Who's Playing

Lafayette @ Holy Cross

Current Records: Lafayette 3-8; Holy Cross 2-12

What to Know

The Holy Cross Crusaders and the Lafayette Leopards will face off in a Patriot clash at 7 p.m. ET Jan. 7 at Hart Recreation Center. Lafayette will be strutting in after a victory while the Crusaders will be stumbling in from a defeat.

Holy Cross came up short against the Loyola-Maryland Greyhounds on Tuesday, falling 79-70.

Meanwhile, the Leopards made easy work of the Gwynedd-Mercy Griffins two weeks ago and carried off an 87-66 win.

Holy Cross is expected to lose this next one by 3. Those who got lucky with them against the spread on Tuesday might want to hold off on placing bets this time since the team has yet to string together back-to-back wins against the spread.

Holy Cross is now 2-12 while Lafayette sits at 3-8. Two defensive stats to keep in the back of your head while watching: The Crusaders have allowed their opponents to shoot 46.80% from the floor on average, which is the 10th highest shooting percentage allowed in college basketball. The Leopards have experienced some struggles of their own as they are 21st worst in college basketball in points allowed per game, with 76.6 on average. It's possible one of these Achilles' heels will wind up tripping the losing team up.

How To Watch

  • When: Friday at 7 p.m. ET
  • Where: Hart Recreation Center -- Worcester, Massachusetts
  • Follow: CBS Sports App

Odds

The Leopards are a 3-point favorite against the Crusaders, according to the latest college basketball odds.

The oddsmakers had a good feel for the line for this one, as the game opened with the Leopards as a 3.5-point favorite.

Over/Under: -111

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Series History

Lafayette have won six out of their last 11 games against Holy Cross.

  • Feb 15, 2020 - Lafayette 72 vs. Holy Cross 62
  • Jan 08, 2020 - Lafayette 82 vs. Holy Cross 64
  • Mar 05, 2019 - Holy Cross 79 vs. Lafayette 74
  • Feb 10, 2019 - Lafayette 69 vs. Holy Cross 67
  • Jan 12, 2019 - Holy Cross 77 vs. Lafayette 70
  • Jan 27, 2018 - Holy Cross 85 vs. Lafayette 74
  • Jan 02, 2018 - Lafayette 60 vs. Holy Cross 48
  • Feb 08, 2017 - Lafayette 69 vs. Holy Cross 59
  • Jan 11, 2017 - Holy Cross 71 vs. Lafayette 54
  • Feb 10, 2016 - Holy Cross 67 vs. Lafayette 54
  • Jan 13, 2016 - Lafayette 65 vs. Holy Cross 52