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Boston University vs Holy Cross Result & Analysis

Date: Thu 25 Feb 2021
Tip-off: 00:00
Final 75-86
33-45 42-41
Position#263
Record5-8
FormLWWLL
Points / game69.7
Allowed / game76.2
vs
Position#301
Record4-11
FormWLLLW
Points / game69.6
Allowed / game76.1
USANCAA
Other2020-21
Meetings · Boston University v Holy Cross
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Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Boston University winLost
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Holy Cross winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
No frozen forecast was made for this game before tip-off.

🏀 2. Points Analysis

Boston UniversityUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Colgate
#8
L
45-89
45
89
-44
H10/01
NCAA
Army
#135
L
59-79
59
79
-20
H16/01
NCAA
Army
#135
L
65-76
65
76
-11
H17/01
NCAA
Lafayette
#121
W
81-76
81
76
+5
A23/01
NCAA
Lafayette
#121
W
64-61
64
61
+3
A24/01
NCAA
Holy Cross
#301
L
65-82
65
82
-17
A13/02
NCAA
Holy Cross
#301
W
86-68
86
68
+18
H14/02
NCAA
Holy Cross
#301
W
78-69
78
69
+9
A17/02
NCAA
Colgate
#8
L
72-82
72
82
-10
A20/02
NCAA
Colgate
#8
L
63-78
63
78
-15
A21/02
NCAA
1H
2H
24-36
21-53
23-32
36-47
31-38
34-38
38-38
43-38
35-31
29-30
32-34
33-48
45-30
41-38
35-38
43-31
34-40
38-42
35-35
28-43
143.8Avg total
67.8Scored
76.0Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (13)69.776.2145.8-6.538%
Season at home (6)66.777.7144.3-11.017%
Season away (7)72.374.9147.1-2.657%
Last 10 (10)67.876.0143.8-8.240%
Last 5 (5)72.875.8148.6-3.040%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (11)65.976.9142.8-11.027%
vs Similar ◀ (7)71.669.1140.7+2.457%
vs Weaker (12)73.962.6136.5+11.383%
This opponent (Holy Cross) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Holy CrossUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Colgate
#8
L
87-96
87
96
-9
A17/01
NCAA
Lehigh
#309
L
72-75
72
75
-3
H23/01
NCAA
Lehigh
#309
L
74-82
74
82
-8
H24/01
NCAA
Colgate
#8
L
63-74 OT
63
74
-11
H30/01
NCAA
Colgate
#8
L
60-78
60
78
-18
H31/01
NCAA
Boston University
#263
W
82-65
82
65
+17
H13/02
NCAA
Boston University
#263
L
68-86
68
86
-18
A14/02
NCAA
Boston University
#263
L
69-78
69
78
-9
H17/02
NCAA
Army
#135
L
65-69
65
69
-4
A20/02
NCAA
Army
#135
W
67-51
67
51
+16
H21/02
NCAA
1H
2H
40-37
47-59
25-39
47-36
36-35
38-47
26-36
35-25
32-36
28-42
34-32
48-33
30-45
38-41
38-35
31-43
24-41
41-28
30-21
37-30
146.1Avg total
70.7Scored
75.4Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (15)69.676.1145.7-6.527%
Season at home (9)70.174.3144.4-4.222%
Season away (6)68.878.8147.7-10.033%
Last 10 (10)70.775.4146.1-4.720%
Last 5 (5)70.269.8140.0+0.440%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (23)65.777.7143.4-12.013%
vs Similar ◀ (7)72.776.4149.1-3.729%
vs Weakerno games
This opponent (Boston University) is Similar. 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

-8-4+0+4+81st half1st half: -2.0-2.01st half: -4.2-4.22nd half2nd half: -6.2-6.22nd half: +0.6+0.6
-8-4+0+4+81st half1st half: -2.0-2.01st half: -4.2-4.22nd half2nd half: -6.2-6.22nd half: +0.6+0.6
Boston 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
Boston UniversityLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Colgate
#8
L
24-36
24
36
-12
H10/01
NCAA
Army
#135
L
23-32
23
32
-9
H16/01
NCAA
Army
#135
L
31-38
31
38
-7
H17/01
NCAA
Lafayette
#121
D
38-38
38
38
+0
A23/01
NCAA
Lafayette
#121
W
35-31
35
31
+4
A24/01
NCAA
Holy Cross
#301
L
32-34
32
34
-2
A13/02
NCAA
Holy Cross
#301
W
45-30
45
30
+15
H14/02
NCAA
Holy Cross
#301
L
35-38
35
38
-3
A17/02
NCAA
Colgate
#8
L
34-40
34
40
-6
A20/02
NCAA
Colgate
#8
D
35-35
35
35
+0
A21/02
NCAA
68.4Avg total
33.2Scored
35.2Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)33.633.166.7+0.533%-
Last 30 at home (14)32.034.466.4-2.421%-
Last 30 away (16)35.032.067.0+3.044%-
Last 10 (10)33.235.268.4-2.020%-
Last 5 (5)36.235.471.6+0.820%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (11)32.637.169.7-4.59%-
vs Similar ◀ (7)34.438.172.6-3.714%-
vs Weaker (12)34.026.660.6+7.467%-
This opponent (Holy Cross) is Similar. 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
Colgate
#8
W
40-37
40
37
+3
A17/01
NCAA
Lehigh
#309
L
25-39
25
39
-14
H23/01
NCAA
Lehigh
#309
W
36-35
36
35
+1
H24/01
NCAA
Colgate
#8
L
26-36
26
36
-10
H30/01
NCAA
Colgate
#8
L
32-36
32
36
-4
H31/01
NCAA
Boston University
#263
W
34-32
34
32
+2
H13/02
NCAA
Boston University
#263
L
30-45
30
45
-15
A14/02
NCAA
Boston University
#263
W
38-35
38
35
+3
H17/02
NCAA
Army
#135
L
24-41
24
41
-17
A20/02
NCAA
Army
#135
W
30-21
30
21
+9
H21/02
NCAA
67.2Avg total
31.5Scored
35.7Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)31.337.769.0-6.330%-
Last 30 at home (17)31.636.968.5-5.335%-
Last 30 away (13)31.038.769.7-7.723%-
Last 10 (10)31.535.767.2-4.250%-
Last 5 (5)31.234.866.0-3.660%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (23)30.237.768.0-7.517%-
vs Similar ◀ (7)35.037.472.4-2.471%-
vs Weakerno games
This opponent (Boston University) is Similar. 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

Head-to-head record
5
Boston University wins
2
Holy Cross wins
DateH/AOpponentScore
21/02/21AColgate63-78
20/02/21AColgate72-82
17/02/21AHoly Cross78-69
14/02/21HHoly Cross86-68
13/02/21AHoly Cross65-82
24/01/21ALafayette64-61
23/01/21ALafayette81-76
17/01/21HArmy65-76
16/01/21HArmy59-79
10/01/21HColgate45-89
Holy Crosslast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
21/02/21HArmy67-51
20/02/21AArmy65-69
17/02/21HBoston University69-78
14/02/21ABoston University68-86
13/02/21HBoston University82-65
31/01/21HColgate60-78
30/01/21HColgate63-74 OT
24/01/21HLehigh74-82
23/01/21HLehigh72-75
17/01/21AColgate87-96

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Boston University
NCAA 2020-21
Recent: 4 Wins / 6 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLWWLL38%
HomeLLLLW17%
AwayWLWLL57%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games1367
Win %38%17%57%
Points / game69.766.772.3
Allowed / game76.277.774.9
Point differential-6.5-11.0-2.6
Avg total145.8144.3147.1
Over main line---
Win by 10+8%17%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won67% (3)0% (1)100% (2)
Overtime %0%0%0%
Holy Cross
NCAA 2020-21
Recent: 2 Wins / 8 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWLLLW27%
HomeLLWLW22%
AwayWLLLL33%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games1596
Win %27%22%33%
Points / game69.670.168.8
Allowed / game76.174.378.8
Point differential-6.5-4.2-10.0
Avg total145.7144.4147.7
Over main line---
Win by 10+13%22%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won33% (3)0% (1)50% (2)
Overtime %7%11%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 Colgate1211192%85.767.8+17.9
2 Navy1513287%72.067.0+5.0
3 Army1710759%72.969.9+2.9
4 Lafayette127558%77.976.6+1.3
5 Bucknell73443%72.772.9-0.1
6 Boston University135838%69.776.2-6.5
7 Lehigh114736%68.977.3-8.4
8 American University62433%69.574.7-5.2
9 Loyola Maryland113827%75.172.9+2.2
10 Holy Cross1541127%69.676.1-6.5
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 -).

📋 13. Box Score

Team1H2HFinal
Boston University334275
Holy Cross454186
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