Siena Saints vs Holy Cross Crusaders Prediction, 11/24/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Siena Saints vs Holy Cross Crusaders

Date: Monday, November 24, 2025

Location: Hart Center in Worcester, MA

TV: ESPN+

The Siena Saints (2-2) are on their way to Hart Center on Monday where they will try to beat the Holy Cross Crusaders (1-4).

The Siena Saints faced off with Colgate and took a loss by a score of 72-69 in their last game. Siena ended with a 43.1% FG percentage (25 out of 58) and buried 4 out of their 18 shots from 3-point land. From the charity stripe, the Saints buried 15 of their 18 attempts for a rate of 83.3%. In reference to pulling down boards, they compiled 28 with 9 of them being offensive. They also dished out 11 assists for the game while forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and having 6 steals. Pertaining to defending, Siena allowed 53.8% from the floor on 28 of 52 shooting. Colgate earned 8 dimes and had 7 steals in the matchup. Furthermore, Colgate collected 25 boards (5 offensive, 20 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Colgate walked away from this one shooting 76.5% from the free throw line by converting 13 of their 17 attempts. They also buried 3 of 11 attempts from beyond the arc. Regarding fouls, the Saints walked away with 16 and Colgate finished the game with 17 fouls.

Francis Folefac is a player who was a contributor for this contest. He finished the contest at 85.7% from the field but had no dimes when the game ended. He saw the court for 17 mins played and grabbed 1 board. He finished with 16 points on 6 of 7 shooting.

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Siena enters this one with a record of 2-2 for the season. They turn it over 11.3 times per game and as a team they are committing 13.5 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Siena is snagging 36.5 boards per contest and has accumulated 52 dimes this season, which is 319th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. The Saints are connecting on 25.4% on 3-point shots (16 of 63) and 75.0% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 69.8 points per outing (313th in the country) while hitting 42.6% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Saints are forcing their opponents into 14.5 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.5 personal fouls. They are ranked 51st in college in allowing assists to the opposition with 44 surrendered so far this season. The Saints defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 44.4% (100 of 225) and they relinquish 32.0 boards per contest as a team. They concede 30.8% on shots from distance while they are 53rd in college in PPG from their opponents (64.8).

The last time they took the court, the Holy Cross Crusaders walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 68-49 when they faced Brown. In the matter of how they attacked the glass, Holy Cross allowed Brown to pull down 34 in all (7 on the offensive glass). They finished shooting 33.3% from beyond the arc via 9 of 27 and ended up shooting 9 of 11 from the free throw line (81.8%). The Crusaders permitted Brown to convert 25 of 52 tries from the floor which had them shooting 48.1% in this contest. In all, the Crusaders finished shooting 18 for 52 from the field which gave them a percentage of 34.6%. In the matter of 3-pointers, Holy Cross buried 8 of their 25 tries (32.0%). They were able to knock down 5 of the free throw tries for a rate of 45.5%. Brown committed 18 fouls for this game which got the Crusaders to the charity stripe for a total of 11 attempts. They also coughed up the ball 11 times, while earning 7 steals in this matchup. The Crusaders snagged 17 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 25 in this matchup.

Joe Nugent was important for the Crusaders for the contest. He knocked down 6 of 12 in this contest for a rate of 50.0%, and had 6 rebounds. He earned 17 points in his 35 minutes on the court and tallied 1 assist for the contest.

Holy Cross has a mark of 1-4 this year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Crusaders are hitting on 40.9% from the field, which ranks them 321st in college. Holy Cross has scored 317 points so far this season (63.4 per contest) and they pull down 29.6 rebounds per game. They are getting an assist 10.0 times per game (355th in college) and they lose possession via turnover 12.2 times per contest. The Crusaders commit 15.6 personal fouls every game and they hit 65.8% from the free throw line.

The Crusaders defensively are ranked 300th in college in PPG given up with 80.6. They have forced 9.0 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 50.5% from the floor (353rd in college). The Holy Cross defense concedes 29.5% on 3-point shots (36 of 122) and their opponents are making 81.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They surrender 14.8 assists and 37.4 boards per contest, which is 266th and 274th in D-1.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Siena

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