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Sacred Heart Pioneers @ Holy Cross Crusaders

Current Records: Sacred Heart 0-3, Holy Cross 0-2

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The Holy Cross Crusaders will face off against the Sacred Heart Pioneers at 4:30 p.m. ET on Friday at Paul Bailey Pizzitola Sports Center. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

Last Friday, Holy Cross couldn't handle Rhode Island and fell 91-77. The Crusaders were up 62-49 in the second but couldn't hold on to the lead.

Holy Cross' loss came about despite a quality game from Joe Nugent, who had 27 points along with six rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Nugent a new career-high in threes (seven). Another player making a difference was Jaiden Feroah, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 15 rebounds.

Meanwhile, Sacred Heart's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Saturday after their fourth straight defeat dating back to last season. They took an 81-76 hit to the loss column at the hands of Dartmouth.

Sacred Heart struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only five offensive rebounds. They were destroyed by their opponents in that department as Dartmouth pulled down 14.

Holy Cross' loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Sacred Heart, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.

Holy Cross is hoping to beat the odds on Friday, as the experts think they're headed for a loss. They finished last season with a 10-19 record against the spread.

Holy Cross came up short against Sacred Heart in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, falling 84-77. Can Holy Cross avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

Odds

Sacred Heart is a slight 2.5-point favorite against Holy Cross, according to the latest college basketball odds.

The oddsmakers were right in line with the betting community on this one, as the game opened as a 2.5-point spread, and stayed right there.


The over/under is 152 points.

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Series History

Holy Cross has won 4 out of their last 7 games against Sacred Heart.

  • Nov 14, 2023 - Sacred Heart 84 vs. Holy Cross 77
  • Dec 22, 2022 - Sacred Heart 66 vs. Holy Cross 62
  • Dec 22, 2019 - Sacred Heart 89 vs. Holy Cross 68
  • Nov 06, 2018 - Holy Cross 93 vs. Sacred Heart 81
  • Nov 10, 2017 - Holy Cross 69 vs. Sacred Heart 64
  • Dec 21, 2016 - Holy Cross 72 vs. Sacred Heart 67
  • Nov 25, 2015 - Holy Cross 69 vs. Sacred Heart 60