Holy Cross vs Lehigh Pick – Basketball Picks & Predictions 1/25/23

The Lehigh Mountain Hawks and the Holy Cross Crusaders meet Wednesday in college basketball action from Hart Center. Lehigh enters this one at 11-8 overall. The Mountain Hawks beat Lafayette in their last game. As for Holy Cross, they’re sitting at 7-14 on the season following a win over Bucknell. Check back all season long for free college basketball picks at Sports Chat Place.

Lehigh Mountain Hawks 

Lehigh managed to beat Misericordia, Marist, St. Francis PA, Monmouth, St. Elizabeth and Bucknell over their first 14 gams. Since then it’s been wins over Navy, Holy Cross, American, Loyola MD and Lafayette. 

In the Lafayette game on Saturday, the Mountain Hawks were up 33-27 going into the second half. Lehigh notched a 28-22 advantage from there and won 61-49. Dominic Parolin was the top team scorer with 15 points. 

Holy Cross Crusaders 

Over on the Holy Cross side, they were only able to beat Dean, Colby-Sawyer, Central CT State and Bucknell in their first 14 games. The Crusaders are 3-4 in their last seven games with wins over Navy, Loyola MD and Bucknell. 

In the Bucknell game, the Crusaders went into the second half up 38-32. Holy Cross was able to increase their lead with a 42-41 second and won it 80-73. Will Batchelder led the team with 22 points, three rebounds and three assists. 

ANDREW’S FREE PICK 

I’m going to stay with Lehigh. The last time these teams met up back on January 11, Lehigh notched a convincing 76-58 win that featured a 38-24 first half. Lehigh has kept it rolling since then, and the Mountain Hawks have scored 72 or more points in five of the six games during this win streak. As for Holy Cross, they’ve been scoring pretty well over the last two games with 151 combined points. That said, I don’t think the Crusaders will keep pace here if Lehigh plays well.