Holy Cross vs Stonehill — College Basketball, Dec 5, 2026

Stonehill (9-20 in 2025–26) hosts Holy Cross (9-22 in 2025–26) on Dec 5, 2026, 1:00 PM ET.

Sat, Dec 5, 1:00 PM ETMerkert Gymnasium · South Easton, MA

Holy Cross Crusaders

2025–26: 9-22 · 5-14 on the road

Stonehill Skyhawks

2025–26: 9-20 · 5-6 at home

Lines post the day of the game.

OverviewPropsStatsHead to head

Market◇Market

Lines post the morning of the game and are updated through the day.

Pro

Model's read

The model's winner call: locked before the start, graded in public, built on the market's price.

Winner

████ ▒▒▒██%

Start 7-day free trialSee the record

Checking your plan for the model's read…

What to knowiThree takeaways from the data below: the biggest mismatch, injuries or form, and the game setup.

Scoring margin

HC −6.9 · STO −6.5

Points scored minus allowed a game, 2025–26. Each team's own average, not a forecast.

Form

HC 3-7 · STO 3-7

Each team's record over its last ten games.

Rest

HC 2d · STO 3d

Days off before this game, from the schedule.

Offense vs defense: the four factorsiEach offense's league rank against the defense it faces in shooting, turnovers, rebounding and free throws; longer = better.◷History

ranks betterranks worseStronger72+ places apartleague middleLonger bar = better rank of 361 (#1 = best)

HC offensevsSTO defense

HC offense ranks better in 1 of 4 matchups (1 by a clear margin) · STO defense in 3 (3 by a clear margin)

Shooting · effective FG%?Field-goal percentage with threes counted at 1.5; the defense's number is what it allows.

49.8%

#245

48.0%

Stronger#40

Turnovers · per 100 plays?Turnovers the offense commits (fewer is better) and the turnovers the defense forces.

13.9%

#128Stronger

11.8%

#343

Offensive rebounding %?Share of its own misses the offense rebounds; the defense's number is what it allows.

21.9%

#354

27.2%

Stronger#44

Free throw rate?Free throws made per field-goal attempt; the defense's number is what it allows.

24.3%

#216

20.4%

Stronger#37

STO offensevsHC defense

STO offense ranks better in 0 of 4 matchups · HC defense in 4 (2 by a clear margin)

Shooting · effective FG%?Field-goal percentage with threes counted at 1.5; the defense's number is what it allows.

46.0%

#347

54.8%

slight#322

Turnovers · per 100 plays?Turnovers the offense commits (fewer is better) and the turnovers the defense forces.

16.9%

#326

12.6%

slight#320

Offensive rebounding %?Share of its own misses the offense rebounds; the defense's number is what it allows.

27.3%

#282

27.0%

Stronger#39

Free throw rate?Free throws made per field-goal attempt; the defense's number is what it allows.

18.2%

#357

20.5%

Stronger#40

Season box-score numbers; ranks of 361 teams. A defense ranks well for allowing less and forcing more turnovers.

Key numbers and mismatchesiHeadline ratings, then the biggest mismatches between one team's offense and the other's defense.◷History

HCSTO

−10.5 308thNet rating?Points scored minus points allowed per 100 possessions302nd −9.7

104.1 287thOffensive rating?Points scored per 100 possessions355th 94.2

114.7 298thDefensive rating?Points allowed per 100 possessions (rank 1 = allows least)59th 103.9

65.2 314thPace?Possessions per game (rank 1 = fastest)243rd 66.9

Expected pace: about 66 possessions a team (the two teams' average). Rank among 361 teams, 1st = best.

Where one side has the better of it

• 
  HC turnovers

  HC offense 13.9% (128th) vs STO defense allowing 11.8% (343rd)
  +215 spots

ContextiEach team's last ten days going into this game (filled = home, outline = road; travel distance is not tracked)◷History

last 10 days

TFSSMTWTFGame

HC

UNH

NE

STO

2 days rest

TFSSMTWTFGame

STO

ND

PROV

HC

3 days rest

homeroadday offthis gameFrom the schedule; travel distance is not tracked.

HC · last 10

9-22 · 274 days rest

• Mar 5 @ LEH2025–26L 66–69
• Mar 3 @ LAF2025–26W 82–77
• Feb 28 vs L-MD2025–26L 62–76
• Feb 25 @ BU2025–26L 63–78
• Feb 22 @ BUCK2025–26W 72–63
• Feb 18 vs LAF2025–26L 83–86
• Feb 15 @ L-MD2025–26L 73–83
• Feb 11 vs COLG2025–26L 70–74
• Feb 7 vs LEH2025–26W 76–67
• Feb 2 vs BU2025–26L 64–72

3-7 in these

STO · last 10

9-20 · 272 days rest

• Mar 7 @ MERC2025–26L 51–56
• Mar 4 @ LEM2025–26W 81–71
• Feb 28 vs MERC2025–26L 72–75
• Feb 21 vs LEM2025–26W 77–68
• Feb 19 @ NHVN2025–26L 51–64
• Feb 14 vs WAG2025–26L 57–68
• Feb 12 @ CHST2025–26L 55–68
• Feb 7 @ LIU2025–26L 54–61
• Feb 5 @ FDU2025–26L 58–74
• Jan 31 @ LEM2025–26W 65–54

3-7 in these

From box scores. Ratings are per 100 possessions (possessions estimated from box scores). Prop lines from DraftKings, FanDuel, BetMGM and Caesars; hit rates are past games against a number, not a forecast or a pick. For information only, not betting advice. 21+ only. Gambling problem? Call or text 1-800-GAMBLER.