Earning a win and covering the posted spread will be the goals for Lehigh when they take on the American Eagles on Wednesday in college hoops betting action.

The Mountain Hawks will try to spoil to the party on Wednesday; they are 2-2 ATS against the number this season, while the Eagles are 0-0 ATS. Lehigh is 0-1 on the totals; American is 0-0.



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Power Rankings / Prediction:
It's a betting matchup between the No. 319-rated Eagles and the No. 101-ranked Mountain Hawks, according to the latest pro hoops power rankings here at Odds Shark. Prediction formulas run on this game indicate a possible 79-60 result in favor of the Mountain Hawks.



How They Match Up:
Rating these schools in several key categories is important for handicappers and American has the nation's No. 339-rated offensive output, at 57.1 PPG. The visiting Mountain Hawks defense ranks No. 203 allowing on average 67.5 PPG. The Eagles FG% has averaged 40.5% so far, less than the Mountain Hawks marksmen have achieved on the year, 47.8% per game.

Defensively, Lehigh features the nation's No. 263-rated defense on the road, allowing 74.4 points per game. American, meanwhile, comes in at No. 341 nationally in scoring at home.

Lehigh was a 79-47 Sportsbook in its last match at home against Holy Cross. The battle between the Mountain Hawks and Crusaders didn’t turn out to be much of a battle at all as Holy Cross was handed a 79-47 defeat on Saturday at Stabler Arena.

American was a 72-63 Sportsbook in their most recent outing on the road against Colgate. American earned a 72-63 victory over Colgate on Saturday, getting 22 points from Stephen Lumpkins at Cotterell Court.

Next up:
Lehigh home to Colgate, Saturday, January 19
American at Holy Cross, Saturday, January 19