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Holy Cross Crusaders @ Siena Saints

Current Records: Holy Cross 6-5, Siena 5-6

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The Holy Cross Crusaders and the Siena Saints will compete for holiday cheer at 7:00 p.m. ET on Friday at MVP Arena. The Crusaders pulled off an upset win in their last outing, and are hoping to pull that off once more against the 5.5-point favorite Saints.

If Siena heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Holy Cross took over last week. Holy Cross pulled ahead with a 70-69 photo finish over Quinnipiac on Tuesday.

Holy Cross got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Kahlil Singleton out in front who went 6 for 7 from beyond the arc en route to 20 points. Those six threes gave Singleton a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Joe Nugent, who went 6 for 11 en route to 19 points.

Holy Cross was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in three consecutive matchups.

Meanwhile, Siena entered their game against St. Bona. on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Siena lost to St. Bona. at home by a decisive 65-48 margin. The contest marked the Saints' lowest-scoring match so far this season.

Holy Cross now has a winning record of 6-5. As for Siena, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-6 record this season.

Holy Cross couldn't quite finish off Siena when the teams last played back in November of 2023 and fell 73-71. Can Holy Cross avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

Odds

Siena is a solid 5.5-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 5.5-point spread, and stayed right there.


The over/under is 132.5 points.

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Series History

Siena has won 5 out of their last 7 games against Holy Cross.

  • Nov 06, 2023 - Siena 73 vs. Holy Cross 71
  • Nov 07, 2022 - Siena 75 vs. Holy Cross 68
  • Dec 11, 2021 - Siena 72 vs. Holy Cross 59
  • Dec 29, 2019 - Siena 74 vs. Holy Cross 62
  • Dec 22, 2018 - Holy Cross 60 vs. Siena 57
  • Nov 18, 2018 - Holy Cross 57 vs. Siena 45
  • Dec 22, 2017 - Siena 71 vs. Holy Cross 65