Holy Cross Crusaders vs Utah Utes Prediction, 11/10/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Holy Cross Crusaders vs Utah Utes

Date: Monday, November 10, 2025

Location: Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, UT

TV: ESPN+

The Holy Cross Crusaders (0-1) are hitting the road to Jon M. Huntsman Center on Monday where they will try to defeat the Utah Utes (1-0).

The Holy Cross Crusaders played Providence and went home with a loss by a final score of 89-79 in their last game. Holy Cross ended the game having earned a 41.5% FG percentage (27 of 65) and made 11 of their 33 shots from downtown. At the charity stripe, the Crusaders converted 14 of their 21 shots for a percentage of 66.7%. When talking about hauling in boards, they collected 33 with 6 of them being offensive. They also distributed 13 dimes for the contest as well as forcing 10 turnovers and getting 8 steals. In reference to the defense, Holy Cross allowed 50.0% from the floor on 31 of 62 shooting. Providence earned 17 assists and had 11 steals for the game. Moreover, Providence pulled down 40 rebounds (7 offensive, 33 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Providence finished the contest at 74.1% at the free throw line by making 20 of 27 shots. They buried 7 of 26 attempts from long range. In regard to fouls, the Crusaders ended up with 22 while Providence finished the game with 21 fouls.

Tyler Boston is a player who was a major contributor for the matchup. He was able to score 25 points on 6 of 13 shooting. He was on the court for 36 minutes played and also grabbed 4 rebounds. He finished the game at 46.2% from the field and also totaled 6 assists.

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Holy Cross comes into this contest with a win-loss record of 0-1 on the season. They average 79.0 points per contest (202nd in the country) while hitting 41.5% from the field. The Crusaders are hitting 33.3% from downtown (11 of 33) and 66.7% from the free throw line. As a team, Holy Cross is pulling in 37.0 rebounds per contest and has 13 dimes this season, which is 274th in the nation in terms of passing. They are turning it over 13.0 times per contest and as a unit they commit 22.0 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Crusaders have forced 10.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 21.0 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 26.9% on shots from distance and they are 326th in college hoops in opponents points per game (89.0). The Crusaders are giving up a field goal percentage of 50.0% (31 of 62) and they surrender 42.0 boards per game as a group. They are currently ranked 235th in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 17 surrendered on the season.

In their last game, the Utah Utes got the victory with a final of 84-75 when they faced San Jose State. In regard to cleaning up the glass, Utah allowed San Jose State to collect 30 in all (8 on the offensive glass). They finished 30.0% from beyond the arc by going 6 out of 20 and walked away from this one shooting 9 out of 18 at the free throw line (50.0%). The Utes permitted San Jose State to make 30 of their 65 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 46.2% for this contest. At the conclusion of this game, the Utes finished 31 out of 62 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.0%. Regarding shooting from downtown, Utah made 10 of their 25 attempts (40.0%). They were able to bury 12 of them for a clip of 63.2%. San Jose State had 19 personal fouls for the game which took the Utes to the charity stripe for 19 tries. They coughed up the ball 11 times, while getting 7 steals in the matchup. The Utes were able to collect 22 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive rebounds for a total of 34 in this matchup.

Seydou Traore ended up being a factor for the Utes for the contest. He converted 9 out of 14 for this game for a field goal percentage of 64.3%, and had 1 rebound. He had 23 points in his 28 mins of playing time and had 3 dimes for this game.

Utah has a mark of 1-0 so far this season. In terms of offensive execution, the Utes are connecting on 50.0% from the floor, which has them ranked 113th in the nation. Utah has scored 84 points for the year and they pull down 40.0 rebounds per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 18.0 times per contest (125th in college) and they are turning it over 11.0 times per contest. The Utes are responsible for committing 19.0 personal fouls every game and they shoot 63.2% from the free throw line.

The Utes on defense are ranked 233rd in college in PPG given up with 75.0. They have forced 11.0 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 46.2% from the floor (266th in the country). The Utah defense gives up 30.0% from downtown (6 of 20) and opponents are converting on 50.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 8.0 dimes and 36.0 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 84th and 217th in the country.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Utah

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