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Holy Cross Crusaders
74 – 69 OT
FINAL Conference
Lafayette Leopards
Patriot League · Hart Center Arena · February 19, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread LAF -2.5 Home covered
O/U 136.5 Over
Money HC +135 / LAF -155
Model Predictions
Spread Total HC win
Actual HC +5 143 Won
Massey HC -2.2 (+2.8) — —
Massey Totals — 135.6 (+7.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 75% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 69% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML HC -1.4 (+3.6) 133.2 (+9.8) 56% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ HC -1.3 (+3.7) 135.4 (+7.6) 60% ✓
Baseline Plus ML HC -1.1 (+3.9) 135.7 (+7.3) 59% ✓
Baseline ML HC -1.4 (+3.6) 134.8 (+8.2) 57% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 4, 2026 HC 82 – 77 LAF
Feb 18, 2026 LAF 86 – 83 HC
Jan 17, 2026 LAF 74 – 55 HC
Mar 5, 2025 LAF 69 – 68 HC
Jan 11, 2025 LAF 82 – 65 HC

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings HC LAF
Overall 13-19 13-20
Conference 5-13 7-11
Home 7-6 10-6
Away 4-13 3-14
Neutral 2-0 0-0
Last 5 1-4 2-3
Streak L4 L1
Avg Pts For 68.6 67.8
Avg Pts Against 73.7 69.7
Massey -9.0 (#309) -8.0 (#292)
Bradley-Terry -1.13 (#280) -1.64 (#315)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.66 (#290) -1.82 (#301)
RPI 0.469 (#237) 0.422 (#322)
Shooting & Four Factors HC LAF
FG% 44.9% 42.7%
3PT% 38.0% 33.6%
REB / G 31.3 33.1
OREB / G 7.4 8.6
AST / TO 1.05 1.23
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.0% 49.5%
TOV% 17.5% 16.8%
ORB% 23.2% 24.8%
FT Rate 15.3% 21.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 53.3% 50.3%
Opp TOV% 13.8% 16.9%
DRB% 72.1% 71.1%
Opp FT Rate 17.1% 20.8%

Game Analysis

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