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

It's a game in the Patriot Tournament, which will decide the conference title, not to mention deciding which teams make the Field of 68.

The Crusaders bring a 8-20 record (0-0 ATS) to this tilt against the 11-18 Leopards, who are 0-0 ATS. OVER/UNDER bettors have witnessed Holy Cross go 0-0 so far and the Leopards go 0-0.



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Power Rankings / Prediction:
This game matches up the No. 175 (Crusaders) and the No. 290 (Leopards) teams in the league, according to our current NCAAB power rank. A 68-67 result in favor of the Crusaders has been projected by the scores prediction engine.



How They Match Up:
The game also pits Holy Cross's No. 226-ranked offense, averaging 67.1 PPG, against a Leopards defense that ranks No. 281 at 72.3 PPG. The Crusaders field goal percentage has averaged 44.2% so far, more than the Leopards marksmen have achieved on the year, 43.1% per game.

Defensively, Lafayette features the nation's No. 247-rated defense on the road, allowing 73.5 points per game. Holy Cross, meanwhile, comes in at No. 240 nationally in scoring at home.

Last time out for Lafayette, they were a 95-92 loser as they battled American at home. Tony Johnson scored 29 points for Lafayette on Saturday, but the Eagles managed a 95-92 victory over the Leopards at Kirby Center.

Holy Cross won its last outing, an 89-76 result against Lehigh on February 26. The Crusaders got a terrific 26-point effort from Devin Brown as Holy Cross defeated Lehigh 89-76 on Saturday at Hart Recreation Center.