Bucknell takes on Holy Cross for conference matchup

Published Dec. 30, 2022 2:42 a.m. ET

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Bucknell Bison (7-6) at Holy Cross Crusaders (3-10)

Worcester, Massachusetts; Friday, 2 p.m. EST

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Holy Cross -5.5; over/under is 139

BOTTOM LINE: Patriot foes Holy Cross and Bucknell square off on Friday.

The Crusaders are 3-3 in home games. Holy Cross is 1- when it has fewer turnovers than its opponents and averages 13.2 turnovers per game.

The Bison have gone 1-5 away from home. Bucknell has a 1-0 record in one-possession games.

The Crusaders and Bison square off Friday for the first time in Patriot play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Gerrale Gates is scoring 17.1 points per game and averaging 8.3 rebounds for the Crusaders. Will Batchelder is averaging 2.2 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Holy Cross.

Xander Rice is averaging 15.9 points and 4.1 assists for the Bison. Alex Timmerman is averaging 10.6 points over the last 10 games for Bucknell.

LAST 10 GAMES: Crusaders: 2-8, averaging 64.5 points, 30.0 rebounds, 12.2 assists, 7.4 steals and 2.5 blocks per game while shooting 42.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 70.5 points per game.

Bison: 5-5, averaging 68.2 points, 33.5 rebounds, 14.1 assists, 5.0 steals and 3.0 blocks per game while shooting 46.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 68.6 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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