Lehigh vs. Army betting: College basketball preview for Jan. 28

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The Army Black Knights (8-13, 2-6 Patriot League) host the Lehigh Mountain Hawks (9-12, 5-3 Patriot League) after losing three home games in a row. The Mountain Hawks are favored by only 2.5 points in the matchup, which starts at 6 p.m. ET on Wednesday, January 28, 2026. The matchup has an over/under set at 146.5 points.

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Lehigh vs. Army betting lines

  • Lehigh moneyline odds to win: -133
  • Army moneyline odds to win: +111
  • Spread: Lehigh (-2.5)
  • Total: 146.5

Lehigh statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Lehigh has done a better job covering the spread when playing at home (4-4-0) than it has in road tilts (4-5-0).
  • The Mountain Hawks have eclipsed the over/under in a higher percentage of home games (62.5%) than road games (55.6%).
  • Lehigh has played better as a moneyline favorite in home games, putting up a home record of 4-1, compared to going 0-1 on the road.

Recent trends

  • On the offensive side of the ball, the Mountain Hawks have increased their output a little bit over their last 10 games, scoring 75.6 points per contest over that span as opposed to the 72.6 they’ve racked up over the course of this season.
  • Lehigh’s points-allowed average over its past 10 games (75.5) is 0.7 more points per game than the team is allowing over the entire season (74.8).
  • While the Mountain Hawks are hitting fewer threes per game over their past 10 outings (7.7 per game) when compared to their season-long average (7.8), they are doing so while shooting a higher percentage (34.8% from deep over the last 10, 33.8% on the season).

Lehigh betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 10-9-0 (Home: 4-4-0; Away: 4-5-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 2.5+: 4-2-0 (As Favorite: 4-2-0; As Underdog: 6-7-0)
  • O-U-P: 11-8-0 (Home: 5-3-0; Away: 5-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 4-2 (Home: 4-1; Away: 0-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-9 (Home: 0-3; Away: 2-5)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.8 (217th in nation) 44.5 (221st) 29.0 (322nd) 34.3 (330th) 13.6 (216th) 12.3 (278th)

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Army statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • This year, Army is 3-5-0 at home against the spread (.375 winning percentage). On the road, it is 7-3-0 ATS (.700).
  • Looking at the over/under, Black Knights games have gone over four of eight times at home (50%), and seven of 10 away (70%).
  • The Black Knights’ winning percentage at home when moneyline underdogs is .200 (1-4), and away it is .400 (4-6).

Recent trends

  • The Black Knights are compiling 76.4 points per contest in their past 10 games, compared to their season average of 74.9.
  • Army is surrendering 81.1 points per contest in its past 10 games, compared to its season average of 79.3 points allowed.
  • The Black Knights are making 0.3 fewer treys per game in their last 10 games (10.6) compared to their season average (10.9), but they are delivering a higher three-point percentage over their previous 10 games (35.3%) compared to their season mark (33.6%).

Army betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 10-9-0 (Home: 3-5-0; Away: 7-3-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 2.5+: 9-7-0 (As Favorite: 0-2-0; As Underdog: 10-7-0)
  • O-U-P: 12-7-0 (Home: 4-4-0; Away: 7-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 1-1 (Home: 1-1; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 5-11 (Home: 1-4; Away: 4-6)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
42.2 (320th in nation) 46.8 (316th) 32.2 (199th) 32.4 (259th) 15.0 (125th) 11.0 (150th)
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