Lafayette vs. Lehigh betting: College basketball preview for January 25

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The Lehigh Mountain Hawks (6-12, 1-6 Patriot League) will try to break a six-game losing streak when they host the Lafayette Leopards (8-12, 3-4 Patriot League) on Saturday, January 25, 2025 at Stabler Arena as only 1-point underdogs. The game airs at 7:00 PM ET on ESPN+. The point total is 136 for the matchup.

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Lafayette Cover -1 vs Lehigh -111

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Lafayette vs. Lehigh betting lines

  • Lafayette moneyline odds to win: -119
  • Lehigh moneyline odds to win: -102
  • Spread: Lafayette (-1)
  • Total: 136

Lafayette statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Lafayette owns a worse record against the spread in home games (5-4-0) than it does in away games (7-4-0).
  • The Leopards have gone over the total in four of nine home games (44.4%). They’ve fared better on the road, eclipsing the total in eight of 11 matchups (72.7%).
  • Lafayette has won a higher percentage of its games as a moneyline favorite at home, going 3-2 (.600). In away games as a moneyline favorite, it sports a record of 1-1 (.500).

Recent trends

  • The Leopards’ offense has been less effective over their last 10 games, racking up 68.0 points a contest compared to the 69.7 they’ve averaged this season.
  • Lafayette’s points-allowed average over its past 10 games (69.2) is 0.1 more points per game than the team is allowing over the entire season (69.1).
  • While the Leopards are connecting on fewer threes per game over their past 10 contests (7.7 per game) in comparison to their season-long average (8.3), they are doing so while shooting a higher percentage (36.2% from beyond the arc over the last 10, 35.8% on the season).

Lafayette betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 12-8-0 (Home: 5-4-0; Away: 7-4-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 1+: 4-4-0 (As Favorite: 4-4-0; As Underdog: 8-4-0)
  • O-U-P: 12-8-0 (Home: 4-5-0; Away: 8-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 4-3 (Home: 3-2; Away: 1-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-9 (Home: 2-1; Away: 1-8)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
43.3 (263rd in nation) 43.5 (182nd) 31.7 (228th) 33.4 (300th) 15.1 (97th) 10.5 (89th)

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Lehigh statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • In 2024-25 against the spread, Lehigh has a better winning percentage at home (.400, 2-3-0 record) than away (.364, 4-7-0).
  • Looking at the over/under, Mountain Hawks games have finished over more frequently at home (two of five, 40%) than away (four of 11, 36.4%).

Recent trends

  • The Mountain Hawks have fared worse offensively in their previous 10 games, averaging 66.5 points per contest, 2.9 fewer points their than season average of 69.4.
  • In its previous 10 games, Lehigh is allowing 70.4 points per contest, compared to its season average of 72.9 points allowed.
  • Over their last 10 games, the Mountain Hawks are sinking 7.6 three-pointers per game, 0.4 fewer threes than their season average (8.0). They also have a worse three-point percentage over their past 10 games (34.9%) compared to their season average (35.9%).

Lehigh betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 6-10-0 (Home: 2-3-0; Away: 4-7-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 1+: 4-5-0 (As Favorite: 2-5-0; As Underdog: 4-5-0)
  • O-U-P: 6-10-0 (Home: 2-3-0; Away: 4-7-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 4-3 (Home: 3-2; Away: 1-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-9 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-9)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.3 (218th in nation) 45.6 (293rd) 28.2 (344th) 33.5 (305th) 13.4 (215th) 10.5 (89th)
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