The Bison will play the Crusaders on Saturday, March 1st, 2025. Your timezone's tip off time is 2:00 pm EST. Check local listings or your nearest streaming app for coverage.
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Table of Contents
- Matchup Stats
- Moneyline Mage
- Best Odds
- Interactive Odds Example
- Prop Bets
- Team Standings
- Futures Odds
- Team Pages
- Other Games Today
Key Matchup Stats
The 2024-25 college basketball postseason has arrived. With tournament action on the docket, Bucknell and Holy Cross are set to tip-off on Saturday, March 1st, 2025. Here's your chance to partake in March Madness! The end of the regular season has left us with solid trends for each team. Use the following performance insights and stats to handicap what promises to be an exciting matchup.
- SportsBetting3.com Power Rankings - Bucknell wound up with a 99.33 SportsBetting3.com conference power ranking for the 2024-25 college basketball regular season, while Holy Cross finished with a 95.67 power ranking.
- Away Records - Tournament games are typically played at neutral venues, which means both teams are away from their home courts. Bucknell comes to this matchup with a 5-10 record as an away team, ranking them 1st in the Patriot Conference for away team wins. Their opponent, Holy Cross, finished the regular season with a 4-12 record as an away team, ranking them 2nd in the Patriot Conference for away team wins.
- Conference Win Percentage - Bucknell finished 1st (0.706) in the Patriot Conference, with Holy Cross ending up 6th (0.294) for their conference win percentage in the 2024 Patriot Conference.
- Overall Win Percentage - Bucknell had a 0.533 regular season overall win percentage, with Holy Cross notching a 0.433 overall win percentage at the end of the 2024-25 regular season.
- Team Records - Bucknell tallied a 16-14 regular season overall record. Meanwhile, Holy Cross put together a 13-17 standing for 2024-25 college basketball regular season.
Moneyline Mage
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Hocus pocus, Bucknell with 16 wins faces off against Holy Cross Saturday.
Bison 12-5 in Patriot Conference, Crusaders 5-12, winner advances in single-elimination tournament.
The tables below have the best point spread lines, total lines, and moneylines for this matchup. Bet on March Madness games at BetRivers and BetMGM. Review this matchup's prop bets below.
Best Bison at Crusaders Odds
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Matchup Odds FAQs
Bucknell is a -5.5 -110 point spread favorite at BetMGM, while Holy Cross is a +5.5 -110 point spread underdog at BetMGM.
The best over line is 139.5 -110 points at BetMGM, which means you risk $110 to win $100 betting the over. The best under line is 139.5 -110 points at BetMGM, and that means you risk $110 to win $100 betting the under.
Bucknell is a -225 moneyline favorite at BetMGM and Holy Cross is a +185 moneyline underdog at BetMGM.
College Basketball Odds Example
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Bucknell
Holy Cross
3/01/25 2:00pm EST | -5.5 -110+5.5 -110 |
Underdog Holy Cross - Holy Cross bettors risk $100 to win $90.91 at -110 odds.
A +5.5 Holy Cross underdog bet wins if they lose by 5 or fewer, tie, or win outright. Your bet loses if they lose by 6 or more.
Favorite Bucknell - Bucknell bettors risk $100 to win $90.91 at -110 odds.
A -5.5 Bucknell favorite bet wins if they win by 6 or more. Your bet loses if they win by 5 or fewer, tie, or lose outright.
Bucknell at Holy Cross Prop Bets
Important Note: Some states expressly forbid individual college athlete prop bets. The following wagers may not be available depending on your particular state laws.
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Bucknell
Holy Cross
First to 5 Points
3/01/25 2:00pm EST | -140+100Bet |
Bucknell
Holy Cross
First to 10 Points
3/01/25 2:00pm EST | -145+105Bet |
Bucknell
Holy Cross
First to 15 Points
3/01/25 2:00pm EST | -160+115Bet |
Bucknell
Holy Cross
Game to Overtime
3/01/25 2:00pm EST | Yes +775No -2500Bet |
Team Standings
Team | W-L | Win% | Home | Away | Conf | CGB | Conf% | Strk |
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Bucknell | 18-15 | 0.545 | 12-4 | 6-10 | 13-5 | - | 0.722 | L1 |
Holy Cross | 13-19 | 0.406 | 7-6 | 4-13 | 5-13 | +8 | 0.278 | L4 |
Bucknell & Holy Cross Futures Odds
Latest College Basketball Championship odds, if available, for each team. Review March Madness odds for other teams and learn how to bet on the college basketball tournament. Also be sure to read Ron Halfback's Final Four write-up.
Bucknell Championship OddsNo NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament TM Bucknell YR: futures available
Holy Cross Championship OddsNo NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament TM Holy Cross YR: futures available
Bucknell & Holy Cross Team Pages
Review each team's futures odds, betting bonuses, current standings and other valuable information on our exclusive team betting odds pages. Team betting odds and stats update throughout the season:
How to Bet on the Game
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How to Bet on the Bucknell vs Holy Cross College Basketball Game
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