Holy Cross Crusaders vs Wisconsin Badgers Prediction, 11/4/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Holy Cross Crusaders vs Wisconsin Badgers

Date: Monday, November 4, 2024

Location: Kohl Center in Madison, WI

TV: BTN+

The Holy Cross Crusaders (10-23 last year) are on their way to Kohl Center on Monday where they will try to beat the Wisconsin Badgers (22-14 last season).

The Holy Cross Crusaders faced Colgate and took a loss by a score of 81-64 in their last contest. Holy Cross wrapped up the contest with a 48.1% FG percentage (25 of 52) and buried 7 of their 24 three-point shots. From the free throw line, the Crusaders made 7 of 11 tries for a rate of 63.6%. In regard to rebounding, they compiled a total of 24 with 4 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 11 assists for the matchup as well as forcing 6 turnovers and earning 3 steals. Pertaining to defending, Holy Cross allowed 56.9% from the field on 29 out of 51 shooting. Colgate earned 19 assists and had 8 steals for this game. Furthermore, Colgate grabbed 26 rebounds (2 offensive, 24 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Colgate finished the game at 68.2% at the free throw line by converting 15 of their 22 tries. They made 8 out of their 17 tries from downtown. When it comes to fouls, the Crusaders finished with 17 while Colgate had 8 fouls.

Joe Octave is a player who was a contributor for the contest. He went 46.7% from the field and also earned 4 dimes. He played 38 minutes and also pulled down 7 rebounds. He scored 20 points on 7 out of 15 shooting.

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Holy Cross steps onto the hardwood after finishing with a win-loss record of 10-23 last season. They had an average of 66.5 points per contest (330th in D-1) while hitting 43.9% from the field. The Crusaders shot 35.4% on shots from downtown (249 of 704) and 66.2% from the charity stripe. As a team, Holy Cross snagged 32.7 rebounds per game and had 365 assists last season, which was 318th in the nation in terms of passing. They turned it over 11.0 times per game and as a group committed 16.1 fouls every game.

On defense, the Crusaders forced 8.4 turnovers per game and they drew 14.2 fouls. They were ranked 279th in the country in giving up assists to the opposition with 464 conceded over the course of last year. The Crusaders defense gave up an opponent FG percentage of 45.7% (878 of 1,922) and they surrendered 35.5 rebounds per game as a squad. They conceded 38.3% from 3-point land while they were 264th in college hoops in PPG from their opponents (74.6).

For their last game, the Wisconsin Badgers took a defeat with a final score of 72-61 against James Madison. When discussing attacking the glass, Wisconsin allowed James Madison to collect 35 in total (8 on the offensive glass). They shot 29.4% from distance by shooting 5 out of 17 and finished the game at 21 of 30 at the charity stripe (70.0%). The Badgers permitted James Madison to knock down 23 of their 56 tries from the field which had them at 41.1% in this game. In all, the Badgers finished 19 for 51 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 37.3%. In relation to shooting from 3-point land, Wisconsin made 8 of 21 attempts (38.1%). They were able to knock down 15 of those for a percentage of 65.2%. James Madison had 20 fouls for this contest which took the Badgers to the charity stripe for a total of 23 tries. They also turned the ball over 19 times, while getting 6 steals for the matchup. The Badgers were able to pull down 26 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 33 for the contest.

Max Klesmit ended up being important for the Badgers in this contest. He converted 5 of 12 in this contest for a field goal percentage of 41.7%, and accumulated 4 rebounds. He totaled 18 points in his 29 minutes on the court and had 2 assists in the game.

Wisconsin had a win-loss mark of 22-14 last season. As an offensive unit, the Badgers shot 46.1% from the floor, which had them ranked 81st in the country. Wisconsin earned 2,688 pts last season (74.7 per contest) and they pulled down 34.0 boards per contest. They assisted teammates 12.7 times per contest (220th in college basketball) and they gave up possession 9.9 times per contest. The Badgers committed 16.5 fouls per contest and they connected on 75.5% from the free throw line.

The Wisconsin defense surrendered 36.9% from downtown (248 of 672) and their opponents made 72.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrendered 11.8 assists and 30.9 boards per contest, which was ranked 85th and 16th in college hoops. The Badgers were ranked 113th in D-1 in PPG given up with 70.0. They forced their opponents into 11.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and allowed teams to shoot 45.7% from the field (300th in D-1).

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Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Holy Cross

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