Brown vs. Holy Cross betting: College basketball preview for Nov. 18

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The Brown Bears (0-4) are 2.5-point favorites as they look to break a four-game losing streak when they host the Holy Cross Crusaders (1-3) on Tuesday, November 18, 2025 at Paul Bailey Pizzitola Sports Center. The contest airs at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The matchup has an over/under of 141.5.

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Brown Cover -2.5 vs Holy Cross -112

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Brown vs. Holy Cross betting lines

  • Brown moneyline odds to win: -152
  • Holy Cross moneyline odds to win: +126
  • Spread: Brown (-2.5)
  • Total: 141.5

Brown statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Brown covered the spread in a higher percentage of its home games than road games last season. Brown covered seven times in 14 opportunities when playing at home, and it covered five times in 13 opportunities on the road.
  • When it came to over/unders, the Bears hit the over more often at home last season, as they went over the total seven times in 14 opportunities (50%). In road games, they hit the over four times in 13 opportunities (30.8%).
  • Brown performed worse as a moneyline favorite at home last season, putting up a home record of 5-4, compared to going 2-1 on the road.

Last season stats

  • The Bears put up 72.2 points per game and gave up 71.6 last year, ranking them 225th in the nation offensively and 165th defensively.
  • On the boards, Brown was 127th in the nation in rebounds (32.9 per game) last year. It was 226th in rebounds allowed (31.9 per game).
  • Last season the Bears were ranked 93rd in college basketball in assists with 14.7 per game.

Brown betting records last season

  • ATS Record: 12-14-1 (Home: 7-7-0; Away: 5-7-1)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 2.5+: 5-7-0 (As Favorite: 6-7-0; As Underdog: 6-7-1)
  • O-U-P: 11-16-0 (Home: 7-7-0; Away: 4-9-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 7-5 (Home: 5-4; Away: 2-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 6-8 (Home: 2-2; Away: 4-6)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.9 (162nd in nation) 43.0 (122nd) 32.9 (127th) 31.9 (226th) 14.7 (93rd) 11.0 (164th)

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Holy Cross statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Last season, Holy Cross was 4-8-0 at home against the spread (.333 winning percentage). On the road, it was 11-6-0 ATS (.647).
  • Looking at the over/under, Crusaders games went over six of 12 times at home (50%) and nine of 17 away (52.9%) last season.
  • As moneyline underdogs last year, the Crusaders won a higher percentage of games at home (3-5) than away (4-13).

Last season stats

  • The Crusaders posted 69.6 points per game (294th-ranked in college basketball) last season, while ceding 72.1 points per contest (185th-ranked).
  • Holy Cross was 310th in the country with 29.7 rebounds per game. Meanwhile, it ranked 172nd with 31.1 rebounds allowed per contest.
  • The Crusaders dished out 12.4 assists per game, which ranked them 268th in the country.

Holy Cross betting records last season

  • ATS Record: 16-15-0 (Home: 4-8-0; Away: 11-6-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 2.5+: 15-9-0 (As Favorite: 1-4-0; As Underdog: 15-11-0)
  • O-U-P: 17-14-0 (Home: 6-6-0; Away: 9-8-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 3-1 (Home: 2-1; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 8-18 (Home: 3-5; Away: 4-13)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.6 (123rd in nation) 45.8 (293rd) 29.7 (310th) 31.1 (172nd) 12.4 (268th) 11.2 (186th)
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