The Lehigh Mountain Hawks (10-5, 3-1 Pat) welcome the American University Eagles (8-7, 2-2 Pat) to Stabler Arena as they attempt to lengthen their six-game home winning streak. The game begins at 7 p.m. ET on Wednesday, January 16, 2019.
American University Eagles at Lehigh Mountain Hawks Free Prediction
The Eagles are hoping for a better outcome after their 55-54 loss to the Bucknell Bison in their last game. Bucknell’s 0.196 free throw rate was their biggest advantage over American University, who had a rate of 0.136. The Bison’s mark was below their season average of 0.260, while the Eagles’ was below their season average of 0.258. Sa’eed Nelson was the top scorer from either team with 18 points on 6-for-17 shooting.
The last time the Mountain Hawks took the court, they lost to the Colgate Raiders, 91-78. Colgate’s turnover percentage was their biggest advantage over Lehigh. The Raiders posted a mark of 6.4 (better than their season average of 17.0), while the Mountain Hawks had a rate of 18.7 (above the 14.7 mark opponents have averaged against Colgate this season). Lehigh’s Pat Andree put together a good performance, leading the team in scoring with 14 points on 5-for-10 shooting.
After the Mountain Hawks won both contests against the Eagles last season, these teams will battle for the first time this year. In the last contest, Lehigh won 80-78. Lehigh had a much better effective field goal percentage (0.570 vs. 0.464). American University, meanwhile, had a much better offensive rebounding percentage (31.1 vs. 15.2).
This battle pits one of the country’s top offenses against one of its elite defenses. Lehigh ranks 20th in effective field goal percentage (0.566) and American University is 25th in effective field goal percentage allowed (0.452).
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Betting Notes:
American University ranks 11th in three pointers allowed per game (17.7) while Lehigh ranks 259th (28.4).
The Eagles rank 47th in blocks per game (4.4) while the Mountain Hawks rank 194th (1.4).
American University ranks 157th in assists per game (12.9) while Lehigh ranks 193rd in assists allowed per game (15.3).
The Eagles average 7.1 steals per game, which ranks 80th in the nation. The Mountain Hawks rank 113th in steals allowed per game (6.5).
Lehigh ranks 143rd in rebounds per game (35.7) while American University ranks 149th in rebounds allowed per game (35.6).
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The Eagles’ average margin of victory in their last five games has been 2.2, down from 4.5 for the season.
During their last five games, the Mountain Hawks have scored an average of 84.0 points per game (4.2 above their season average) and allowed an average of 83.6 points per game (6.4 above their season average).
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