Holy Cross Crusaders vs Sacred Heart Pioneers Prediction, 11/21/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Holy Cross Crusaders vs Sacred Heart Pioneers

Date: Friday, November 21, 2025

Location: William H. Pitt Center in Fairfield, CT

TV: ESPN+

William H. Pitt Center is the site where the Sacred Heart Pioneers (1-3) will meet the Holy Cross Crusaders (1-4) on Friday.

The Holy Cross Crusaders stepped onto the hardwood against Brown and went home with a loss by a final score of 68-49 in their last game. Holy Cross finished the game with a 34.6% FG percentage (18 out of 52) and knocked down 8 of their 25 shots from downtown. From the charity stripe, the Crusaders converted 5 of their 11 attempts for a percentage of 45.5%. When it comes to rebounding, they earned a total of 25 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 8 assists in this game as well as forcing the opposition into 12 turnovers and earning 7 steals. With respect to defense, Holy Cross allowed their opponent to shoot 48.1% from the field on 25 of 52 shooting. Brown distributed 14 assists and had 8 steals in the game. Additionally, Brown grabbed 34 boards (7 offensive, 27 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Brown walked away from this one shooting 81.8% when shooting free throws by burying 9 of their 11 attempts. They converted 9 of their 27 tries from 3-point land. When discussing personal fouls, the Crusaders ended up with 11 and Brown finished the game with 18 personal fouls.

Joe Nugent is someone who came through in this matchup. He recorded 17 points on 6 of 12 shooting. He played for 35 minutes and also grabbed 6 rebounds. He ended up going 50.0% from the floor and dished out 1 assist.

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Holy Cross steps onto the hardwood with a win-loss record of 1-4 so far this season. They are averaging 63.4 points per game (352nd in D-1) while hitting 40.9% from the floor. The Crusaders are shooting 30.1% on shots from 3-point land (37 of 123) and 65.8% from the free throw line. As a team, Holy Cross is pulling in 29.6 rebounds per contest and has earned 50 dimes this year, which is 336th in D-1 in terms of passing. They turn the ball over 12.2 times per game and as a unit they are committing 15.6 personal fouls per game.

Defensively, the Crusaders are able to force 9.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 16.2 personal fouls. They give up 29.5% from beyond the arc while they are 300th in D-1 in points per game allowed (80.6). The Crusaders defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 50.5% (147 of 291) and they surrender 37.4 rebounds per game as a team. They rank 282nd in college in allowing assists to the opposition with 74 surrendered for the year.

When they last played, the Sacred Heart Pioneers took a loss by a score of 81-64 when they faced Queens. The Pioneers snagged 18 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 28 for the matchup. They turned it over 12 times, while earning 8 steals for the contest. Queens was called for 15 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Pioneers to the charity stripe for a total of 11 shots. They were able to make 8 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 72.7%. When talking about shots from downtown, Sacred Heart buried 10 out of 32 tries (31.3%). When this game wrapped up, the Pioneers walked away from this one shooting 23 out of 65 from the floor which gave them a rate of 35.4%. The Pioneers allowed Queens to make 29 out of their 59 attempts from the floor which had them at 49.2% in this game. They finished the game shooting 44.4% from beyond the arc by shooting 16 of 36 and walked away from this one shooting 7 out of 8 at the charity stripe (87.5%). When it comes to cleaning up the glass, Sacred Heart allowed Queens to grab 37 in total (8 on the offensive side).

Anquan Hill ended up having an impact for the Pioneers in this matchup. He earned 19 points in his 31 minutes on the court, but left the arena with no assists. He knocked down 8 out of 17 in the matchup for a rate of 47.1%, and had 7 rebounds.

Sacred Heart has a record of 1-3 on the campaign. The Pioneers commit 13.5 fouls per contest and they shoot 67.2% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 14.8 times per game (196th in college) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 12.8 times per contest. Sacred Heart has totaled 307 pts for the campaign (76.8 per contest) and they grab 37.3 boards per game. As an offense, the Pioneers are shooting 43.1% from the field, which ranks 272nd in Division 1.

The Pioneers on the defensive side of the court are 267th in the nation in PPG allowed with 78.3. They are forcing 14.3 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 45.6% from the field (276th in the country). The Sacred Heart defense surrenders 40.4% on shots from beyond the arc (55 of 136) and their opponents are making 67.7% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 19.8 dimes and 35.3 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is 359th and 192nd in D-1.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Sacred Heart

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