The Holy Cross Crusaders and Lafayette Leopards both failed to make it to ten wins last season, but each has the opportunity to do so this season when they face off on Monday at 7 p.m. ET. Holy Cross' Gerrale Gates scored 27 points in their earlier meeting this season to lead the Crusaders to a 79-74 win on January 7. Each team has gone on to win six games since their previous meeting, but Holy Cross has the edge on Lafayette by a game in the Patriot League standings with three regular season dates left on the schedule for each program.

The Leopards are favored by 6.5 points in the latest Lafayette vs. Holy Cross odds from Caesars Sportsbook, and the over-under is set at 136.5. Before you make any Holy Cross vs. Lafayette picks and predictions, you'll want to see what the SportsLine Projection Model is saying.

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