Bucknell vs. Lehigh: College Basketball Betting Preview, Tips And Picks – February 12, 2024

Written By PlayPicks Staff on February 11, 2024

Jack Forrest and Tyler Whitney-Sidney will be among the players to watch when the Bucknell Bison (10-15, 7-5 Patriot League) meet the Lehigh Mountain Hawks (8-15, 5-7 Patriot League) on Monday at 7:00 PM ET at Sojka Pavilion. The Bison match up with the Mountain Hawks in a game that Bucknell is currently a slight favorite by 1 points. The over/under for the matchup is 141.5.

Bucknell vs. Lehigh Betting Lines

Bucknell vs Lehigh Betting Information
Favorite Spread Total
Bucknell -1 141.5 points

Computer Picks

Spread Pick Bucknell (-1)
Total Pick Over (141.5)

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Bucknell vs. Lehigh Stat Rankings

Bucknell Avg. (Rank) Lehigh Avg. (Rank)
66.2 (335th) Points Scored 73.3 (204th)
70.0 (126th) Points Allowed 73.1 (223rd)
(1st) Rebounds (1st)
6.5 (334th) Off. Rebounds 6.6 (329th)
8.2 (102nd) 3pt Made 7.0 (224th)
12.4 (238th) Assists 13.3 (160th)
12.0 (241st) Turnovers 11.9 (236th)

Bucknell vs. Lehigh Betting Trends

  • Against the spread, the Bison are 12-11-1 this season.
  • Bucknell has an ATS record of 4-1 as 1-point favorites or more.
  • There have been 11 Bison games (out of 24) that went over the total this season.
  • In six games this year, Bucknell and its opponent have combined to score more than 141.5 points.
  • The over/under for this game is 141.5 points, 5.4 more than the average point total for Bison games this season.
  • Lehigh has 13 wins in 20 games against the spread this year.
  • The Mountain Hawks’ ATS record as 1-point underdogs or greater is 9-1.
  • This year, 11 of Bucknell’s 24 games have hit the over.
  • Mountain Hawks games have had over 141.5 points 11 times this year.
  • The average total points scored in Lehigh’s games this year (141.5) is 4.9 points higher than the total for this matchup.

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Bucknell Impact Players

  • Forrest records a team-leading 16.8 points per game. He is also averaging 5.2 rebounds and 1.6 assists, shooting 41.5% from the floor and 38.3% from beyond the arc with 2.7 made 3-pointers per game.
  • Noah Williamson totals a team-high 6.2 rebounds per game. In addition, he’s putting up 12.7 points and 1.1 assists, shooting 51.5% from the floor.
  • Elvin Edmonds IV paces the Bison at 4.7 assists per contest, while also posting 3.3 rebounds and 10.8 points.
  • Ruot Bijiek puts up 7.4 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.0 assists per contest, shooting 35.8% from the floor and 33.0% from downtown with 1.4 made 3-pointers per contest.
  • Josh Bascoe is posting 9.8 points, 4.1 assists and 2.5 rebounds per game.

Lehigh Impact Players

  • Dominic Parolin paces the Mountain Hawks in rebounding (5.7 per game), and averages 11.7 points and 1.8 assists. He also posts 0.5 steals and 0.4 blocked shots.
  • The Mountain Hawks get 8.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and 0.8 assists per game from Bube Momah.
  • Keith Higgins Jr. is putting up 15.1 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game, making 44.8% of his shots from the field and 33.3% from 3-point range, with 1.9 treys per game.
  • Burke Chebuhar gets the Mountain Hawks 6.2 points, 4.1 rebounds and 0.7 assists per game. He also averages 0.5 steals and 0.3 blocked shots.

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