Lafayette vs. Holy Cross: College Basketball Betting Preview, Tips And Picks – February 7, 2024

Written By PlayPicks Staff on February 7, 2024

Mark Butler will be among the players to watch when the Lafayette Leopards (9-14, 8-2 Patriot League) play the Holy Cross Crusaders (7-16, 4-6 Patriot League), Wednesday at 7:00 PM ET at Kirby Sports Center. Wednesday’s matchup between the Leopards and the Crusaders features the Leopards as strong 9.5-point favorites. A 131-point total has been set for the matchup.

Lafayette vs. Holy Cross Betting Lines

Lafayette vs Holy Cross Betting Information
Favorite Spread Total
Lafayette -9.5 131 points

Computer Picks

Spread Pick Holy Cross (+9.5)
Total Pick Over (131)

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Lafayette vs. Holy Cross Stat Rankings

Lafayette Avg. (Rank) Holy Cross Avg. (Rank)
61.7 (357th) Points Scored 67.0 (328th)
66.3 (47th) Points Allowed 75.3 (274th)
(1st) Rebounds (1st)
7.1 (288th) Off. Rebounds 6.7 (314th)
6.7 (250th) 3pt Made 7.6 (169th)
13.1 (180th) Assists 11.2 (316th)
11.6 (202nd) Turnovers 11.4 (175th)

Lafayette vs. Holy Cross Betting Trends

  • The Leopards’ record against the spread is 10-10-1.
  • This year, eight of the Leopards’ 21 games have hit the over.
  • Lafayette’s games have had more than 131 points scored on 11 occasions this year.
  • The over/under in this game is 131 points, 3.0 higher than the average total in Leopards games this season.
  • Holy Cross has eight wins in 22 games against the spread this season.
  • As 9.5-point underdogs or greater, the Crusaders are 3-3 against the spread.
  • Lafayette has played 21 games this year, and eight of them have hit the over.
  • Crusaders games have finished with over 131 points scored 18 times this year.
  • The average total for Holy Cross’ games is 142.3 points, which is 11.3 more than this game’s over/under.

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Lafayette Impact Players

  • Justin Vander Baan puts up 9.1 points and 5.1 rebounds per game — both team highs. He is also putting up 1.8 assists, shooting 40.5% from the field.
  • Butler leads his team in assists per contest (3.6), and also averages 7.8 points and 2.7 rebounds. At the other end, he posts 1.0 steal and 0.1 blocked shots.
  • Kyle Jenkins posts 8.6 points, 4.4 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game. At the other end, he averages 1.0 steal and 0.3 blocked shots.
  • Eric Sondberg posts 9.0 points, 3.6 rebounds and 0.8 assists per contest, shooting 41.6% from the field and 38.7% from beyond the arc with 2.0 made 3-pointers per game.
  • Devin Hines is putting up 8.7 points, 1.2 assists and 4.0 rebounds per contest.

Holy Cross Impact Players

  • Joseph Octave is the Crusaders’ top scorer (14.9 points per game) and rebounder (6.3), and posts 1.7 assists.
  • Caleb Kenney is posting 11.2 points, 6.0 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game, making 56.9% of his shots from the floor.
  • The Crusaders receive 6.8 points, 4.5 rebounds and 0.4 assists per game from Joe Nugent.
  • Bo Montgomery is putting up 9.8 points, 3.9 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game, making 41.4% of his shots from the floor.
  • Will Batchelder gets the Crusaders 8.8 points, 1.5 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game. He also delivers 0.7 steals and 0.0 blocked shots.

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