Holy Cross Crusaders vs Rhode Island Rams Prediction, 11/3/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Holy Cross Crusaders vs Rhode Island Rams

Date: Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Location: Thomas M. Ryan Center in Kingston, RI

TV: ESPN+

The Holy Cross Crusaders (11-22 last year) are headed to Thomas M. Ryan Center on Tuesday where they will compete against the Rhode Island Rams (16-16 last season).

The Holy Cross Crusaders stepped onto the hardwood against Lehigh and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 69-66 in their last game. Concerning personal fouls, the Crusaders walked away with 15 and Lehigh accumulated 16 personal fouls. They buried 6 out of their 13 attempts from three-point range. Lehigh finished the game shooting 75.0% at the free throw line by burying 9 of 12 attempts. Furthermore, Lehigh snagged 30 boards (4 offensive, 26 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Lehigh earned 11 assists and had 7 steals for the contest. With respect to defense, Holy Cross allowed their opponent to shoot 49.1% from the field on 27 of 55 shooting. They also doled out 7 assists in this game in addition to creating 12 turnovers and having 8 steals. Concerning hauling in rebounds, they earned 26 with 4 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Crusaders buried 20 of 22 shots for a percentage of 90.9%. Holy Cross walked away from the contest with a 40.4% FG percentage (21 of 52) and made 4 of their 16 three-point attempts.

Tyler Boston is one guy who was a major factor in this contest. He ended up finishing with 24 points on 6 out of 12 shooting. He saw the court for 35 mins played and also pulled down 3 boards. He finished the game shooting 50.0% from the floor and also totaled 3 dimes.

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Holy Cross steps onto the hardwood after finishing with a record of 11-22 last year. They had an average of 68.2 points per contest (332nd in the country) while shooting 43.6% from the field. The Crusaders connected on 32.1% on 3-pointers (219 of 683) and 75.6% from the charity stripe. As a group, Holy Cross pulled in 31.2 rebounds per contest and racked up 358 dimes over the course of last year, which was 342nd in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. They lost possession by turning the ball over 10.2 times per contest and as a squad committed 15.6 fouls per contest.

When they were on defense, the Crusaders forced their opponents into 9.8 turnovers per game and they drew 15.5 fouls. They surrendered 33.1% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they were ranked 160th in college in points per game allowed (73.3). The Crusaders defensively gave up a shooting percentage of 47.5% (900 of 1,896) and they relinquished 34.2 boards per game as a team. They were 207th in the country in allowing assists 450 relinquished last season.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Rhode Island Rams went home defeated by a final of 67-61 when they faced Duquesne. The Rams earned 26 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 34 for the contest. They also turned it over 13 times, but weren't able to record a steal. Duquesne had 14 fouls in the game which took the Rams to the charity stripe for 7 tries. They were able to knock down 2 of those for a rate of 28.6%. When it comes to shooting from 3-point land, Rhode Island buried 15 of 27 attempts (55.6%). When the final whistle blew, the Rams finished shooting 22 for 54 from the field which gave them a rate of 40.7%. The Rams permitted Duquesne to convert 23 out of their 62 attempts from the field which left them shooting 37.1% in this contest. They finished the game shooting 29.2% from 3-point land via 7 of 24 and ended up shooting 14 of 25 from the free throw line (56.0%). Concerning team rebounding, Rhode Island allowed Duquesne to collect 37 overall (15 on the offensive glass).

Tyler Cochran was important for the Rams in the matchup. He converted 12 out of 21 in this contest giving him a rate of 57.1%, and had 10 rebounds. He tallied 34 points in his 36 mins on the court, but went home with no dimes.

Rhode Island had a win-loss mark of 16-16 last year. As an offensive unit, the Rams connected on 43.4% from the floor, which ranked 290th in college. Rhode Island had 2,236 pts last season (69.9 per contest) and they pulled down 32.9 rebounds per contest. They dished out assists 11.3 times per game (341st in the nation) and they turned it over 12.8 times per game. The Rams were responsible for committing 18.2 fouls per game and they went 72.1% from the free throw line.

The Rhode Island defense conceded 34.7% on shots from behind the 3-point line (240 of 692) and their opponents converted on 70.4% of their foul shots. They relinquished 15.8 assists and 33.9 rebounds on a nightly basis, which had them ranked 246th and 144th in the nation. The Rams defensively were ranked 40th in Division 1 in points allowed per contest with 68.2. They forced their opponents into 14.0 TO's every game and allowed teams to shoot 43.2% from the field (115th in college).

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Holy Cross

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