Rhode Island plays Fairfield following House's 25-point game

Fairfield Stags (0-1) at Rhode Island Rams (1-0)

Kingston, Rhode Island; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rams -9.5; over/under is 142.5

BOTTOM LINE: Rhode Island faces the Fairfield Stags after Jaden House scored 25 points in Rhode Island's 81-70 victory against the Central Connecticut State Blue Devils.

Rhode Island finished 9-22 overall with a 7-9 record at home during the 2022-23 season. The Rams averaged 11.8 points off of turnovers, 10.7 second-chance points and 15.8 bench points last season.

Fairfield went 13-18 overall a season ago while going 4-10 on the road. The Stags allowed opponents to score 66.0 points per game and shot 44.1% from the field last season.

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