as Unquowa.
Before the game
Our preview, as it ran before tip ·
NJIT vs. Fairfield prediction: model has Fairfield by 14
NJIT visits Fairfield (1-2) at Leo D. Mahoney Arena in Fairfield Saturday at 7 PM ET on ESPN+.
Our model makes Fairfield a 14.4-point favorite, projecting a 75-61 final, and gives Fairfield a 88% chance to win. The betting market has Fairfield favored by 12 with a total of 141.5. The model leans Fairfield -12.0 and Under 141.5.
Players to watch: Declan Wucherpfennig of Fairfield, 15.6 points a game; Peyton Smith of Fairfield, 6.7 points a game; Qadir Martin of Fairfield, 1.3 points a game.
Fairfield traveled about 837 miles to Fairfield.
What the model said
Projected that morning with only earlier games
NJIT 61, FAIR 76model score
-14.6model spread (home)
136.7model total
11.6points off the final margin
FavoriteFAIR -11.53.1LostUnder 142.55.8Won
OverUnderFavoriteUnderdogThe colored fill is the gap between the model and the market: a full chip means 6 points or more. The number on each chip is that gap.
Leans are against the DraftKings closing line ESPN carries. Season record on the ratings page.
Line and result
Spread (home)
Total
ML home
ML away
Source
Open (first seen)
-13.0
137.0
our snapshots
Latest
-1.5
122.5
-305.0
220.0
our snapshots (8 books)
Close
-11.5
142.5
-800
550
DraftKings via ESPN
Margin +3 (home)ATS NJIT coveredTotal 123 → under
Travel and rest coming in
Team
Rest days
Miles in
Road streak
Time zone
NJIT
non-MAC team, not tracked
FAIR
3
837
–
same
Rest is full days off between games. Miles are an estimate from the travel model (see the travel page).
