Holy Cross vs. Bucknell Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Dec. 31

The Holy Cross Crusaders (5-8, 0-0 Patriot League) host the Bucknell Bison (3-10, 0-0 Patriot League) at Hart Center, starting at 2 p.m. ET on Wednesday, December 31, 2025. The Crusaders are 1.5-point favorites in the game. The matchup's over/under is set at 137.5.

In its most recent game on Saturday, Holy Cross suffered an 81-53 loss to Harvard. In Holy Cross' loss, Gabe Warren led the way with a team-high 16 points (adding four rebounds and one assist). Bucknell is coming off of a 94-39 loss to Iowa in its last game on Saturday. Ruot Bijiek put up nine points, two rebounds and two assists for Bucknell.

Holy Cross vs. Bucknell Odds and Game Time

• When: Wednesday, December 31, 2025 at 2 p.m. ET
• Where: Hart Center in Worcester, Massachusetts
• Spread favorite: Holy Cross -1.5
• Moneyline favorite: Holy Cross -110
• Moneyline underdog: Bucknell -110
• Over/Under: 137.5 points

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Betting the Over/Under: Holy Cross vs. Bucknell

• This season, Holy Cross and its opponents have combined to outscore Wednesday's total of 137.5 points seven times.
• This season, seven of Bucknell's games have finished with a combined score higher than 137.5 points.
• Together, the two teams combine for 130.2 points per game, 7.3 fewer points than the total of 137.5 for this contest.
• The 151.5 points per game these two teams surrender to opponents on average this season are 14.0 more than the 137.5 over/under in this contest.
• Holy Cross has a 139.5 average over/under in its games this season, 2.0 more points than the over/under in this matchup.
• Bucknell's games have an average over/under of 142.2 points this season, 4.7 more points than the over/under for this game.

Betting the Spread: Holy Cross vs. Bucknell

• Holy Cross has six wins against the spread in 11 games this year.
• Bucknell has six wins against the spread in 13 games this season.
• This season, the Bison have an against-the-spread record of 4-6 in their 10 games as an underdog of 1.5 points or more.
• Holy Cross has covered the spread twice at home, and is 1-2 overall there, this year.
• Bucknell is 3-3 against the spread, and 2-4 overall, in away games.
• Bucknell is unbeaten ATS (1-0) as 1.5-point underdogs or more on the road.

Betting the Moneyline: Holy Cross vs. Bucknell

• This is the first time Holy Cross will play as a moneyline favorite this season.
• The Crusaders have not entered a game this season as a bigger favorite on the moneyline than the -110 odds on them winning this game.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 52.4% chance of a victory for Holy Cross.
• Bucknell has won in one of the 10 contests it has been named as the moneyline underdog this year.
• This season, the Bison have been victorious one time in 10 chances when named as an underdog of at least -110 or longer on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies Bucknell has a 52.4% chance of walking away with the win.