It will be a battle between Pat opponents when the Army West Point Black Knights (11-11, 6-3 Pat) welcome the Lehigh Mountain Hawks (14-6, 7-2 Pat) to Christl Arena. The game is scheduled to get underway at 1 p.m. ET on Saturday, February 2, 2019.
Lehigh Mountain Hawks at Army West Point Black Knights Free Prediction
In the Mountain Hawks’ last game, they topped the Lafayette Leopards, 93-86. The Mountain Hawks forced 18 turnovers and held the Leopards to an offensive rebounding percentage of 15.6 (below their season average of 22.9). With 33 points on 14-for-19 shooting, Jordan Cohen was the top scorer from either team.
The Black Knights were blown out by the Colgate Raiders in their last game, 76-56. Colgate’s offensive rebounding percentage was their biggest strength over Army West Point. The Raiders had a rate of 24.0 (below their season average of 30.8), while the Black Knights posted a mark of 12.1 (below their season average of 22.8). With 16 points on 6-for-10 shooting, Tommy Funk was Army West Point’s leading scorer.
After splitting two games last season, this will be the first matchup of the year between these two teams. In the most recent game, the Mountain Hawks won 84-53. Lehigh’s 0.298 free throw rate was their largest strength over Army West Point, who had a mark of 0.040.
Army West Point could put on a ball-control clinic in this showdown. Army West Point ranks 40th in the NCAA at avoiding errors (turnover percentage of 16.6 percent), while Lehigh forces the 30th-fewest turnovers (16.2 percent). Furthermore, the upper-echelon offense of the Mountain Hawks ranks fifth in effective field goal percentage (0.581), while the Black Knights are 61st-worst in the NCAA at effective field goal percentage allowed (0.529).
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Notes
Betting Notes:
Army West Point averages 27.7 three pointers per game, which ranks 23rd in the NCAA. Lehigh ranks 260th in three pointers allowed per game (26.9).
The Black Knights rank 29th in assists per game (16.3) while 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).
The Black Knights average 6.1 steals per game, which ranks 137th in the nation. The Mountain Hawks rank 140th in steals allowed per game (6.8).
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The Mountain Hawks’ average margin of victory in their last five games has been 7.8, up from 3.9 for the season.
During their last five games, the Black Knights have scored an average of 72.8 points per game (0.4 above their season average) and allowed an average of 67.6 points per game (4.6 below their season average).
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