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American University vs Holy Cross Prediction & Stats

Date: Sat 02 Jan 2027
Tip-off: 19:00
Scheduled
Position#248
Record2-2
FormLLLWW
Points / game65.5
Allowed / game72.2
vs
Position#389
Record0-4
FormLLLLL
Points / game63.0
Allowed / game85.0
USANCAA
Other2026-27
Meetings · American University v Holy Cross
02 Jan 2027
AMER v HOLY
upcoming
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Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

American University win
-no forecast
Best oddsnot yet
Implied-
Edge-
Holy Cross win
-no forecast
Best oddsnot yet
Implied-
Edge-
Pythia's probabilities appear here once today's forecast has run (it covers the NBA and Europe's top competitions).

🏀 2. Points Analysis

American UniversityUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Army
#318
W
75-63
75
63
+12
H14/02
NCAA
Bucknell
#339
W
75-57
75
57
+18
A19/02
NCAA
Lafayette
#317
W
75-61
75
61
+14
A22/02
NCAA
Lehigh
#197
L
73-78
73
78
-5
H26/02
NCAA
Boston University
#211
L
65-68
65
68
-3
H28/02
NCAA
Boston University
#211
L
73-75
73
75
-2
A06/03
NCAA
Cincinnati
#110
L
53-79
53
79
-26
A03/11
NCAA
Clemson
#132
L
73-82
73
82
-9
A07/11
NCAA
Drexel
#246
W
66-64
66
64
+2
A12/11
NCAA
Harvard
#259
W
70-64
70
64
+6
H15/11
NCAA
1H
2H
36-27
39-36
36-30
39-27
34-31
41-30
30-33
43-45
23-38
42-30
36-40
37-35
33-35
20-44
35-39
38-43
31-30
35-34
–
–
138.9Avg total
69.8Scored
69.1Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (4)65.572.2137.8-6.850%
Season at home (1)70.064.0134.0+6.0100%
Season away (3)64.075.0139.0-11.033%
Last 10 (10)69.869.1138.9+0.750%
Last 5 (5)67.072.8139.8-5.840%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (7)66.979.7146.6-12.929%
vs Similar (9)69.166.3135.4+2.856%
vs Weaker ◀ (14)73.968.6142.6+5.357%
This opponent (Holy Cross) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Holy CrossUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Lafayette
#317
L
83-86
83
86
-3
H18/02
NCAA
Bucknell
#339
W
72-63
72
63
+9
A22/02
NCAA
Boston University
#211
L
63-78
63
78
-15
A26/02
NCAA
Loyola Maryland
#314
L
62-76
62
76
-14
H28/02
NCAA
Lafayette
#317
W
82-77
82
77
+5
A04/03
NCAA
Lehigh
#197
L
66-69
66
69
-3
A06/03
NCAA
Rhode Island
#51
L
59-103
59
103
-44
A04/11
NCAA
Villanova
#97
L
66-95
66
95
-29
A07/11
NCAA
Furman
#76
L
67-80
67
80
-13
H12/11
NCAA
Albany Great Danes
#181
L
60-62
60
62
-2
H15/11
NCAA
1H
2H
49-33
34-53
31-30
41-33
33-38
30-40
24-37
38-39
34-39
48-38
26-31
40-38
27-58
32-45
28-44
38-51
28-42
39-38
–
–
146.9Avg total
68.0Scored
78.9Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (4)63.085.0148.0-22.00%
Season at home (2)63.571.0134.5-7.50%
Season away (2)62.599.0161.5-36.50%
Last 10 (10)68.078.9146.9-10.920%
Last 5 (5)63.681.8145.4-18.20%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (19)65.677.6143.2-12.116%
vs Similar (10)71.872.0143.8-0.250%
vs Weakerno games
This opponent (American University) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.

📊 3. Team Totals

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⚖️ 4. Spread

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⏱️ 5. Halves

Half by half

-10-5+0+5+101st half1st half: -1.0-1.01st half: -8.0-8.02nd half2nd half: +1.1+1.12nd half: -3.9-3.9
-10-5+0+5+101st half1st half: -1.0-1.01st half: -8.0-8.02nd half2nd half: +1.1+1.12nd half: -3.9-3.9
American UniversityHoly Cross
Each team's average half over its last 10 games. Net is the half margin (above zero = the team wins that half on average: who starts fast, who closes); Pythia projection = the half means of tonight's simulation. Hover a bar for its value.
Bets by half · pick a half
American UniversityLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Army
#318
W
36-27
36
27
+9
H14/02
NCAA
Bucknell
#339
W
36-30
36
30
+6
A19/02
NCAA
Lafayette
#317
W
34-31
34
31
+3
A22/02
NCAA
Lehigh
#197
L
30-33
30
33
-3
H26/02
NCAA
Boston University
#211
L
23-38
23
38
-15
H28/02
NCAA
Boston University
#211
L
36-40
36
40
-4
A06/03
NCAA
Cincinnati
#110
L
33-35
33
35
-2
A03/11
NCAA
Clemson
#132
L
35-39
35
39
-4
A07/11
NCAA
Drexel
#246
W
31-30
31
30
+1
A12/11
NCAA
66.3Avg total
32.7Scored
33.7Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (29)33.232.866.0+0.352%-
Last 30 at home (14)32.429.862.1+2.657%-
Last 30 away (15)33.935.769.6-1.747%-
Last 10 (9)32.733.766.3-1.044%-
Last 5 (5)31.636.468.0-4.820%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (6)32.737.269.8-4.517%-
vs Similar (9)31.232.663.8-1.344%-
vs Weaker ◀ (14)34.631.165.8+3.571%-
This opponent (Holy Cross) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Holy CrossLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Lafayette
#317
W
49-33
49
33
+16
H18/02
NCAA
Bucknell
#339
W
31-30
31
30
+1
A22/02
NCAA
Boston University
#211
L
33-38
33
38
-5
A26/02
NCAA
Loyola Maryland
#314
L
24-37
24
37
-13
H28/02
NCAA
Lafayette
#317
L
34-39
34
39
-5
A04/03
NCAA
Lehigh
#197
L
26-31
26
31
-5
A06/03
NCAA
Rhode Island
#51
L
27-58
27
58
-31
A04/11
NCAA
Villanova
#97
L
28-44
28
44
-16
A07/11
NCAA
Furman
#76
L
28-42
28
42
-14
H12/11
NCAA
70.2Avg total
31.1Scored
39.1Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (29)30.835.766.4-4.924%-
Last 30 at home (13)31.832.163.8-0.338%-
Last 30 away (16)30.038.668.6-8.612%-
Last 10 (9)31.139.170.2-8.022%-
Last 5 (5)28.642.871.4-14.20%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (18)28.438.366.7-9.96%-
vs Similar (10)35.633.068.6+2.650%-
vs Weakerno games
This opponent (American University) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
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🎯 8. Shooting Profile

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💪 9. Team Strengths

Side by side

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🤝 10. Games History

DateH/AOpponentScore
15/11/26HHarvard70-64
12/11/26ADrexel66-64
07/11/26AClemson73-82
03/11/26ACincinnati53-79
06/03/26ABoston University73-75
28/02/26HBoston University65-68
26/02/26HLehigh73-78
22/02/26ALafayette75-61
19/02/26ABucknell75-57
14/02/26HArmy75-63
Holy Crosslast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
15/11/26HAlbany Great Danes60-62
12/11/26HFurman67-80
07/11/26AVillanova66-95
04/11/26ARhode Island59-103
06/03/26ALehigh66-69
04/03/26ALafayette82-77
28/02/26HLoyola Maryland62-76
26/02/26ABoston University63-78
22/02/26ABucknell72-63
18/02/26HLafayette83-86

📊 11. Overall Statistics

American University
NCAA 2026-27
Recent: 5 Wins / 5 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLLWW50%
HomeW100%
AwayLLW33%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games413
Win %50%100%33%
Points / game65.570.064.0
Allowed / game72.264.075.0
Point differential-6.8+6.0-11.0
Avg total137.8134.0139.0
Over main line---
Win by 10+0%0%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won100% (1)-100% (1)
Overtime %0%0%0%
Holy Cross
NCAA 2026-27
Recent: 2 Wins / 8 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLLLL0%
HomeLL0%
AwayLL0%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games422
Win %0%0%0%
Points / game63.063.562.5
Allowed / game85.071.099.0
Point differential-22.0-7.5-36.5
Avg total148.0134.5161.5
Over main line---
Win by 10+0%0%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won0% (1)0% (1)-
Overtime %0%0%0%
This competition's season before tip-off. Green = better than tonight's opponent on the same split; win-% badge green from 60%, red below 40%.

🏆 12. League Table

Patriot League conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Boston University54180%82.074.6+7.4
2 Navy54180%69.265.8+3.4
3 Army42250%75.566.2+9.2
4 Lafayette63350%76.267.2+9.0
5 Lehigh42250%64.570.2-5.8
6 American University42250%65.572.2-6.8
7 Loyola Maryland51420%68.473.0-4.6
8 Colgate4040%66.880.2-13.5
9 Holy Cross4040%63.085.0-22.0
10 Bucknell4040%62.287.5-25.2
Conference membership from the data provider's standings; records are this season's games before tip-off (conference and non-conference). Click a column to sort. Bars: win %, points scored and allowed per game across the league, and the point differential (green +, red -).
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