The Lehigh Mountain Hawks (8-4, 1-0 Pat) will attempt to lengthen their five-game home winning streak when they go head-to-head with the Loyola Maryland Greyhounds (4-10, 0-1 Pat), who look to put an end to their five-game road losing streak. The game begins at 2 p.m. ET on Sunday, January 6, 2019.
Loyola Maryland Greyhounds vs. Lehigh Mountain Hawks ATS Prediction
In the Greyhounds’ last game, they were thoroughly outplayed by the St. John’s Red Storm, 76-55. St. John’s’ 20.1 turnover percentage was their largest strength over Loyola Maryland, who had a rate of 29.2. Andrew Kostecka was Loyola Maryland’s leading scorer with 17 points on 4-for-12 shooting.
The Mountain Hawks won big over the Monmouth Hawks in their last game, 85-61. Lehigh out-rebounded Monmouth. The Mountain Hawks had 11 offensive rebounds and 47 total rebounds, while the Hawks had five and 28, respectively. Pat Andree was the top scorer from either team with 31 points on 9-for-15 shooting from the field.
The sharp-shooting offense of Lehigh will go head-to-head against the bottom-tier defense of Loyola Maryland. The Mountain Hawks currently rank 34th in effective field goal percentage (0.557), while the Greyhounds are 316th in effective field goal percentage allowed (0.544). The Mountain Hawks figure to have the edge on that end of the court.
Kyle Leufroy has averaged 0 points over the last five games for Lehigh.
After splitting two games last season, these teams will go head-to-head for the first time this year. In the most recent game, the Mountain Hawks won 80-74. The Mountain Hawks’ turnover percentage was their largest strength over the Greyhounds. Lehigh had a rate of 7.9, while Loyola Maryland posted a mark of 17.2.
Loyola Maryland Greyhounds vs. Lehigh Mountain Hawks Odds Pick
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Notes
Betting Notes:
Loyola Maryland ranks 84th in three pointers allowed per game (21.1) while Lehigh ranks 253rd (29.3).
The Mountain Hawks rank 64th in assists per game (15.4) while the Greyhounds rank 201st in assists allowed per game (15.4).
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The Greyhounds’ average margin of defeat in their last five games has been 7.2, down from 7.5 for the season.
During their last five games, the Mountain Hawks have scored an average of 75.4 points per game (2.2 below their season average) and allowed an average of 68.4 points per game (6.7 below their season average).
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