Holy Cross Crusaders vs Navy Midshipmen Prediction, 1/2/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Holy Cross Crusaders vs Navy Midshipmen

Date: Monday, January 2, 2023

Location: Alumni Hall (Navy) in Annapolis, MD

TV: Youtube TV

Alumni Hall (Navy) is where the Navy Midshipmen (7-5) will take on the Holy Cross Crusaders (3-10) on Monday.

The Holy Cross Crusaders took the court against Sacred Heart and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 66-62 in their last contest. Holy Cross finished the game with a 48.2% FG percentage (27 of 56) and knocked down 3 of 13 shots from beyond the arc. When they shot from the free throw line, the Crusaders converted 5 of their 8 shots for a rate of 62.5%. Pertaining to grabbing rebounds, they earned 25 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 11 dimes in the game while forcing the opposition into 15 turnovers and having 9 steals. Pertaining to defending, Holy Cross allowed the other team to shoot 47.1% from the floor on 24 out of 51 shooting. Sacred Heart earned 15 assists and had 6 steals in the game. Furthermore, Sacred Heart snagged 28 boards (6 offensive, 22 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Sacred Heart finished shooting 84.6% at the free throw line by knocking down 11 of 13 attempts. They made 7 out of their 21 attempts from beyond the arc. When discussing personal fouls, the Crusaders ended up finishing with 12 while Sacred Heart recorded 8 personal fouls.

Gerrale Gates is a player who played a role for this contest. He finished the game at 46.2% from the floor and also earned 2 dimes. He played 37 mins and totaled 8 rebounds. He ended up with 17 points on 6 of 13 shooting.

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Holy Cross heads into this contest with a mark of 3-10 on the year. They currently have an average of 66.4 points per contest (318th in the nation) while shooting 43.2% from the field. The Crusaders are shooting 35.9% on shots beyond the perimeter (85 of 237) and 65.2% from the free throw line. As a team, Holy Cross is pulling in 33.0 boards per game and is sitting with 155 assists on the campaign, which ranks 291st in college hoops in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 13.4 times per game and as a team are committing 16.4 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on the defensive end, the Crusaders are able to force 13.0 turnovers per contest and they draw 14.2 personal fouls. They are ranked 178th in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 164 conceded for the season. The Crusaders defense is allowing a FG percentage of 45.2% (344 of 761) and they surrender 37.7 rebounds per game as a team. They are giving up 33.3% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 271st in D-1 in opponents PPG (72.7).

For their last game, the Navy Midshipmen walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 74-52 against VCU. In reference to cleaning the glass, Navy permitted VCU to snag 25 overall (7 offensive). They went 35.3% from beyond the perimeter by going 6 of 17 and ended up shooting 10 out of 14 from the charity stripe (71.4%). The Midshipmen allowed VCU to bury 29 out of 56 tries from the field which had them at 51.8% in this contest. Overall, the Midshipmen shot 20 out of 55 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 36.4%. With respect to shots from 3-point land, Navy made 8 out of their 17 attempts (47.1%). They were able to make 4 of the free throws for a clip of 66.7%. VCU was called for 9 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Midshipmen to the free throw line for a total of 6 tries. They also coughed it up 17 times, while earning 5 steals for the contest. The Midshipmen recorded 17 defensive boards and 12 offensive rebounds for a total of 29 in the game.

Tyler Nelson was important for the Midshipmen in this matchup. He recorded 17 points in his 37 minutes on the hardwood, but wasn't able to get an assist. He converted 7 out of 12 in the game for a rate of 58.3%, and had 8 rebounds.

Navy has a win-loss mark of 7-5 for the season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Midshipmen are shooting 48.2% from the field, which has them ranked 42nd in college basketball. Navy has accounted for 878 pts on the year (73.2 per game) and they collect 34.2 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 16.1 times per contest (45th in the country) and they are losing possession via turnover 13.1 times per contest. The Midshipmen are committing 16.3 personal fouls per game while shooting 67.4% from the free throw line.

The Midshipmen on the defensive side of the court are 230th in college basketball in PPG allowed with 70.5. They are able to force 12.5 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 44.6% from the floor (268th in college basketball). The Navy defense concedes 35.0% on 3-pointers (97 of 277) and their opponents are making 68.9% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allow 13.8 assists and 31.9 rebounds per contest, which is 263rd and 68th in the country.

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Navy

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