It will be a battle between Pat opponents when the Lehigh Mountain Hawks (7-4) welcome the Lafayette Leopards (3-8) to Stabler Arena. The game gets underway at 7 p.m. ET on Wednesday, January 2, 2019.
Lafayette Leopards vs. Lehigh Mountain Hawks ATS Prediction
The Leopards are hoping for a better outcome after their 93-86 loss to the Saint Peter’s Peacocks in their last game. Saint Peter’s’ 12.0 turnover percentage was their biggest advantage over Lafayette, who had a rate of 16.8. Justin Jaworski was the top scorer from either team with 28 points on 7-for-12 shooting.
In the Mountain Hawks’ last game, they had no trouble getting past the Monmouth Hawks, 85-61. Lehigh’s rebounding was their largest strength. The Mountain Hawks had more offensive rebounds (11 vs. five), defensive rebounds (36 vs. 23) and total rebounds (47 vs. 28). Pat Andree was the top scorer from either team with 31 points on 9-for-15 shooting from the field.
After the Mountain Hawks won both matchups against the Leopards last season, this will be the first matchup of the year between these two teams. In the most recent game, Lehigh won 79-64. Lehigh out-rebounded Lafayette. The Mountain Hawks had nine offensive rebounds and 45 total rebounds, while the Leopards had three and 31, respectively.
Kyle Leufroy has averaged 0 points over the last five games for Lehigh.
Lehigh figures to have the edge on the offensive side of the ball. The Mountain Hawks currently rank 65th in effective field goal percentage (0.546), while Lafayette ranks 252nd in effective field goal percentage allowed (0.516).
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Notes
Betting Notes:
Lafayette averages 24.6 three pointers per game, which ranks 79th in the nation. Lehigh ranks 262nd in three pointers allowed per game (29.3).
The Leopards rank 67th in rebounds per game (38.4) while the Mountain Hawks rank 217th in rebounds allowed per game (38.8).
Lafayette ranks 30th in blocks allowed per game (2.5) while Lehigh ranks 130th (4.0).
The Mountain Hawks average 15.5 assists per game, which ranks 52nd in the nation. The Leopards rank 65th in assists allowed per game (12.0).
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The Leopards’ average margin of defeat in their last five games has been 8.8, up from 4.5 for the season.
During their last five games, the Mountain Hawks have scored an average of 75.4 points per game (1.4 below their season average) and allowed an average of 68.4 points per game (6.0 below their season average).
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