Bucknell Bison vs Holy Cross Crusaders Prediction, 12/31/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Bucknell Bison vs Holy Cross Crusaders

Date: Wednesday, December 31, 2025

Location: Hart Center in Worcester, MA

TV: ESPN+

The Bucknell Bison (3-10) are en route to Hart Center on Wednesday where they will attempt to defeat the Holy Cross Crusaders (5-8).

The Bucknell Bison faced Iowa and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 94-39 in their last contest. When talking about personal fouls, the Bison walked away with 16 while Iowa finished the game with 11 personal fouls. They also converted 8 of their 21 shots from 3-point land. Iowa walked away from this one shooting 83.3% when shooting free throws by making 10 of their 12 attempts. On top of that, Iowa snagged 32 rebounds (10 offensive, 22 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Iowa distributed 18 dimes and had 19 steals in the game. When discussing defending, Bucknell allowed the other team to go 60.3% from the field on 38 of 63 shooting. They also recorded 11 assists in this matchup as well as forcing 9 turnovers and getting 5 steals. In regard to getting rebounds, they earned 15 with 2 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Bison made 4 of 6 tries for a percentage of 66.7%. Bucknell wrapped up the game with a 36.6% FG percentage (15 of 41) and made 5 of 23 3-point attempts.

Ruot Bijiek is a player who had an impact for the contest. He finished the game at 30.0% from the floor and distributed 2 assists. He played for 30 mins and also totaled 2 boards. He accounted for 9 points on 3 out of 10 shooting.

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Bucknell enters this contest with a mark of 3-10 this year. They average 64.0 pts per game (355th in Division 1) while hitting 39.9% from the field. The Bison are connecting on 31.2% on shots from distance (99 of 317) and 73.2% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Bucknell is pulling in 31.5 boards per game and has earned 157 dimes on the season, which ranks 304th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 14.4 times per game and as a squad they commit 18.2 fouls per game.

When they are on defense, the Bison are forcing 12.1 turnovers per game and they draw 17.0 personal fouls. They rank 330th in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 210 relinquished so far this year. The Bison defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 48.6% (355 of 731) and they concede 35.5 rebounds per game as a team. They give up 40.1% from 3-point land and they rank 295th in college in opponents PPG (78.2).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Holy Cross Crusaders went home defeated by a final of 81-53 when they played Harvard. The Crusaders corralled 12 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards totaling 22 for the contest. They turned the ball over 6 times, while recording 6 steals for this game. Harvard committed 10 fouls for this contest which got the Crusaders to the free throw line for 9 tries. They were able to convert 7 of the free throws for a rate of 77.8%. With respect to shooting from downtown, Holy Cross converted 6 of 30 attempts (20.0%). When the final whistle was blown, the Crusaders walked away from this one shooting 20 out of 60 from the field which had them shooting 33.3%. The Crusaders allowed Harvard to convert 31 out of 52 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 59.6% for the contest. They finished 50.0% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 7 out of 14 and ended up going 12 out of 15 at the free throw line (80.0%). In regard to how they attacked the glass, Holy Cross allowed Harvard to pull down 36 in all (7 on the offensive side).

Gabe Warren pitched in for the Crusaders for the contest. He made 5 of 11 for this game for a rate of 45.5%, and had 4 rebounds. He had 16 points in his 33 mins on the court and totaled 1 assist for this game.

Holy Cross has a mark of 5-8 this season. The Crusaders have committed 14.3 fouls per game and they hit 68.3% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 11.2 times per game (345th in college) and they are giving up possession 11.5 times per contest. Holy Cross has 861 pts for the season (66.2 per game) and they collect 31.6 boards per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Crusaders are connecting on 42.3% from the floor, which has them ranked 310th in the country.

The Crusaders on the defensive end are ranked 185th in the country in PPG surrendered with 73.3. They are able to force 11.5 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 48.3% from the floor (344th in the country). The Holy Cross defense gives up 32.6% on three-point shots (97 of 298) and their opponents are making 73.3% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 14.0 dimes and 35.3 boards per game, which is 230th and 227th in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Bucknell

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