Holy Cross Crusaders vs Army Black Knights Prediction, 1/31/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Holy Cross Crusaders vs Army Black Knights

Date: Saturday, January 31, 2026

Location: Christl Arena in West Point, NY

TV: ESPN+

The Army Black Knights (9-13) will take on the Holy Cross Crusaders (8-14) at Christl Arena on Saturday.

The Holy Cross Crusaders stepped onto the hardwood against Colgate and went home with a loss by a final score of 79-74 in their last game. In reference to fouls, the Crusaders walked away with 16 and Colgate finished the game with 11 fouls. They knocked down 8 of 19 attempts from beyond the arc. Colgate ended up shooting 75.0% when shooting free throws by burying 9 of 12 shots. Moreover, Colgate had 35 rebounds (9 offensive, 26 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Colgate doled out 20 assists and had 4 steals in this game. In reference to defense, Holy Cross allowed 48.4% from the floor on 31 out of 64 shooting. They also doled out 9 assists in this matchup as well as forcing the other team into 6 turnovers and having 4 steals. In regard to getting rebounds, they compiled 27 with 2 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the free throw line, the Crusaders buried 5 of 10 tries for a percentage of 50.0%. Holy Cross finished the contest having earned a 54.4% FG percentage (31 of 57) and made 7 out of their 21 3-pointers.

Tyler Boston is a player who played a role in the game. He walked away from this one shooting 61.5% from the floor and dished out 5 assists. He saw the court for 34 mins played and also pulled down 4 boards. He walked away with 20 points on 8 out of 13 shooting.

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Holy Cross will take the court with a win-loss record of 8-14 for the season. They have an average of 66.9 points per game (343rd in Division 1) while hitting 43.7% from the floor. The Crusaders are connecting on 31.4% on three-point attempts (149 of 475) and 71.4% from the free throw line. As a team, Holy Cross is pulling down 31.0 boards per contest and has accounted for 235 dimes on the campaign, which ranks 335th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. They cough up possession 11.1 times per game and as a team are committing 15.4 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Crusaders are forcing 10.3 turnovers per game while drawing 15.5 personal fouls. They relinquish 31.2% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 160th in college in PPG allowed (72.9). The Crusaders defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 47.5% (601 of 1,266) and they concede 34.6 boards per game as a squad. They are ranked 277th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 309 conceded on the year.

The last time they took the court, the Army Black Knights walked away with a victory by a final of 67-64 against Lehigh. The Black Knights were able to collect 25 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds for a total of 36 in the matchup. They also coughed it up 12 times, while getting 8 steals for this contest. Lehigh had 13 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Black Knights to the free throw line for a total of 8 attempts. They were able to make 5 of the free throws for a rate of 62.5%. With regard to shots from downtown, Army buried 10 out of 26 attempts (38.5%). When the game finished, the Black Knights went 26 out of 63 from the floor which had them sitting at 41.3%. The Black Knights permitted Lehigh to knock down 23 of 56 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 41.1% in the matchup. They shot 36.8% from beyond the arc by shooting 7 out of 19 and ended up shooting 11 of 17 at the free throw line (64.7%). Regarding rebounding, Army permitted Lehigh to grab 35 in total (7 on the offensive glass).

Tate Laczkowski ended up being important for the Black Knights in the game. He buried 8 out of 12 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and had 9 rebounds. He racked up 17 points in his 32 mins of playing time and accounted for 3 dimes for the game.

Army has a record of 9-13 for the year. When it comes to offense, the Black Knights are shooting 42.1% from the field, which has them ranked 323rd in D-1. Army has earned 1,639 pts on the year (74.5 per game) and they average 36.3 rebounds per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 15.3 times per contest (113th in college hoops) and they are turning it over 11.6 times per contest. The Black Knights commit 18.0 fouls every game and they shoot 71.8% from the charity stripe.

The Black Knights on the defensive side of the court are 303rd in D-1 in PPG surrendered with 78.6. They have forced 10.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 46.5% from the floor (312th in the country). The Army defense surrenders 35.2% on 3-point shots (195 of 554) and opponents are connecting on 74.2% of their free throw shots. They have allowed 14.8 assists and 35.3 total rebounds per game, which is ranked 283rd and 223rd in college hoops.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Holy Cross

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