Fairfield vs. Central Conn prediction: Why Central Connecticut State is favored to win men's college basketball matchup [12/18/2025]

Men's college basketball action continues on Thursday at 7:00 PM ET as Fairfield takes on the favored Central Conn in men's college basketball action at William H. Detrick Gymnasium.

Based on the latest simulations, Dimers' advanced college basketball model predicts Central Connecticut State as the most likely winner of the Fairfield vs. Central Conn game.

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

Fairfield vs. Central Conn prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using trusted machine learning and data, we have simulated the outcome of Thursday's NCAA basketball game between Fairfield and Central Conn 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our leading predictive model gives Central Connecticut State a 76% chance of defeating Fairfield. Our predicted final score has Central Connecticut State winning 75-68.

According to our model, Central Connecticut State (-6.5) has a 55% chance of covering the spread, while the 142.5-point over/under has a 53% chance of going over.

Fairfield vs. Central Conn odds

We have researched 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. Central Conn 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: