Holy Cross vs American Prediction College Basketball Picks 1/5/25

In this article, we will formulate a Holy Cross vs American Prediction for this college basketball game on Sunday, January 5th, at the Bender Arena. To formulate this prediction, we will examine:

-The Crusaders’ recent form and recent player performance 

-The Eagles’ recent form and recent player performance

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Holy Cross

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving American

-Recent betting trends in games played between Holy Cross and American 

-A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for Today’s Game between the Crusaders and Eagles. 

The home team has won each of the last two games played between the two teams. In February, the Holy Cross was able to secure the victory of 58-56. 

Holy Cross is Hot

Holy Cross is hot heading into this game and they have won four games in a row. In the last game against Loyola Maryland, Holy Cross scored 74 points and they ended up winning by two points. Aidan Richard had quite the game putting up 18 points, three rebounds, and one assist. There were four different players that put up at least 11 points. Two games ago against Regis, the offense was again strong putting up 82 points on the way to the victory. Holy Cross on the season is averaging 69.9 points while their defense is giving up 69.8 points per game. The offense is ranked 299th while the defense is ranked 145th. Guard Max Green is averaging 14.1 points while shooting 43.5 percent from the field. There are three different players that are averaging at least 10.5  points per game. Holy Cross has no injury concerns heading into this in-game.

Why Holy Cross Will Beat American

• American University has lost each of its last five games against the Patriot League at Bender Arena.
• Holy Cross has won each of its last four games against non-AP-ranked opponents.

American is Struggling

While Holy Cross is playing well, American is really struggling heading into this game. In the last game against Navy, American only scored 58 points, while the defense gave up 81 points and that led to the defeat. Guard Colin Smalls had a strong game putting up 18 points. Matt Rogers had a strong game putting up 12 points, eight rebounds, and two assists. Two games ago against UMBC, American scored 93 points but the defense gave up 96 points and that led to the defeat. Forward Matt Rogers had a strong game putting up 33 points 10 rebounds, and five assists. 

American on the season is averaging 69.6 points while their defense is giving up 72.9 points per game. The offense is ranked 303rd while their defense is ranked 236th. Forward Matt Rogers on the season is averaging 15.6 points while shooting 52.1 percent from the field and 33.3 percent from behind the three-point line. There are three different players that are averaging at least 10.5 points per game. This team is healthy heading into this game, and they are going to need to get out to a fast start in this game. If they struggle early in this game, it’s probably going to be a long game. 

Holy Cross vs American Prediction

Holy Cross is going to have no issue getting the job done in this game. This American squad is averaging 69.6 points per game but their offense isn’t going to be good enough here. In terms of talent, I believe this Holy Cross has more of it led by Max Green, and that will end up being the difference here. Two games ago the American defense gave up 96 points, and it’s going to be a problem here again here. Back Holy Cross to win this game and cover the spread.