The Lehigh Mountain Hawks (14-6, 7-2 Pat) will be at Christl Arena to square off against the Army West Point Black Knights (11-11, 6-3 Pat) in a Pat matchup. The game gets underway at 1 p.m. ET on Saturday, February 2, 2019.
Lehigh Mountain Hawks vs. Army West Point Black Knights ATS Odds
In their last matchup, the Black Knights were blown out by the Colgate Raiders, 76-56, while the Mountain Hawks were victorious over the Lafayette Leopards, 93-86.
Lehigh played a perfect game. They had a turnover percentage of 14.3 (better than their season average of 16.9) and an offensive rebounding percentage of 19.4 (below their season average of 23.0). Lafayette was 21.1 and 15.6, respectively, for those same stats. Army West Point, meanwhile, had a free throw rate of 0.180 (above their season average of 0.165). Tommy Funk had a good outing for Army West Point with 16 points and six assists. Lehigh, meanwhile, rallied around Jordan Cohen, who recorded 33 points.
This was a highly contested series last year. Each won one of the two games played against each other last season. In the last matchup, the Mountain Hawks won 84-53. Lehigh’s 0.298 free throw rate was their largest strength over Army West Point, who had a rate of 0.040. This will be the first game of the year between these two teams.
Army West Point should be expected to protect the ball well in this contest. Army West Point ranks 40th in the nation at avoiding errors (turnover percentage of 16.6 percent), while Lehigh forces the 30th-fewest turnovers (16.2 percent). Moreover, the Mountain Hawks’ fifth-ranked offense (effective field goal percentage of 0.581) will clash against the Black Knights’ 292nd-ranked defense (effective field goal percentage allowed of 0.529).
Lehigh Mountain Hawks vs. Army West Point Black Knights Odds Pick
Pick: SU Winner – Lehigh, ATS Winner – Lehigh, O/U – Over
Betting Notes:
- Army West Point averages 27.7 three pointers per game, which ranks 23rd in the nation. Lehigh ranks 260th in three pointers allowed per game (26.9).
- The Black Knights rank 137th in steals per game (6.1) while the Mountain Hawks rank 140th in steals allowed per game (6.8).
- The Black Knights average 16.3 assists per game, which ranks 29th in the NCAA. The Mountain Hawks rank 206th in assists allowed per game (14.7).
- Lehigh ranks 165th in rebounds allowed per game (35.4) while Army West Point ranks 226th (37.2).
Bettings Trends:
- The Black Knights’ average margin of victory in their last five games has been 5.2, up from 0.1 for the season.
- During their last five games, the Mountain Hawks have scored an average of 87.6 points per game (5.8 above their season average) and allowed an average of 79.8 points per game (1.9 above their season average).
