Colgate Raiders vs Holy Cross Crusaders Prediction, 2/11/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colgate Raiders vs Holy Cross Crusaders

Date: Wednesday, February 11, 2026

Location: Hart Center in Worcester, MA

TV: ESPN+

Hart Center is where the Holy Cross Crusaders (9-16) will take on the Colgate Raiders (15-10) on Wednesday.

The Colgate Raiders took the court against Bucknell and took home the win by a score of 78-59 in their last contest. Colgate wrapped up the contest with a 44.4% field goal percentage (28 of 63) and buried 8 of their 24 three-point shots. At the free throw line, the Raiders buried 14 of 21 attempts for a percentage of 66.7%. When talking about pulling down rebounds, they collected a total of 37 with 9 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 15 assists in this matchup while forcing 13 turnovers and having 10 steals. With respect to defending, Colgate let their opponent shoot 32.7% from the floor on 18 of 55 shooting. Bucknell earned 11 dimes and had 6 steals in the matchup. Additionally, Bucknell snagged 31 boards (5 offensive, 26 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Bucknell finished the game shooting 74.1% from the free throw line by knocking down 20 of 27 tries. They converted 3 out of their 25 tries from 3-point land. In relation to fouls, the Raiders walked away with 22 and Bucknell totaled 17 fouls.

Andrew Alekseyenko is one player who was a major contributor for the game. He went 50.0% from the floor and also recorded 6 assists. He played 31 minutes and also collected 7 rebounds. He left the arena with 16 points on 6 out of 12 shooting.

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Colgate will enter this game with a record of 15-10 for the season. They have an average of 76.5 points per game (174th in D-1) while hitting 48.6% from the field. The Raiders are hitting 35.7% from downtown (179 of 501) and 72.9% from the charity stripe. As a team, Colgate is pulling in 34.4 boards per contest and has 371 dimes so far this season, which is 101st in D-1 in terms of passing. They lose possession by turning the ball over 10.6 times per game and as a group they commit 16.8 personal fouls per game.

On the defensive end of the court, the Raiders are forcing their opponents into 11.2 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.2 fouls. They are conceding 32.7% on shots from beyond the arc and they rank 154th in college hoops in points per game allowed (72.7). The Raiders defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 43.4% (640 of 1,473) and they relinquish 33.6 rebounds per game as a group. They rank 228th in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 338 relinquished on the campaign.

The last time they took the court, the Holy Cross Crusaders took home the win by a final score of 76-67 when they faced Lehigh. When it comes to how they cleaned up the glass, Holy Cross permitted Lehigh to pull down 27 in total (4 on the offensive side). They finished 15.0% from 3-point land via 3 out of 20 and ended up going 6 of 10 at the free throw line (60.0%). The Crusaders permitted Lehigh to convert 29 out of 58 tries from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 50.0% in this contest. When this game wrapped up, the Crusaders went 26 for 54 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 48.1%. When discussing shooting from 3-point land, Holy Cross buried 5 out of 12 attempts (41.7%). They were able to knock down 19 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 82.6%. Lehigh earned 17 fouls for this game which got the Crusaders to the charity stripe for a total of 23 shots. They also coughed up the ball 5 times, while getting 6 steals in this contest. The Crusaders were able to collect 26 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive boards for a total of 30 for the matchup.

Aiden Disu was important for the Crusaders for the contest. He converted 8 of 11 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 72.7%, and accumulated 9 rebounds. He totaled 21 points in his 34 mins on the court and added 2 dimes in the game.

Holy Cross has a mark of 9-16 so far this year. The Crusaders have committed 15.6 personal fouls every game and they go 72.6% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 10.6 times per contest (355th in college) and they turn the ball over 10.4 times per game. Holy Cross has accounted for 1,680 pts for the season (67.2 per contest) and they snag 31.4 boards per contest. In terms of offensive execution, the Crusaders are shooting 43.5% from the floor, which ranks them 279th in the country.

The Holy Cross defense allows 31.9% on 3-point shots (179 of 562) and opponents are connecting on 71.8% of their shots from the free throw line. They concede 14.2 dimes and 34.8 total rebounds per game, which is 252nd and 196th in those categories on the defensive end. The Crusaders defensively are ranked 147th in D-1 in PPG given up with 72.5. They are able to force 10.2 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 47.4% from the floor (336th in the country).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Colgate

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