Boston University vs Holy Cross College Basketball Picks, Odds, Predictions 2/14/21
Boston University vs Holy Cross College Basketball Picks, Odds, Predictions 2/14/21
2021-02-14 17:00:00 EDT
The Holy Cross Crusaders and the Boston University Terriers meet Sunday in college basketball action from Case Gym.
Holy Cross enters this one at 3-6 so far. As for Boston U, they’re currently sitting at 3-8 this year. This will be a rematch of Saturday’s game featuring these teams. In that one, Holy Cross posted a 17-point victory. Check back all season long for free college basketball picks at Sports Chat Place.
Holy Cross began their season at a .500 clip, going 2-2 in their first four games with wins over Boston U and Army. Six straight losses came after that as the Crusaders fell to Colgate, Lehigh and Colgate again, twice each time on the way to a 2-8 record.
In Saturday’s game against Boston, Holy Cross had a tight two-point lead at halftime but broke out with 48 points in the second half in an eventual 82-65 win. Tops in scoring was Austin Butler with 20 points, 11 rebounds and one assist.
Over on the Boston U side, they got a win over Holy Cross in their opener but then fell to Holy Cross, Colgate (twice) and Army (twice) over their next five games. The Terriers got it going again with two wins over Lafayette in the January 23-24 games, however.
In Saturday’s loss, Boston kept the pace pretty well in the first half but let the Crusaders slip away after the break. Javante McCoy and Walter Whyte each notched 16 points and combined for nine rebounds as well.
The under is 5-1 in the Terriers’ last six Sunday games and they’re 3-13 ATS in their last 16 Sunday games. Boston is 3-12 ATS in their last 15 overall and 17-35 ATS in their last 52 home games.
Meanwhile, the Crusaders are 5-1 ATS in their last six road games and 7-17 ATS in their last 24 versus a team with a losing straight-up record. The over is 5-2 in Holy Cross’ last seven games versus a team with a winning percentage below .400 as well.
PICK: I’m going to take Holy Cross. These teams met in a pair of games way back on January 4 and 5, with Boston getting an 83-76 win and the Crusaders winning game two 68-66. Saturday’s game featured a big second-half effort from Holy Cross that enabled the team to pull away. I like another strong effort from the Crusaders here.
