Holy Cross Crusaders vs Colgate Raiders Prediction, 1/28/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Holy Cross Crusaders vs Colgate Raiders

Date: Wednesday, January 28, 2026

Location: Cotterell Court in Hamilton, NY

TV: ESPN+

The Holy Cross Crusaders (8-13) are headed to Cotterell Court on Wednesday where they will take on the Colgate Raiders (12-9).

The Holy Cross Crusaders faced American and took a loss by a score of 76-67 in their last contest. Holy Cross finished the contest having earned a 44.2% field goal percentage (23 out of 52) and buried 9 of 20 3-point shots. At the free throw line, the Crusaders knocked down 12 of 14 attempts for a percentage of 85.7%. In regard to pulling down boards, they earned 25 with 4 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 10 assists in this game while forcing the other team into 7 turnovers and getting 4 steals. In reference to the defense, Holy Cross allowed 50.8% from the field on 30 of 59 shooting. American earned 11 dimes and had 8 steals for this game. Furthermore, American collected 27 boards (5 offensive, 22 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. American shot 83.3% at the free throw line by converting 10 of their 12 shots. They buried 6 of their 20 tries from 3-point range. Concerning personal fouls, the Crusaders left the arena with 15 while American accounted for 15 personal fouls.

Joe Nugent is a guy who was a contributor in the game. He finished the game at 54.5% from the floor but had no assists at the end of the game. He was on the hardwood for 34 minutes and also grabbed 3 rebounds. He ended up finishing with 18 points on 6 of 11 shooting.

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Holy Cross comes into this one with a record of 8-13 for the year. They lose possession via turnover 11.3 times per game and as a team they commit 15.4 fouls every game. As a unit, Holy Cross is grabbing 31.1 boards per contest and is sitting with 226 assists for the year, which is 341st in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. The Crusaders are hitting 31.3% on shots beyond the perimeter (142 of 454) and 72.0% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 66.6 points per game (345th in the nation) while going 43.2% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Crusaders are able to force 10.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 15.7 personal fouls. They rank 243rd in college in allowing assists with 289 conceded on the season. The Crusaders defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 47.4% (570 of 1,202) and they surrender 34.5 rebounds per game as a unit. They are giving up 30.8% from 3-point land and they are ranked 149th in college hoops in opponents PPG (72.6).

When they last played, the Colgate Raiders took home the win by a final score of 80-79 when they played Boston. The Raiders were able to collect 22 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 32 in the matchup. They also coughed up the ball 14 times, while recording 9 steals in this contest. Boston committed 16 fouls for the contest which got the Raiders to the free throw line for a total of 12 tries. They were able to bury 7 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 58.3%. Regarding 3-pointers, Colgate buried 9 of 19 tries (47.4%). At the conclusion of this game, the Raiders went 32 out of 64 from the field which had them shooting 50.0%. The Raiders allowed Boston to knock down 27 of their 53 attempts from the field which had them shooting 50.9% for the contest. They finished 25.0% from distance by hitting 5 of 20 and ended up going 20 out of 27 from the free throw line (74.1%). In reference to rebounding, Colgate permitted Boston to snag 22 overall (2 on the offensive glass).

Jalen Cox was important for the Raiders in this matchup. He knocked down 10 of 19 for the game for a field goal percentage of 52.6%, and had 2 rebounds. He had 23 points in his 38 minutes of playing time and added 5 assists in the game.

Colgate has a mark of 12-9 on the campaign. The Raiders are responsible for committing 16.8 personal fouls every game while shooting 72.4% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 15.1 times per game (120th in the nation) and they cough up possession 10.5 times per game. Colgate has totaled 1,610 pts for the year (76.7 per game) and they average 33.8 boards per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Raiders are shooting 48.9% from the floor, which ranks 35th in the country.

The Colgate defense surrenders 32.9% on 3-point attempts (163 of 496) and their opponents are knocking down 72.7% of their free throw shots. They surrender 14.0 dimes and 34.5 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks them 236th and 185th in those categories on the defensive end. The Raiders on defense are ranked 197th in college in points allowed per game with 73.9. They have forced 10.9 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 43.6% from the field (173rd in D-1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Holy Cross

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