How to watch Virginia Cavaliers vs. Holy Cross Crusaders: Live stream, TV channel, start time for Friday’s NCAA basketball game
Half-time report
There’s only one half left between Virginia and the victory they were favored to achieve this afternoon. They have a bit of a lead as they currently lead Holy Cross 34-21.
If Virginia continues to play like this, they will increase their record to 5-2 in no time. On the other hand, Holy Cross will have to settle for a 4-4 record unless they turn things around (and quickly).
Who’s playing
Crusaders of the Holy Cross @ Virginia Cavaliers
Current records: Holy Cross 4-3, Virginia 4-2
How to watch
What you need to know
If the bettors’ predictions hold true, the near future looks bright for Virginia. They will look to defend their home court on Friday against the Holy Cross Crusaders at 4 p.m. ET at John Paul Jones Arena. The Cavaliers will look to keep their four-game home winning streak dating back to last season alive.
Virginia just scored the most points of the entire season. They won against Manhattan by a score of 74-65 on Tuesday.
Isaac McKneely and Andrew Rohde were among Virginia’s key playmakers, the former having 18 points plus five rebounds and two steals and the latter going 6 of 9 en route to 14 points plus four steals.
Meanwhile, Holy Cross unfortunately saw its four-game winning streak end on Sunday. They suffered a crushing 80-55 loss at the hands of Maine. This is the Crusaders’ lowest scoring game so far this season.
Virginia’s victory improved its record to 4-2. As for Holy Cross, their loss dropped their record to 4-3.
Friday’s game is shaping up to be a master class in shooting: Virginia has been dynamite from deep this season, making 39.4 percent of its threes per game. However, it’s not like Holy Cross is struggling in this department as they’ve drained 37.8% of their threes this season. Given these competing forces, it will be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Odds
Virginia is a 15.5-point favorite against Holy Cross, according to the latest college basketball odds.
Oddsmakers moved slightly against the Cavaliers, as the game opened with the Cavaliers as 17.5-point favorites.
The over/under is 129 points.
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