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Holy Cross vs Lafayette Result & Analysis

Date: Wed 18 Feb 2026
Tip-off: 23:00
Final 83-86
0-0 49-33 0-0 34-53
Position#321
Record9-19
FormLLWLL
Points / game67.2
Allowed / game73.6
vs
Position#317
Record8-19
FormWLWLL
Points / game68.3
Allowed / game73.9
USANCAA
Other2025-26
Meetings · Holy Cross v Lafayette
18 Feb 2026
HOLY83
LAFA86
19 Feb 2025
HOLY74
LAFA69
17 Jan 2024
HOLY68
LAFA72
06 Feb 2023
HOLY58
LAFA72
07 Jan 2022
HOLY79
LAFA74
15 Feb 2020
HOLY62
LAFA72
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

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

🏀 2. Points Analysis

Holy CrossUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Army
#318
W
82-75
82
75
+7
H14/01
NCAA
Lafayette
#317
L
55-74
55
74
-19
A17/01
NCAA
Navy
#24
L
68-85
68
85
-17
A22/01
NCAA
American University
#204
L
67-76
67
76
-9
H24/01
NCAA
Colgate
#168
L
74-79
74
79
-5
A29/01
NCAA
Army
#318
L
68-69
68
69
-1
A31/01
NCAA
Boston University
#211
L
64-72
64
72
-8
H03/02
NCAA
Lehigh
#197
W
76-67
76
67
+9
H07/02
NCAA
Colgate
#168
L
70-74
70
74
-4
H11/02
NCAA
Loyola Maryland
#314
L
73-83
73
83
-10
A15/02
NCAA
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
0-0
52-39
0-0
30-36
0-0
27-37
0-0
28-37
0-0
34-42
0-0
34-43
0-0
27-41
0-0
40-35
0-0
33-35
0-0
41-44
0-0
33-33
0-0
35-36
0-0
29-32
0-0
35-40
0-0
29-30
0-0
47-37
0-0
23-33
0-0
47-41
0-0
27-30
0-0
46-53
145.1Avg total
69.7Scored
75.4Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (28)67.273.6140.8-6.432%
Season at home (12)69.867.3137.1+2.450%
Season away (16)65.378.3143.6-13.019%
Last 10 (10)69.775.4145.1-5.720%
Last 5 (5)70.273.0143.2-2.820%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (19)65.776.6142.3-10.921%
vs Similar ◀ (9)70.874.2145.0-3.433%
vs Weaker (1)77.053.0130.0+24.0100%
This opponent (Lafayette) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
LafayetteUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Bucknell
#339
L
69-76
69
76
-7
A15/01
NCAA
Holy Cross
#321
W
74-55
74
55
+19
H17/01
NCAA
Boston University
#211
L
73-77 OT
73
77
-4
A21/01
NCAA
Lehigh
#197
L
59-64
59
64
-5
A25/01
NCAA
Bucknell
#339
W
81-79
81
79
+2
H29/01
NCAA
American University
#204
W
67-65
67
65
+2
A31/01
NCAA
Navy
#24
L
50-65
50
65
-15
H05/02
NCAA
Army
#318
W
63-60
63
60
+3
A07/02
NCAA
Loyola Maryland
#314
L
54-68
54
68
-14
H12/02
NCAA
Lehigh
#197
L
69-78
69
78
-9
H14/02
NCAA
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
0-0
30-36
0-0
39-40
0-0
37-27
0-0
37-28
0-0
39-30
0-0
25-34
0-0
22-38
0-0
37-26
0-0
37-39
0-0
44-40
0-0
27-32
0-0
40-33
0-0
24-26
0-0
26-39
0-0
26-28
0-0
37-32
0-0
29-40
0-0
25-28
0-0
37-33
0-0
32-45
134.6Avg total
65.9Scored
68.7Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (27)68.373.9142.2-5.630%
Season at home (13)69.271.2140.5-2.038%
Season away (14)67.576.4143.9-8.921%
Last 10 (10)65.968.7134.6-2.840%
Last 5 (5)60.667.2127.8-6.640%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (14)67.580.0147.5-12.514%
vs Similar ◀ (15)68.269.1137.3-0.940%
vs Weakerno games
This opponent (Holy Cross) 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. Quarters & Halves

Quarter by quarter

-5-2+0+2+5Q1Q1: +0.0+0.0Q1: +0.0+0.0Q2Q2: -3.8-3.8Q2: -2.1-2.1Q3Q3: +0.0+0.0Q3: +0.0+0.0Q4Q4: -1.9-1.9Q4: -0.3-0.3
-5-2+0+2+5Q1Q1: +0.0+0.0Q1: +0.0+0.0Q2Q2: -3.8-3.8Q2: -2.1-2.1Q3Q3: +0.0+0.0Q3: +0.0+0.0Q4Q4: -1.9-1.9Q4: -0.3-0.3
Holy CrossLafayette
Each team's average quarter over its last 10 games. Net is the quarter margin (above zero = the team wins that quarter on average: who starts fast, who closes); Pythia projection = the quarter means of tonight's simulation. Hover a bar for its value.
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Holy CrossLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Army
#318
W
52-39
52
39
+13
H14/01
NCAA
Lafayette
#317
L
27-37
27
37
-10
A17/01
NCAA
Navy
#24
L
34-42
34
42
-8
A22/01
NCAA
American University
#204
L
27-41
27
41
-14
H24/01
NCAA
Colgate
#168
L
33-35
33
35
-2
A29/01
NCAA
Army
#318
D
33-33
33
33
+0
A31/01
NCAA
Boston University
#211
L
29-32
29
32
-3
H03/02
NCAA
Lehigh
#197
L
29-30
29
30
-1
H07/02
NCAA
Colgate
#168
L
23-33
23
33
-10
H11/02
NCAA
Loyola Maryland
#314
L
27-30
27
30
-3
A15/02
NCAA
66.6Avg total
31.4Scored
35.2Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)31.036.067.0-5.027%-
Last 30 at home (13)32.531.864.3+0.638%-
Last 30 away (17)29.939.269.1-9.418%-
Last 10 (10)31.435.266.6-3.810%-
Last 5 (5)28.231.659.8-3.40%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (19)28.738.266.9-9.511%-
vs Similar ◀ (9)36.835.672.3+1.244%-
vs Weaker (1)28.020.048.0+8.0100%-
This opponent (Lafayette) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
LafayetteLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Bucknell
#339
L
30-36
30
36
-6
A15/01
NCAA
Holy Cross
#321
W
37-27
37
27
+10
H17/01
NCAA
Boston University
#211
W
39-30
39
30
+9
A21/01
NCAA
Lehigh
#197
L
22-38
22
38
-16
A25/01
NCAA
Bucknell
#339
L
37-39
37
39
-2
H29/01
NCAA
American University
#204
L
27-32
27
32
-5
A31/01
NCAA
Navy
#24
L
24-26
24
26
-2
H05/02
NCAA
Army
#318
L
26-28
26
28
-2
A07/02
NCAA
Loyola Maryland
#314
L
29-40
29
40
-11
H12/02
NCAA
Lehigh
#197
W
37-33
37
33
+4
H14/02
NCAA
63.7Avg total
30.8Scored
32.9Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)31.735.066.7-3.223%-
Last 30 at home (14)33.834.668.4-0.829%-
Last 30 away (16)29.935.365.2-5.419%-
Last 10 (10)30.832.963.7-2.130%-
Last 5 (5)28.631.860.4-3.220%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (14)31.438.169.4-6.77%-
vs Similar ◀ (15)31.332.764.0-1.333%-
vs Weakerno games
This opponent (Holy Cross) 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
2
Holy Cross wins
8
Lafayette wins
Holy Crosslast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
15/02/26ALoyola Maryland73-83
11/02/26HColgate70-74
07/02/26HLehigh76-67
03/02/26HBoston University64-72
31/01/26AArmy68-69
29/01/26AColgate74-79
24/01/26HAmerican University67-76
22/01/26ANavy68-85
17/01/26ALafayette55-74
14/01/26HArmy82-75
Lafayettelast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
14/02/26HLehigh69-78
12/02/26HLoyola Maryland54-68
07/02/26AArmy63-60
05/02/26HNavy50-65
31/01/26AAmerican University67-65
29/01/26HBucknell81-79
25/01/26ALehigh59-64
21/01/26ABoston University73-77 OT
17/01/26HHoly Cross74-55
15/01/26ABucknell69-76

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Holy Cross
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 2 Wins / 8 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLLWLL32%
HomeWLLWL50%
AwayLLLLL19%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games281216
Win %32%50%19%
Points / game67.269.865.3
Allowed / game73.667.378.3
Point differential-6.4+2.4-13.0
Avg total140.8137.1143.6
Over main line---
Win by 10+14%25%6%
Close games (≤5 pts) won20% (5)0% (2)33% (3)
Overtime %0%0%0%
Lafayette
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 4 Wins / 6 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWLWLL30%
HomeWWLLL38%
AwayLLLWW21%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games271314
Win %30%38%21%
Points / game68.369.267.5
Allowed / game73.971.276.4
Point differential-5.6-2.0-8.9
Avg total142.2140.5143.9
Over main line---
Win by 10+15%23%7%
Close games (≤5 pts) won43% (7)100% (1)33% (6)
Overtime %4%0%7%
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 Navy2721678%74.264.1+10.1
2 Colgate28161257%75.973.4+2.4
3 American University27141352%75.072.0+3.0
4 Boston University28131546%76.674.9+1.7
5 Lehigh27121544%73.575.1-1.6
6 Loyola Maryland27101737%74.776.3-1.6
7 Army27101737%72.477.4-5.0
8 Holy Cross2891932%67.273.6-6.4
9 Lafayette2781930%68.373.9-5.6
10 Bucknell2781930%67.277.0-9.8
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

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Holy Cross04903483
Lafayette03305386
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