Holy Cross Crusaders vs Boston Terriers Prediction, 2/25/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Holy Cross Crusaders vs Boston Terriers

Date: Wednesday, February 25, 2026

Location: Case Gym in Boston, MA

TV: ESPN+

Case Gym is the location where the Boston Terriers (13-16) will try to defeat the Holy Cross Crusaders (10-19) on Wednesday.

The Holy Cross Crusaders stepped onto the hardwood against Bucknell and went home with a win by a final score of 72-63 in their last game. With respect to fouls, the Crusaders ended up with 12 while Bucknell finished the game with 18 fouls. They knocked down 4 out of their 21 attempts from long range. Bucknell finished the game at 86.7% at the charity stripe by knocking down 13 of their 15 attempts. Moreover, Bucknell pulled down 33 boards (11 offensive, 22 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Bucknell recorded 9 dimes and had 8 steals in this game. In relation to defending, Holy Cross allowed their opponent to shoot 37.1% from the floor on 23 out of 62 shooting. They also doled out 12 assists in this game while creating 9 turnovers and getting 6 steals. With respect to pulling down rebounds, they compiled 27 with 5 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Crusaders buried 15 of 18 tries for a percentage of 83.3%. Holy Cross ended the game with a 47.1% FG percentage (24 out of 51) and knocked down 9 out of their 19 3-point attempts.

Gabe Warren is someone who played a role in the matchup. He walked away from this one shooting 50.0% from the floor and also totaled 3 assists. He was on the hardwood for 36 mins and also pulled down 7 boards. He ended up walking away with 21 points on 6 out of 12 shooting.

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Holy Cross will enter this contest with a win-loss mark of 10-19 for the season. They lose possession by turning the ball over 10.3 times per contest and as a group are committing 15.7 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Holy Cross is grabbing 31.3 rebounds per game and has 310 assists so far this year, which ranks 343rd in D-1 in terms of passing. The Crusaders are shooting 32.4% on three-point attempts (196 of 605) and 74.0% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 68.2 points per game (336th in D-1) while connecting on 43.9% from the field.

On defense, the Crusaders have forced 10.0 turnovers per contest and they draw 15.7 personal fouls. They rank 261st in college in allowing assists to the opposition with 399 relinquished for the campaign. The Crusaders defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 47.2% (789 of 1,670) and they relinquish 34.4 boards per game as a group. They surrender 32.4% on shots from distance and they rank 153rd in D-1 in PPG allowed (73.0).

When they last played, the Boston Terriers went home defeated by a final of 70-67 when they played Lehigh. The Terriers corralled 17 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards totaling 24 in the game. They also gave up possession 8 times, while earning 7 steals for this game. Lehigh was called for 8 fouls in this matchup which got the Terriers to the free throw line for 5 tries. They were able to knock down 4 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 80.0%. Concerning shooting from downtown, Boston buried 7 of 21 tries (33.3%). Overall, the Terriers went 28 for 56 from the field which gave them a rate of 50.0%. The Terriers allowed Lehigh to make 25 out of their 50 tries from the field which had them sitting at 50.0% in this game. They shot 42.1% from distance by shooting 8 out of 19 and ended up going 12 of 13 from the free throw line (92.3%). Regarding team rebounding, Boston permitted Lehigh to pull down 24 in all (7 offensive).

Chance Gladden pitched in for the Terriers for the matchup. He recorded 17 points in his 39 mins of playing time and accumulated 4 dimes in the game. He made 7 of 12 in the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 58.3%, and had 5 rebounds.

Boston has a mark of 13-16 for the year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Terriers are connecting on 49.0% from the floor, which has them ranked 28th in the nation. Boston has earned 2,212 pts so far this year (76.3 per contest) and they average 32.7 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 14.9 times per game (116th in college) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 11.5 times per game. The Terriers are responsible for committing 16.5 personal fouls per game and they go 71.9% from the charity stripe.

The Terriers on the defensive side of the court are 215th in the nation in PPG allowed with 74.7. They are forcing their opponents into 9.0 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 46.4% from the floor (300th in college). The Boston defense surrenders 37.4% from downtown (257 of 687) and opponents are making 72.6% of their foul shots. They concede 13.1 dimes and 30.4 boards on a nightly basis, which is 152nd and 15th in those categories.

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