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Holy Cross Crusaders
81 94
FINAL Conference
Bucknell Bison
Patriot League · Hart Center Arena · March 1, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread BUCK -5.5 Away covered
O/U 139.5 Over
Money HC +195 / BUCK -230
Model Predictions
Spread Total HC win
Actual BUCK +13 175 Lost
Massey BUCK -2.6 (-10.4)
Massey Totals 145.9 (+29.1)
Bradley-Terry 49%
Weighted B-T 42%
Baseline Plus ML BUCK -2.6 (-10.4) 145.6 (+29.4) 34%
Model 4 ML BUCK -2.9 (-10.1) 146.4 (+28.6) 35%
Model 3 ML BUCK -3.2 (-9.8) 143.3 (+31.7) 37%
Baseline ML BUCK -3.3 (-9.7) 146.0 (+29.0) 33%

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 22, 2026 HC 7263 BUCK
Dec 31, 2025 HC 6558 BUCK
Jan 16, 2025 BUCK 8682 HC
Feb 22, 2024 HC 7359 BUCK
Jan 4, 2024 BUCK 7058 HC

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings HC BUCK
Overall 13-19 18-15
Conference 5-13 13-5
Home 7-6 12-4
Away 4-13 6-10
Neutral 2-0 0-1
Last 5 1-4 5-0
Streak L4 L1
Avg Pts For 68.6 74.0
Avg Pts Against 73.7 73.2
Massey -8.9 (#310) -3.0 (#214)
Bradley-Terry -1.25 (#286) -0.66 (#229)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.74 (#294) -0.78 (#229)
RPI 0.468 (#242) 0.490 (#195)
Shooting & Four Factors HC BUCK
FG% 44.8% 46.0%
3PT% 37.9% 34.9%
REB / G 32.0 33.9
OREB / G 7.5 8.5
AST / TO 1.02 1.00
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.9% 53.3%
TOV% 18.0% 19.0%
ORB% 23.3% 25.9%
FT Rate 15.4% 24.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 53.2% 50.3%
Opp TOV% 13.8% 17.2%
DRB% 72.8% 72.0%
Opp FT Rate 17.1% 22.5%

Game Analysis

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