Siena vs. Holy Cross betting: College basketball preview for December 20

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The Siena Saints (5-6) are favored by 5 points against the Holy Cross Crusaders (6-5) on Friday, December 20, 2024 at 7:00 PM ET. The matchup airs on ESPN+. The matchup has a point total of 131.5.

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Siena Cover -5 vs Holy Cross -108

Bet $20, Payout $38.52

Siena vs. Holy Cross betting lines

  • Siena moneyline odds to win: -218
  • Holy Cross moneyline odds to win: +180
  • Spread: Siena (-5)
  • Total: 131.5

Siena statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Siena covered the spread in a lower percentage of its home games than road games last season. Siena covered four times in 14 games at home, and it covered eight times in 15 games when playing on the road.
  • The Saints exceeded the over/under in six of 14 home games (42.9%) last season. They fared better on the road, going over the total in eight of 15 matchups (53.3%).

Last season stats

  • On offense, the Saints were the 0-worst squad in college basketball (60.4 points per game) last year. On defense, they were 255th (74.4 points conceded per game).
  • Siena collected 32.1 rebounds per game and gave up 31.0 boards last year, ranking 172nd and 147th, respectively, in the nation.
  • Last season, the Saints were 20th-worst in college basketball in assists at 10.7 per game.

Siena betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 7-4-0 (Home: 2-1-0; Away: 4-1-0)
  • O-U-P: 5-6-0 (Home: 2-1-0; Away: 2-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 1-0 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 4-6 (Home: 2-1; Away: 1-3)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
40.9 (329th in nation) 45.2 (280th) 28.7 (335th) 29.7 (102nd) 11.0 (340th) 12.5 (258th)

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Holy Cross statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Holy Cross performed better against the spread on the road (7-10-0) than at home (4-9-0) last year.
  • In terms of the over/under, Crusaders games went over six of 13 times at home (46.2%) and 12 of 17 away (70.6%) last season.
  • As moneyline underdogs last season, the Crusaders won a higher percentage of games at home (3-8) than on the road (4-13).

Last season stats

  • Last year the Crusaders put up 66.5 points per game (328th-ranked in college basketball) and surrendered 74.6 points per contest (263rd-ranked).
  • Holy Cross ranked 310th in college basketball with 29.9 rebounds per game. Meanwhile, it ranked 233rd with 32.5 rebounds allowed per contest.
  • The Crusaders averaged 11.1 dimes per game, which ranked them 325th in the country.

Holy Cross betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 6-4-0 (Home: 1-1-0; Away: 4-2-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 5+: 4-2-0 (As Favorite: 0-1-0; As Underdog: 6-3-0)
  • O-U-P: 5-5-0 (Home: 0-2-0; Away: 3-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 1-0 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 4-5 (Home: 1-1; Away: 2-4)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.6 (204th in nation) 46.5 (322nd) 28.4 (340th) 30.5 (153rd) 11.5 (324th) 11.0 (129th)
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