Holy Cross Crusaders vs Brown Bears Prediction, 11/18/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Holy Cross Crusaders vs Brown Bears

Date: Tuesday, November 18, 2025

Location: Pizzitola Sports Center in Providence, RI

TV: ESPN+

The Brown Bears (0-3) will take on the Holy Cross Crusaders (0-3) at Pizzitola Sports Center on Tuesday.

The Holy Cross Crusaders stepped onto the hardwood against Hampton and earned the victory with a final of 67-61 in their last game. In regard to fouls, the Crusaders ended up with 13 while Hampton finished the game with 14 fouls. They converted 5 of 20 shots from long range. Hampton finished the game at 94.1% from the charity stripe by making 16 of their 17 tries. Furthermore, Hampton had 28 rebounds (12 offensive, 16 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Hampton recorded 8 assists and had 4 steals in this contest. In the matter of defending, Holy Cross let their opponent shoot 37.0% from the floor on 20 of 54 shooting. They also recorded 9 dimes in this contest while creating 11 turnovers and having 10 steals. In the matter of pulling down boards, they earned a total of 22 with 3 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Crusaders knocked down 15 of 15 shots for a rate of 100.0%. Holy Cross finished the contest with a 51.1% field goal percentage (23 of 45) and converted 6 of 17 shots from 3-point land.

Joe Nugent is one guy who was a major factor in the game. He walked away from this one shooting 60.0% from the floor and earned 1 assist. He played 32 mins played and also pulled down 4 rebounds. He accumulated 22 points on 6 out of 10 shooting.

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Holy Cross steps onto the court with a win-loss mark of 0-3 for the year. They currently have an average of 67.0 points per contest (321st in the nation) while shooting 40.1% from the floor. The Crusaders are connecting on 28.4% from downtown (23 of 81) and 60.4% from the free throw line. As a team, Holy Cross is snagging 31.7 rebounds per game and has racked up 33 dimes so far this year, which ranks 298th in D-1 in terms of passing. They turn the ball over 12.0 times per game and as a squad they commit 18.0 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end of the court, the Crusaders are forcing their opponents into 8.3 turnovers per contest and they draw 15.8 personal fouls. They are surrendering 28.4% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 323rd in college in points per game from their opponents (83.8). The Crusaders defensively are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 51.0% (122 of 239) and they surrender 37.5 boards per contest as a group. They rank 264th in the country in giving up assists to their opponents with 60 conceded so far this year.

For their last game, the Brown Bears took a loss by a score of 72-63 when they faced Hampton. The Bears were able to corral 15 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards for a total of 22 in this contest. They turned it over 18 times, while earning 8 steals in this game. Hampton committed 17 personal fouls for the contest which got the Bears to the charity stripe for a total of 15 attempts. They were able to convert 9 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 60.0%. In reference to shooting from distance, Brown buried 8 of their 19 tries (42.1%). When the final whistle blew, the Bears shot 23 for 46 from the floor which had them shooting 50.0%. The Bears permitted Hampton to convert 24 of their 59 tries from the field which left them with a rate of 40.7% for the contest. They shot 15.4% from three-point range via 2 out of 13 and ended up shooting 22 of 28 at the free throw line (78.6%). In the matter of how they cleaned up the glass, Brown allowed Hampton to pull down 32 in all (14 on the offensive glass).

Jeremiah Jenkins pitched in for the Bears for the game. He converted 6 out of 10 in the game giving him a field goal percentage of 60.0%, and accumulated 1 rebound. He had 21 points in his 33 minutes on the hardwood and had 4 assists in this contest.

Brown has a win-loss mark of 0-3 on the season. The Bears are responsible for committing 18.7 fouls every game and they hit 70.2% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 15.7 times per game (160th in college) and they are losing possession via turnover 12.7 times per contest. Brown has accounted for 207 pts so far this year (69.0 per game) and they average 33.3 rebounds per contest. When it comes to executing on offense, the Bears are shooting 40.4% from the field, which has them ranked 309th in the nation.

The Bears are ranked 261st in college in PPG surrendered with 78.3. They are forcing 12.3 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 44.8% from the field (242nd in the country). The Brown defense gives up 31.0% on three-point shots (26 of 84) and their opponents are knocking down 80.2% of their foul shots. They relinquish 14.0 assists and 40.0 boards per game, which is ranked 240th and 319th in those categories on the defensive end.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Holy Cross

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