Lights going out, and a kick in the balls. "That's Entertainment" - The Jam
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 Tuned ML BUCK -3.2 (-9.8) 143.3 (+31.7) 37% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ BUCK -2.9 (-10.1) 146.4 (+28.6) 35% ✓
Baseline Plus ML BUCK -2.6 (-10.4) 145.6 (+29.4) 34% ✓
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 72 – 63 BUCK
Dec 31, 2025 HC 65 – 58 BUCK
Jan 16, 2025 BUCK 86 – 82 HC
Feb 22, 2024 HC 73 – 59 BUCK
Jan 4, 2024 BUCK 70 – 58 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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