Holy Cross Crusaders vs Virginia Cavaliers Prediction, 11/29/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Holy Cross Crusaders vs Virginia Cavaliers

Date: Friday, November 29, 2024

Location: John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, VA

TV: ESPN+

The Holy Cross Crusaders (4-3) are traveling to John Paul Jones Arena on Friday where they will compete against the Virginia Cavaliers (4-2).

The Holy Cross Crusaders played Maine and ended up losing by a score of 80-55 in their last contest. In regard to personal fouls, the Crusaders ended up with 10 and Maine totaled 13 personal fouls. They also buried 9 of 24 attempts from beyond the perimeter. Maine ended up shooting 87.5% at the free throw line by burying 7 of 8 tries. On top of that, Maine snagged 31 rebounds (5 offensive, 26 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Maine recorded 21 assists and had 8 steals for the contest. In the matter of defense, Holy Cross allowed 51.6% from the field on 32 of 62 shooting. They also dished out 10 assists in the matchup while forcing 9 turnovers and earning 5 steals. In regard to hauling in rebounds, they compiled a total of 29 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Crusaders buried 10 of 10 shots for a percentage of 100.0%. Holy Cross wrapped up the game with a 35.0% FG percentage (21 of 60) and made 3 of their 20 shots from 3-point land.

DeAndre Williams is one player who was a factor in this contest. He finished the game shooting 50.0% from the floor and recorded 1 assist. He was on the hardwood for 22 mins and totaled 1 rebound. He left the arena with 12 points on 5 out of 10 shooting.

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Holy Cross enters this contest with a record of 4-3 for the season. They currently have an average of 72.9 points per game (253rd in college hoops) while connecting on 46.3% from the field. The Crusaders are shooting 37.8% on 3-pointers (62 of 164) and 77.4% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Holy Cross is collecting 32.3 boards per game and is sitting with 79 dimes on the year, which has them ranked 256th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 11.9 times per contest and as a squad are committing 14.3 personal fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Crusaders are able to force 11.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 15.7 fouls. They currently rank 307th in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 103 surrendered so far this year. The Crusaders are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 46.5% (188 of 404) and they surrender 32.1 boards per game as a basketball team. They concede 34.1% on shots from downtown and they rank 247th in D-1 in PPG from their opponents (73.9).

The last time they took the court, the Virginia Cavaliers went home victorious with a score of 74-65 when they played Manhattan. When discussing rebounding, Virginia permitted Manhattan to snag 29 overall (10 offensive). They finished shooting 42.3% from behind the 3-point line via 11 of 26 and finished the contest at 8 out of 10 from the free throw line (80.0%). The Cavaliers allowed Manhattan to make 23 of their 53 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 43.4% in the game. When all was said and done, the Cavaliers ended up shooting 29 for 54 from the floor which gave them a rate of 53.7%. In the matter of shooting from beyond the arc, Virginia knocked down 6 of their 14 attempts (42.9%). They were able to bury 10 of those for a percentage of 66.7%. Manhattan was called for 17 fouls in the game which got the Cavaliers to the charity stripe for 15 tries. They gave up possession of the ball 8 times, while recording 12 steals in the matchup. The Cavaliers snagged 17 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 24 in the game.

Isaac McKneely was important for the Cavaliers for this contest. He converted 5 out of 10 in this matchup for a rate of 50.0%, and tallied 5 rebounds. He tallied 18 points in his 37 mins on the hardwood and accumulated 2 dimes in this matchup.

Virginia has a record of 4-2 so far this year. On the offensive side of the court, the Cavaliers are hitting on 45.0% from the floor, which is ranked 185th in the country. Virginia has tallied 368 pts so far this season (61.3 per contest) and they pull in 31.0 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 13.5 times per contest (225th in the nation) and they turn the ball over 12.8 times per contest. The Cavaliers are committing 13.3 fouls every game and they connect on 67.5% from the free throw line.

The Cavaliers on the defensive end are ranked 33rd in D-1 in PPG given up with 61.7. They are forcing 10.0 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 39.4% from the floor (66th in college basketball). The Virginia defense allows 34.8% on shots from 3-point land (54 of 155) and opponents are connecting on 71.6% of their free throw attempts. They have conceded 11.7 assists and 32.8 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 114th and 111th in college hoops.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Virginia

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