The fifth-seeded Saint Peter's Peacocks (18-13) and the second-seeded Fairfield Stags (22-11) will square off in the 2024 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament championship matchup on Saturday. The Peacocks earned their way into the championship game with a 62-60 win over top-seeded Quinnipiac. The Stags advanced to the title game by defeating third-seed Marist 65-61 on Friday.

Tipoff is set for 7:30 p.m. ET at Jim Whealon Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J. The latest Saint Peter's vs. Fairfield odds from SportsLine consensus list the Stags as 3-point favorites, while the over/under for total points is 128. (See up-to-date odds for every game this week on our college basketball odds page.) 

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The model simulates every Division I college basketball game 10,000 times. It enters 2024 conference championship week on a 145-104 roll on all top-rated college basketball picks dating back to last season, returning more than $1,700 for $100 players. It also has a strong 28-18 (+820) record on top-rated spread picks this season. Anyone following has seen HUGE returns!

The model knows Fairfield senior guard Jalen Leach has been dominant over the past three games, including two 20-plus point performances. In a 96-92 win over Mount St. Mary's in the regular-season finale, he poured in 29 points, while grabbing four rebounds and dishing out four assists. In the 68-63 quarterfinal win over Iona on Wednesday, Leach scored 22 points, while adding eight rebounds and four steals. He scored 13 points and hauled down five boards, while adding two assists, two blocks and two steals in Friday's win over Marist.

The model is also aware Saint Peter's sophomore forward Corey Washington has reached double-digit scoring in 14 of the past 15 games, including in two games against regular-season champion Quinnipiac. In Friday's tournament semifinal win over the Bobcats, he finished with 13 points and seven rebounds. He poured in 21 points and grabbed seven boards in an 89-74 loss to Quinnipiac in the regular-season finale.  

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