Monmouth vs. Lehigh betting: College basketball preview for Dec. 21

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The Monmouth Hawks (5-7) are favored (-9.5) to stop a three-game losing streak when they host the Lehigh Mountain Hawks (4-8) at 1 p.m. ET on Sunday, December 21, 2025 at OceanFirst Bank Center. The contest airs on FloCollege. The matchup has an over/under of 143.5 points.

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Monmouth Cover -9.5 vs Lehigh -112

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Monmouth vs. Lehigh betting lines

  • Monmouth moneyline odds to win: -549
  • Lehigh moneyline odds to win: +400
  • Spread: Monmouth (-9.5)
  • Total: 143.5

Monmouth statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Monmouth sports a worse record against the spread in home games (1-2-0) than it does in away games (3-3-0).
  • In home games, the Hawks go over the total 33.3% of the time (one of three games). They hit the over more often on the road, topping the total in 50% of games (three of six).
  • As a moneyline favorite, Monmouth has won two of three games when playing at home, good for a .667 winning percentage. It has won one of two games away from home (.500) as a moneyline favorite.

Last season stats

  • Last season, the Hawks were 272nd in the country offensively (70.3 points scored per game) and 282nd on defense (75.4 points allowed).
  • At 30.9 rebounds per game and 34.0 rebounds conceded, Monmouth was 239th and 327th in college basketball, respectively, last year.
  • The Hawks were 300th in the country in assists (11.8 per game) last season.

Monmouth betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 5-6-0 (Home: 1-2-0; Away: 3-3-0)
  • O-U-P: 6-5-0 (Home: 1-2-0; Away: 3-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 4-3 (Home: 2-1; Away: 1-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-4 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-4)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
43.4 (273rd in nation) 44.3 (225th) 32.8 (206th) 31.9 (225th) 14.1 (209th) 11.2 (144th)

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Lehigh statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Lehigh has been better against the spread away (2-3-0) than at home (1-2-0) this year.
  • Mountain Hawks games have gone above the over/under 66.7% of the time at home (two of three), and 60% of the time away (three of five).
  • The Mountain Hawks’ winning percentage at home when moneyline underdogs is .000, both at home (0-2) and on the road (0-3).

Last season stats

  • The Mountain Hawks posted 70.3 points per game (272nd-ranked in college basketball) last year, while allowing 71.4 points per contest (156th-ranked).
  • With 28.8 boards per game, Lehigh was 331st in the country. It allowed 32.2 rebounds per contest, which ranked 247th in college basketball.
  • Last season the Mountain Hawks ranked 203rd in college basketball in assists, putting up 13.3 per game.

Lehigh betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 5-5-0 (Home: 1-2-0; Away: 2-3-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 9.5+: 3-1-0 (As Favorite: 1-1-0; As Underdog: 4-4-0)
  • O-U-P: 6-4-0 (Home: 2-1-0; Away: 3-2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 1-1 (Home: 1-0; Away: 0-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-6 (Home: 0-2; Away: 0-3)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
43.3 (279th in nation) 44.3 (225th) 29.1 (327th) 35.6 (340th) 12.8 (285th) 12.8 (270th)
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