It will be a battle between Pat opponents when the Lafayette Leopards (5-14, 2-6 Pat) welcome the Lehigh Mountain Hawks (13-6, 6-2 Pat) to the Kirby Sports Center. The game gets underway at 8:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, January 30, 2019.
Lehigh Mountain Hawks vs. Lafayette Leopards Betting Prediction
The Mountain Hawks come in on a high note after beating the Boston University Terriers in their last contest, 94-78. Lehigh was 8-18 on three pointers (44.4 percent). Boston University, on the other hand, was 4-17 (23.5 percent). Lehigh received a boost from Jordan Cohen, who was the game’s leading scorer with 32 points on 12-for-14 shooting.
In the Leopards’ previous matchup, they fell to the Army West Point Black Knights, 69-63. Army West Point’s rebounding was their largest advantage. The Black Knights had seven offensive rebounds and 36 total rebounds, while the Leopards had one and 28, respectively. With 15 points and six rebounds, Justin Jaworski had a solid performance for Lafayette.
This is the second game of the season between these two squads. In the first, Pat Andree scored a game-high 23 points and the Mountain Hawks defeated the Leopards 86-83. He also put up 13 rebounds. Lehigh did a great job of making free throws (19-20; 95.0 percent). Lafayette, meanwhile, had a much better offensive rebounding percentage (19.4 vs. 10.0).
The high-octane offense of Lehigh (45th in the nation with an offensive efficiency of 112.6) will square off against the porous defense of Lafayette (312th in the nation with a defensive efficiency of 108.9). The Mountain Hawks should have the advantage on that end of the court.
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Notes
Betting Notes:
Lafayette averages 24.2 three pointers per game, which ranks 97th in the country. Lehigh ranks 270th in three pointers allowed per game (26.9).
The Leopards rank 12th in blocks allowed per game (2.2) while the Mountain Hawks rank 118th (3.5).
Lehigh ranks 30th in assists per game (16.3) while Lafayette ranks 122nd (13.7).
The Mountain Hawks rank 177th in rebounds per game (34.9) while the Leopards rank 186th in rebounds allowed per game (35.9).
Bettings Trends:
The Mountain Hawks’ average margin of victory in their last five games has been 3.8, up from 3.7 for the season.
During their last five games, the Leopards have scored an average of 68.2 points per game (4.9 below their season average) and allowed an average of 73.4 points per game (3.4 below their season average).
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