Holy Cross Crusaders vs Providence Friars Prediction, 11/3/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Holy Cross Crusaders vs Providence Friars

Date: Monday, November 3, 2025

Location: Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence, RI

TV: ESPN+

The Providence Friars (12-20 last year) will go up against the Holy Cross Crusaders (13-19 last season) at Amica Mutual Pavilion on Monday.

The Holy Cross Crusaders took the court against Lafayette and ended up losing by a score of 69-68 in their last contest. When discussing personal fouls, the Crusaders finished with 17 and Lafayette finished the game with 7 personal fouls. They also made 4 out of their 17 shots from distance. Lafayette went 71.4% at the charity stripe by making 15 of 21 shots. Furthermore, Lafayette grabbed 26 rebounds (4 offensive, 22 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Lafayette distributed 20 dimes and had 6 steals for this contest. With respect to defending, Holy Cross allowed their opponent to shoot 42.4% from the field on 25 of 59 shooting. They also doled out 14 assists for this contest while forcing the other team into 5 turnovers and getting 3 steals. When it comes to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 37 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Crusaders buried 0 of 0 shots for a percentage of 0.0%. Holy Cross wrapped up the game having earned a 48.3% field goal percentage (28 out of 58) and buried 12 of their 23 shots from downtown.

Joe Nugent is one player who was a major contributor in the game. He left the arena with 17 points on 6 out of 10 shooting. He played 34 mins played and collected 3 boards. He ended up going 60.0% from the floor but didn't record an assist.

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Holy Cross comes into this contest after finishing with a win-loss mark of 13-19 last year. They gave up possession 11.9 times per contest and as a unit committed 13.8 personal fouls per contest. As a team, Holy Cross collected 32.6 rebounds per contest and accumulated 398 assists over the course of last year, which ranked 278th in college hoops in terms of passing the rock. The Crusaders connected on 38.7% from downtown (292 of 754) and 72.1% from the charity stripe. They averaged 69.6 points per game (295th in college) while connecting on 45.6% from the floor.

Defensively, the Crusaders forced 9.3 turnovers every game while drawing 13.7 personal fouls. They relinquished 33.2% on 3-point attempts and they were 189th in the nation in points per game from their opponents (72.1). The Crusaders defense gave up a shooting percentage of 45.8% (872 of 1,902) and they conceded 33.6 rebounds per game as a unit. They were 231st in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 454 surrendered last season.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Providence Friars went home defeated by a final of 75-69 when they faced Butler. The Friars were able to pull down 28 defensive boards and 23 offensive rebounds totaling 51 for the contest. They turned it over 13 times, while recording 4 steals for the contest. Butler committed 8 fouls in this contest which got the Friars to the free throw line for 4 attempts. They were able to convert 3 of those for a rate of 75.0%. In the matter of 3-pointers, Providence made 8 of their 35 attempts (22.9%). When all was said and done, the Friars walked away from this one shooting 29 for 77 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 37.7%. The Friars allowed Butler to bury 30 of their 62 attempts from the field which had them shooting 48.4% for this game. They shot 32.0% from three-point range by connecting on 8 of 25 and ended up going 7 of 10 at the free throw line (70.0%). With respect to attacking the glass, Providence permitted Butler to snag 28 in total (6 offensive).

Bensley Joseph ended up being a factor for the Friars in the matchup. He scored 20 points in his 33 minutes of playing time and added 1 assist in this matchup. He knocked down 8 of 17 for this game for a field goal rate of 47.1%, and had 9 rebounds.

Providence had a record of 12-20 last year. As an offense, the Friars connected on 44.0% from the field, which had them ranked 217th in college. Providence had 2,283 pts last year (71.3 per game) and they collected 37.1 rebounds per contest. They earned an assist 12.9 times per game (237th in college) and they coughed up possession 12.7 times per game. The Friars were responsible for committing 17.2 fouls per contest and they went 68.6% from the charity stripe.

The Providence defense conceded 33.5% on shots from behind the 3-point line (234 of 698) and their opponents made 72.6% of their free throw attempts. They conceded 12.5 dimes and 33.2 rebounds per contest, which ranked them 122nd and 101st in the country. The Friars on defense were ranked 197th in the nation in PPG allowed with 72.5. They were able to force 9.2 TO's every game and let teams shoot 43.3% from the field (150th in college hoops).

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Holy Cross

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