Lehigh vs Army Picks and Odds (Jan. 7)

• The Army Black Knights are 6.5-point home favorites over the Lehigh Mountain Hawks in an NCAA men’s basketball game scheduled for Friday, January 7
• Both schools are 2-0 this season in Patriot League play
• Army has won the last two meetings with Lehigh

Unbeaten in conference play, the Army Black Knights and Lehigh Mountain Hawks will put their perfect 2-0 Patriot League records on the line when they clash on the hardwood on Friday.

The Mountain Hawks have posted back-to-back wins over American and Colgate. Meanwhile, the Black Knights show consecutive victories at the expense of Loyola-Maryland and Bucknell.

It’s Army that the oddsmakers like to maintain the winning ways. The Black Knights are 6.5-point home favorites. Army is 2-1 against the spread this season as a home favorite.

Lehigh vs Army Odds

Odds as of January 7th at BetMGM.

Tipoff for Friday’s game at Christl Arena is set for 5:00 pm ET. Broadcast of the contest is being carried by ESPN+.

Lehigh Mountain Hawks Betting Trends

The Mountain Hawks (4-10) are riding a three-game winning streak. Their most recent victory over the defending Patriot League champion Red Raiders was Lehigh’s most impressive performance thus far this season.

Against Colgate, the Mountain Hawks raced to a 22-7 lead en route to beating the Red Raiders for the first time since 2018. For the first time in nearly a year, Lehigh was led by a pair of 20-point scorers. Freshman guard Keith Higgins Jr scored a career-high 23 points and senior forward Jeameril Wilson contributed a career-high 20 points in just 20 minutes on the floor. He was 9-of-9 from the floor.

Jeameril could not miss on Tuesday night… literally ?@jeameril_wilson finished 9-for-9 from the floor, the most makes without a miss by a Mountain Hawks' player since Tim Kempton was also 9-for-9 vs. American on March 5, 2015! pic.twitter.com/dDDxO1tsp6

— Lehigh M. Basketball (@LehighMBB) January 6, 2022

Senior center Nic Lynch posted his fifth career double double (11 points, 10 rebounds). Lehigh scored 80 points for the first time since an 82-74 victory over Holy Cross on January 24, 2021. The Mountain Hawks committed a season-low six turnovers.

Offensively, the Mountain Hawks are led by junior guard Evan Taylor and Wilson. Taylor is averaging 12.8 points and 5.9 rebounds. Wilson is responsible for 12.3 points and 4.6 rebounds per game.

Army Black Knights Betting Trends

Four players scored in double figures to pace the hot-shooting Black Knights (8-6) to a 96-89 victory over the Bucknell Bison on Tuesday. Sophomore guard Jalen Rucker led the way with 21 points as Army halted a seven-game losing streak at Bucknell.

It was Rucker’s second straight 20-point performance and fourth of the season. Shooting 9-of-13 from the floor. Senior guard Aaron Duhart netted a career-high 20 points. Senior guard Josh Caldwell was good for 16 points. That’s his fifth successive game scoring in double figures.

The Black Knights improve to 2-0 in @PatriotLeague play after topping Bucknell! #GoArmy | #FightOnToVictory pic.twitter.com/n5MnlUudCd

— Army M.Basketball (@ArmyWP_MBB) January 5, 2022

It’s the first time Army has opened Patriot League play 2-0 since the 2013-14 season. Army is second in the Patriot League in scoring offense (73.1) and fourth in scoring defense (70.9).

The Black Knights feature two of the top-10 scorers in the Patriot League in Rucker (fifth, 15.6 points per game) and Caldwell (10th, 13.2). Sophomore forward Charlie Peterson leads Army in rebounding (6.4) while Duhart is No. 1 in assists (50).

Black Knights vs Mountain Hawks Prediction

Army has won the past two games against Lehigh. That’s including a 79-66 home court victory by the Black Knights in the most recent meeting on February 15, 2020.

The Mountain Hawks are 7-3 straight up in their last 10 games against the Black Knights. In fact, Lehigh is 14-6 SU in the last 20 games against Army. The Mountain Hawks are 8-3 SU in their last 11 games at Army.

Good morning, Lehigh fans ☀️

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— Lehigh M. Basketball (@LehighMBB) January 5, 2022

Overall, Lehigh is 4-2 against the spread in the past six games. However, the Mountain Hawks are 4-13 SU in their last 17 games and 1-8 SU in their last nine road games.

The Black Knights are 4-2 SU in their past six games and 5-1 SU in their past six road games. Army is 3-7 ATS in the last 10 games facing Patriot League opposition.

Pick: Army Black Knights -6.5 (-110)

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