Navy vs. Holy Cross: College Basketball Betting Preview, Tips And Picks – February 25, 2024

Written By PlayPicks Staff on February 24, 2024

Donovan Draper and Joseph Octave will be among the players to watch when the Navy Midshipmen (9-17, 5-10 Patriot League) meet the Holy Cross Crusaders (9-19, 6-9 Patriot League) on Sunday at 2:00 PM ET at Alumni Hall (Navy). Sunday’s matchup between the Midshipmen and the Crusaders features the Midshipmen as 5-point favorites. The matchup has a point total of 135.5.

Navy vs. Holy Cross Betting Lines

Navy vs Holy Cross Betting Information
Favorite Spread Total
Navy -5 135.5 points

Computer Picks

Spread Pick Navy (-5)
Total Pick Over (135.5)

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Navy vs. Holy Cross Stat Rankings

Navy Avg. (Rank) Holy Cross Avg. (Rank)
66.4 (331st) Points Scored 65.6 (341st)
67.7 (70th) Points Allowed 73.8 (241st)
(1st) Rebounds (1st)
10.2 (67th) Off. Rebounds 7.3 (295th)
5.7 (327th) 3pt Made 7.5 (178th)
12.0 (275th) Assists 11.0 (325th)
9.5 (35th) Turnovers 11.1 (158th)

Navy vs. Holy Cross Betting Trends

  • Against the spread, the Midshipmen are 9-14-2 this year.
  • Navy has won once ATS (1-1) as a 5-point favorite or more this year.
  • Out of 25 Midshipmen games so far this season, 14 have gone over the total.
  • Navy’s games have had more than 135.5 points scored on 15 occasions this year.
  • The over/under for this game is 135.5 points, 1.4 more than the average point total for Midshipmen games this season.
  • Holy Cross has covered the spread 10 times in 27 games.
  • The Crusaders are 5-10 as 5-point underdogs or greater.
  • There have been 14 Navy’s games (out of 25) that went over the total this year.
  • Crusaders games have gone over 135.5 points on 15 occasions this year.
  • The average total points scored in Holy Cross’ games this year (139.4) is 3.9 points higher than the total for this matchup.

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Navy Impact Players

  • Draper is tops on the Midshipmen at 9.3 rebounds per game, while also averaging 1.2 assists and 9.4 points.
  • Mike Woods posts 6.8 points, 4.0 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game. At the other end, he delivers 0.8 steals and 0.3 blocked shots.
  • Mac MacDonald posts 8.2 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game. Defensively, he delivers 0.6 steals and 0.0 blocked shots.
  • Austin Inge posts 6.6 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.8 assists per contest. Defensively, he averages 1.1 steals and 0.1 blocked shots.

Holy Cross Impact Players

  • Caleb Kenney is the Crusaders’ top rebounder (6.4 per game), and he puts up 11.4 points and 1.4 assists.
  • Octave is the Crusaders’ top scorer (13.8 points per game) and assist man (1.6), and puts up 5.8 rebounds.
  • Bo Montgomery is putting up a team-best 2.9 assists per contest. And he is producing 10.3 points and 4.6 rebounds, making 40.5% of his shots from the field and 35.1% from 3-point range, with 1.0 triples per game.
  • Joe Nugent gives the Crusaders 6.8 points, 4.5 rebounds and 0.4 assists per contest. He also delivers 0.5 steals and 0.2 blocked shots.
  • Will Batchelder gives the Crusaders 8.5 points, 1.5 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game. He also puts up 0.6 steals and 0.0 blocked shots.

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