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Lafayette Leopards
77 – 82
FINAL Conference Patriot League
Holy Cross Crusaders
Patriot League · Kirby Sports Center · March 4, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread LAF -4.5 Away covered
O/U 141.5 Over
Money LAF -198 / HC +164
Model Predictions
Spread Total LAF win
Actual HC +5 159 Lost
Massey LAF -3.8 (-8.8) — —
Massey Totals — 139.1 (+19.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 68% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 65% ✗
Baseline Plus ML LAF -2.5 (-7.5) 140.7 (+18.3) 62% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ LAF -2.6 (-7.6) 140.1 (+18.9) 67% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML LAF -2.3 (-7.3) 138.4 (+20.6) 61% ✗
Baseline ML LAF -2.7 (-7.7) 140.7 (+18.3) 61% ✗

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 18, 2026 LAF 86 – 83 HC
Jan 17, 2026 LAF 74 – 55 HC
Mar 5, 2025 LAF 69 – 68 HC
Feb 19, 2025 HC 74 – 69 LAF
Jan 11, 2025 LAF 82 – 65 HC

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings LAF HC
Overall 11-21 11-22
Conference 8-10 5-13
Home 6-10 6-8
Away 5-11 4-14
Neutral 0-0 1-0
Last 5 3-2 1-4
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 69.1 67.9
Avg Pts Against 75.4 74.8
Massey -10.7 (#318) -11.5 (#325)
Bradley-Terry -1.88 (#328) -2.13 (#339)
W. Bradley-Terry -2.67 (#338) -2.71 (#339)
RPI 0.430 (#320) 0.406 (#350)
Shooting & Four Factors LAF HC
FG% 42.7% 43.7%
3PT% 31.7% 32.7%
REB / G 32.8 30.4
OREB / G 9.4 7.2
AST / TO 1.30 1.03
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.0% 49.8%
TOV% 15.4% 15.5%
ORB% 26.3% 22.0%
FT Rate 22.2% 23.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 53.6% 54.7%
Opp TOV% 15.3% 14.0%
DRB% 71.3% 72.3%
Opp FT Rate 22.5% 20.4%

Game Analysis

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