Lehigh vs. American betting: College basketball preview for February 8

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The Lehigh Mountain Hawks (9-13, 4-7 Patriot League) are at home in Patriot League play against the American Eagles (14-10, 8-3 Patriot League) on Saturday, February 8, 2025 at 2:00 PM ET. The Mountain Hawks are 2.5-point favorites in the game. The point total is 134 in the matchup.

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Lehigh Cover -2.5 vs American -109

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Lehigh vs. American betting lines

  • Lehigh moneyline odds to win: -142
  • American moneyline odds to win: +119
  • Spread: Lehigh (-2.5)
  • Total: 134

Lehigh statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • At home, Lehigh has a better record against the spread (4-4-0) compared to its ATS record on the road (5-7-0).
  • When playing at home, the Mountain Hawks eclipse the total 37.5% of the time (three of eight games). They’ve hit the over in 33.3% of road games (four of 12 contests).
  • As a moneyline favorite, Lehigh has an identical winning percentage at home compared to when playing away from home (.500).

Recent trends

  • The Mountain Hawks’ offense has been less productive over their last 10 games, racking up 69.3 points a contest compared to the 70.6 they’ve averaged this season.
  • Lehigh has been tougher on defense lately, allowing 68.9 points per game during its last 10 outings compared to the 71.5 points per game its opponents are averaging in the 2024-25 season.
  • While the Mountain Hawks are making fewer threes per game over their past 10 contests (8.3 per game) in comparison to their season-long average (8.4), they are doing so while shooting a higher percentage (38.8% from deep over the last 10, 38.1% on the season).

Lehigh betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 9-11-0 (Home: 4-4-0; Away: 5-7-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 2.5+: 0-5-0 (As Favorite: 2-6-0; As Underdog: 7-5-0)
  • O-U-P: 7-13-0 (Home: 3-5-0; Away: 4-8-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 4-4 (Home: 3-3; Away: 1-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-9 (Home: 2-0; Away: 1-9)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.3 (157th in nation) 45 (262nd) 28.4 (344th) 32.6 (265th) 13.5 (197th) 10.1 (65th)

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American statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • This season, American is 5-3-0 at home against the spread (.625 winning percentage). Away, it is 5-7-0 ATS (.417).
  • Eagles games have finished above the over/under more often at home (five times out of eight) than on the road (seven of 12) this season.
  • When moneyline underdogs, the Eagles have won a higher percentage of games at home (3-0) than on the road (1-7).

Recent trends

  • In their previous 10 games, the Eagles are averaging 68.8 points per contest, 0.5 fewer points than their season average (69.3).
  • American has played better defensively in its previous 10 games, allowing 65.2 points per contest, 4.5 fewer points than its season average of 69.7 allowed.
  • Over their previous 10 games, the Eagles are making 8.5 threes per game, the same number as their season average. They sport a higher three-point percentage over their past 10 contests (38.1%) compared to their season average (34.7%).

American betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 12-10-0 (Home: 5-3-0; Away: 5-7-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 2.5+: 5-5-0 (As Favorite: 4-5-0; As Underdog: 8-5-0)
  • O-U-P: 13-9-0 (Home: 5-3-0; Away: 7-5-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 6-3 (Home: 4-1; Away: 2-2)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 6-7 (Home: 3-0; Away: 1-7)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.1 (219th in nation) 46.6 (322nd) 28.3 (345th) 30 (110th) 12.5 (269th) 10.6 (106th)
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