Bettors will hope to hit paydirt on Saturday when the Holy Cross Crusaders try to run the Eagles off the court at Hart Recreation Center in college hoops action.

The Crusaders sport records of 10-13 and 0-0 ATS heading into this battle, while the Eagles have 16-8 and 0-0 ATS marks on the season. The OVER/UNDER records are 0-0 for the Crusaders and 0-0 for the Eagles.



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Power Rankings / Prediction:
The Power Rankings at Odds Shark show No. 232-rated American taking on the No. 233-rated Crusaders in this contest. The scores prediction computer here indicates a possible 67-61 win for the Eagles on Saturday.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up Holy Cross's No. 249 nationally ranked offense (64.3 points per game) against a Eagles defense that sits as the No. 73 at 62.8 PPG. The Crusaders have been averaging 42.2% from the field, less than the Eagles have managed so far this season (42.9% on average).

Defensively, American features the nation's No. 53-rated defense on the road, allowing 64.1 points per game. Holy Cross, meanwhile, comes in at No. 135 nationally in scoring at home.

Last time out for American, they were a 71-62 Sportsbook as they battled Lehigh at home. The Eagles grabbed a 71-62 win over the Mountain Hawks on Thursday, behind an 18 -point effort from Tony Wroblicky at Bender Arena.

Holy Cross won its last outing, a 64-52 result against Navy on February 8. Holy Cross got 17 points from Justin Burrell en route to a 64-52 victory over Navy on Wednesday at Alumni Hall.

Next up:
American home to Navy, Wednesday, February 15
Holy Cross at Lafayette, Wednesday, February 15