Army Black Knights vs Holy Cross Crusaders Prediction, 1/14/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Army Black Knights vs Holy Cross Crusaders

Date: Wednesday, January 14, 2026

Location: Hart Center in Worcester, MA

TV: ESPN+

The Holy Cross Crusaders (7-10) are welcoming the Army Black Knights (7-10) at Hart Center on Wednesday.

The Army Black Knights faced off with Boston and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 100-91 in their last contest. In regard to fouls, the Black Knights ended up finishing with 17 while Boston racked up 17 fouls. They also knocked down 15 of 23 attempts from 3-point land. Boston finished 81.0% when shooting free throws by burying 17 of 21 shots. On top of that, Boston collected 26 boards (4 offensive, 22 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Boston recorded 22 assists and had 4 steals in the game. In terms of defending, Army allowed the other team to go 66.7% from the field on 34 out of 51 shooting. They also distributed 15 dimes in this game while forcing 10 turnovers and getting 5 steals. In regard to hauling in rebounds, they collected 23 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Black Knights made 13 of their 15 tries for a percentage of 86.7%. Army ended the contest having earned a 47.0% field goal percentage (31 out of 66) and buried 16 out of their 34 shots from downtown.

Ryan Curry is someone who played a role in the matchup. He went 50.0% from the field and also dished out 8 assists. He was on the court for 33 minutes and snagged 1 rebound. He notched 24 points on 8 out of 16 shooting.

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Army heads into this matchup with a record of 7-10 so far this season. They average 75.7 pts per game (217th in college hoops) while hitting 41.9% from the floor. The Black Knights are shooting 34.4% on shots beyond the perimeter (192 of 558) and 70.6% from the free throw line. As a unit, Army is collecting 37.4 rebounds per game and has accounted for 261 dimes so far this year, which has them ranked 106th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 11.8 times per contest and as a squad they commit 18.4 personal fouls per game.

When they are on defense, the Black Knights are forcing 10.7 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 16.6 fouls. They give up 32.9% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are ranked 308th in college hoops in points per game allowed (78.7). The Black Knights defense is giving up a FG percentage of 45.8% (462 of 1,008) and they relinquish 35.8 rebounds per game as a unit. They are currently ranked 278th in college in giving up assists to the opposition with 251 relinquished for the year.

In their last game, the Holy Cross Crusaders took home the win by a final score of 84-73 against American. With respect to rebounding, Holy Cross permitted American to get 28 in total (8 on the offensive side). They wrapped up this game 8.3% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 2 out of 24 and walked away from this one shooting 23 of 26 at the free throw line (88.5%). The Crusaders allowed American to bury 24 of 58 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.4% for this contest. At the conclusion of this game, the Crusaders shot 28 for 51 from the field which had them shooting 54.9%. Regarding shooting from beyond the arc, Holy Cross made 4 of their 16 attempts (25.0%). They were able to bury 24 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 72.7%. American earned 23 fouls in the game which took the Crusaders to the free throw line for a total of 33 attempts. They turned it over 10 times, while recording 6 steals in this contest. The Crusaders corralled 24 defensive boards and 5 offensive rebounds totaling 29 for the contest.

Tyler Boston ended up being a major contributor for the Crusaders for this contest. He tallied 19 points in his 33 mins on the court and had 3 dimes in the matchup. He converted 7 out of 15 in this contest for a field goal percentage of 46.7%, and had 3 rebounds.

Holy Cross has a record of 7-10 this year. The Crusaders are responsible for committing 14.8 personal fouls every game and they go 70.1% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 11.1 times per contest (347th in college hoops) and they are losing possession via turnover 11.2 times per contest. Holy Cross has accounted for 1,126 pts on the campaign (66.2 per game) and they average 31.5 rebounds per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Crusaders are connecting on 43.0% from the floor, which is ranked 289th in the nation.

The Crusaders are ranked 128th in college hoops in points allowed per contest with 71.5. They are able to force 11.4 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 47.5% from the field (329th in the nation). The Holy Cross defense allows 30.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter (115 of 375) and their opponents are knocking down 75.5% of their free throw attempts. They have given up 13.4 assists and 34.3 total rebounds per game, which ranks them 188th and 171st in D-1.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Army

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