Lehigh vs. Army betting: College basketball preview for Dec. 31

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The Army Black Knights (6-7, 0-0 Patriot League) are underdogs (+4.5) as they attempt to extend a three-game win streak when they visit the Lehigh Mountain Hawks (4-9, 0-0 Patriot League) at 12 p.m. ET on Wednesday, December 31, 2025 at Stabler Arena. The contest airs on ESPN+. The matchup’s point total is set at 143.

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Lehigh Cover -4.5 vs Army -112

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Lehigh vs. Army betting lines

  • Lehigh moneyline odds to win: -214
  • Army moneyline odds to win: +175
  • Spread: Lehigh (-4.5)
  • Total: 143

Lehigh statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Lehigh has covered the spread in the same percentage of games at home as away games (33.3%). It has covered one time in three games at home and two times in six games on the road.
  • When playing at home, the Mountain Hawks exceed the total 66.7% of the time (two of three games). They’ve hit the over in 50% of road games (three of six contests).
  • As a moneyline favorite, Lehigh has won a higher percentage of its games when playing at home (1.000) compared to away games (.000).

Last season stats

  • Last season, the Mountain Hawks were 272nd in the country offensively (70.3 points scored per game) and 156th defensively (71.4 points allowed).
  • At 28.8 rebounds per game and 32.2 rebounds conceded, Lehigh was 331st and 247th in the country, respectively, last year.
  • At 13.3 assists per game last year, the Mountain Hawks were 203rd in the nation.

Lehigh betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 5-6-0 (Home: 1-2-0; Away: 2-4-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 4.5+: 1-0-0 (As Favorite: 1-1-0; As Underdog: 4-5-0)
  • O-U-P: 6-5-0 (Home: 2-1-0; Away: 3-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 1-1 (Home: 1-0; Away: 0-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-7 (Home: 0-2; Away: 0-4)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
43.5 (282nd in nation) 44.9 (260th) 29.0 (330th) 35.0 (328th) 12.9 (291st) 13.4 (317th)

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Army statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Army has been better against the spread away (5-0-0) than at home (2-3-0) this season.
  • In terms of the over/under, Black Knights games have finished over 60% of the time this year, both at home (three of five) and on the road (three of five).
  • The Black Knights’ winning percentage at home when moneyline underdogs is .333 (1-2), and away it is .400 (2-3).

Last season stats

  • With 73.2 points per game on offense, the Black Knights were 197th in college basketball last year. At the other end of the court, they allowed 74.9 points per contest, which ranked 267th in college basketball.
  • Army ranked 200th in the nation with 31.5 boards per game. Meanwhile, it ranked 332nd with 34.2 rebounds allowed per contest.
  • Last season the Black Knights ranked 135th in college basketball in assists, putting up 14.1 per game.

Army betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 7-4-0 (Home: 2-3-0; Away: 5-0-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 4.5+: 6-2-0 (As Favorite: 0-1-0; As Underdog: 7-3-0)
  • O-U-P: 7-4-0 (Home: 3-2-0; Away: 3-2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 1-0 (Home: 1-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-6 (Home: 1-2; Away: 2-3)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
41.5 (330th in nation) 44.7 (250th) 33.6 (164th) 33.4 (291st) 15.0 (153rd) 11.7 (188th)
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