Fairfield vs. Canisius prediction: Why Fairfield is favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/2/2026]

Men's college basketball action continues on Friday at 4:00 PM ET as the favored Fairfield squares off with Canisius in men's college basketball action at Koessler Athletic Center.

Based on the latest simulation results, Dimers' advanced college basketball model predicts Fairfield as the most likely winner of the Fairfield vs. Canisius game.

This article offers further insights into Friday's matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks.

Fairfield vs. Canisius prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using powerful machine learning and statistical analysis, we have simulated the result of Friday's NCAA basketball matchup between Fairfield and Canisius 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our famous predictive model currently gives Fairfield a 69% chance of defeating Canisius. Our predicted final score has Fairfield winning 72-67.

According to our model, Canisius (+5.5) has a 55% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 138.5 points has a 52% chance of going over.

Fairfield vs. Canisius odds

We have sourced the best men's college basketball odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

Fairfield vs. Canisius picks and best bet

After matching our predictions against the best current odds, we can reveal our picks for each of the major markets. Plus, find our best bet for the game below: