Holy Cross Crusaders vs Army Black Knights Prediction, 3/5/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Holy Cross Crusaders vs Army Black Knights

Date: Tuesday, March 5, 2024

Location: Christl Arena in West Point, NY

TV: ESPN+

Christl Arena is where the Army Black Knights (10-21) will take on the Holy Cross Crusaders (9-22) on Tuesday.

The Holy Cross Crusaders faced Boston and took a loss by a score of 94-84 in their last contest. In the matter of fouls, the Crusaders ended up with 21 and Boston finished the game with 16 fouls. They also converted 11 of 24 attempts from 3-point land. Boston finished shooting 96.2% from the free throw line by burying 25 of 26 shots. Moreover, Boston totaled 28 rebounds (6 offensive, 22 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Boston doled out 17 dimes and had 5 steals in this game. Pertaining to defense, Holy Cross allowed the other team to shoot 50.9% from the field on 29 of 57 shooting. They also dished out 10 assists for the contest in addition to forcing 7 turnovers and earning 6 steals. In reference to grabbing boards, they earned 28 with 6 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Crusaders made 13 of their 17 tries for a percentage of 76.5%. Holy Cross walked away from the game with a 50.8% FG percentage (31 out of 61) and buried 9 of 23 shots from downtown.

Will Batchelder is one player who was a contributor for this game. He went 50.0% from the floor but had no assists at the end of the game. He was on the hardwood for 29 mins played and also pulled down 2 boards. He finished with 20 points on 7 out of 14 shooting.

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Holy Cross will play this contest with a win-loss record of 9-22 for the campaign. They are averaging 66.0 points per game (335th in the nation) while shooting 43.5% from the field. The Crusaders are hitting 34.8% on shots from beyond the arc (230 of 661) and 65.5% from the free throw line. As a unit, Holy Cross is pulling down 32.8 boards per game and has accounted for 338 dimes this season, which has them ranked 304th in college hoops in terms of passing. They turn it over 11.1 times per game and as a basketball team they commit 16.3 personal fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Crusaders are able to force 8.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 14.3 fouls. They currently rank 307th in the country in allowing assists to the opposition with 428 conceded so far this year. The Crusaders defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 45.5% (823 of 1,808) and they concede 35.8 rebounds per contest as a unit. They are giving up 38.8% from 3-point land while they are 260th in college hoops in opponents points per game (74.6).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Army Black Knights went home defeated by a final of 69-68 when they played Loyola. When it comes to attacking the glass, Army permitted Loyola to get 26 in total (9 on the offensive side). They finished 50.0% from three-point range by connecting on 10 out of 20 and ended up shooting 9 of 16 from the free throw line (56.3%). The Black Knights permitted Loyola to bury 25 out of their 55 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 45.5% for the contest. When all was said and done, the Black Knights finished 24 for 42 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 57.1%. In relation to 3-point attempts, Army buried 7 out of their 17 attempts (41.2%). They were able to make 13 of them for a clip of 59.1%. Loyola earned 16 fouls in the matchup which got the Black Knights to the free throw line for a total of 22 shots. They gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while earning 1 steal in the matchup. The Black Knights were able to snag 24 defensive rebounds and 3 offensive rebounds totaling 27 in this matchup.

Ryan Curry ended up being important for the Black Knights for this contest. He converted 7 of 9 for this contest for a field goal percentage of 77.8%, and earned 3 rebounds. He scored 20 points in his 30 mins on the court and had 4 dimes for the game.

Army has a record of 10-21 so far this season. On the offensive side of the court, the Black Knights are shooting 40.4% from the field, which is 344th in the country. Army has accumulated 1,862 pts on the year (60.1 per contest) and they pull down 34.1 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 12.4 times per game (251st in college basketball) and they turn it over 12.4 times per game. The Black Knights commit 15.8 personal fouls per game and they shoot 58.9% from the charity stripe.

The Black Knights on the defensive side of the court are 13th in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 63.7. They are forcing 11.0 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 42.6% from the field (115th in Division 1). The Army defense allows 31.7% on shots from beyond the arc (209 of 660) and their opponents are converting on 69.8% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 12.8 dimes and 33.9 rebounds per contest, which is 170th and 138th in Division 1.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Holy Cross

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