Lehigh vs Holy Cross College Basketball Prediction, Odds, Picks, Best Bets for Patriot League Tournament

The No. 2 seed Lehigh Mountain Hawks (15-16, 11-7 Patriot League) will meet the No. 10 seed Holy Cross Crusaders (11-21, 5-13 Patriot League) in the Patriot League tournament Thursday at Stabler Arena, beginning at 7 p.m. ET.

Before you place your bet on this matchup at FanDuel Sportsbook, here are the NCAA basketball odds and spreads you need to know.

Lehigh vs. Holy Cross Game Info and Odds

• Game day: Thursday, March 5, 2026
• Game time: 7 p.m. ET
• TV channel: ESPN+
• Location: Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
• Arena: Stabler Arena

Lehigh vs. Holy Cross Picks and Prediction

All college basketball win probability predictions and picks are according to numberFire.
Prediction: Lehigh win (64.8%)

Here's a look at some betting trends and insights for Lehigh (-6.5) versus Holy Cross on Thursday. The total is set at 140.5 points for this game.

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Lehigh vs. Holy Cross: ATS Betting Stats and Trends

• Lehigh is 17-12-0 ATS this season.
• Holy Cross has put together a 15-15-0 ATS record so far this year.
• As a 6.5-point favorite or more in 2025-26, Lehigh is 1-0 against the spread compared to the 8-5 ATS record Holy Cross racks up as a 6.5-point underdog.
• The Mountain Hawks have covered the spread in a higher percentage of their home games than away games. They have covered nine times in 12 opportunities at home, and they've covered six times in 15 opportunities on the road.
• The Crusaders have been better against the spread at home (6-6-0) than on the road (8-9-0) this year.
• Lehigh has 12 wins against the spread in 18 conference games this year.
• Holy Cross is 9-10-0 against the spread in Patriot League action this season.

Lehigh vs. Holy Cross: Moneyline Betting Stats

• Lehigh has come away with five wins in the nine contests it has been listed as the moneyline favorite in this season.
• The Mountain Hawks have played as a favorite of -355 or more just one time this year and came away with a win in that game.
• Holy Cross has an 8-18 record in games it was listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 30.8% of those games).
• The Crusaders have a 2-8 record (winning only 20% of their games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of +270 or longer.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Lehigh has a 78% chance of pulling out a win.

Lehigh vs. Holy Cross Head-to-Head Comparison

• On offense, Lehigh was the 272nd-ranked team in college basketball (70.3 points per game) last year. Defensively, it was 156th (71.4 points allowed per game).
• Lehigh was 331st in the country in rebounds per game (28.8) and 247th in rebounds allowed (32.2) last year.
• Last season Lehigh was ranked 203rd in the nation in assists with 13.3 per game.
• Lehigh was 87th in the country in turnovers per game (10.2) and 288th in turnovers forced (10.2) last year.
• With 69.6 points per game on offense, Holy Cross ranked 294th in the country last season. At the other end of the court, it gave up 72.1 points per contest, which ranked 185th in college basketball.
• Holy Cross grabbed 29.7 rebounds per game (310th-ranked in college basketball) last year, while allowing 31.1 rebounds per contest (172nd-ranked).
• Holy Cross averaged 12.4 assists per game, which ranked them 268th in college basketball.
• Holy Cross ranked 186th in the nation at 11.2 turnovers per game, but it forced 8.9 turnovers per game, which ranked 13th-worst in college basketball.

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