The Lehigh Mountain Hawks will hit the floor running against the visiting American Eagles Saturday, looking to improve their record and boost wagering bankrolls in the process.

This is a conference playoff game in the Patriot Tournament.

The Mountain Hawks sit at 24-7 (5-1 ATS) on the season. By comparison, the Eagles are currently 20-10 (1-0 ATS). Looking to wager on the totals? Lehigh is 3-2 OU, and American is 0-1 OU.



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Betting Line:
Sportsbooks had the Mountain Hawks installed as 8.5-point favorites in this particular matchup

Power Rankings / Prediction:
This game matches up the No. 100 (Mountain Hawks) and the No. 198 (Eagles) teams in the league, according to our current NCAAB power rank. A 78-70 result in favor of the Mountain Hawks has been projected by the scores prediction engine.



How They Match Up:
Rebounding is always a key handicapping consideration and Eagles is ranked No. 269 in NCAA hoops at 32.6 per game. Contrast that with Lehigh’s No. 99 mark in the paint. When it comes to three-point shooting, Lehigh is the No. 73-ranked team in the country at 7.4 per game, while American rates No. 89 at 7.1 per game.

Defensively, American features the nation's No. 30-rated defense on the road, allowing 62.9 points per game. Lehigh, meanwhile, comes in at No. 48 nationally in scoring at home.

In their last action, American was a 57-40 Sportsbook at home against Army. They covered the 11-point spread as favorites. The Eagles grabbed a 57-40 win over the Black Knights on Wednesday, behind a 11-point effort from Daniel Munoz at Bender Arena.

Lehigh won its last outing, a 70-57 result against Colgate on February 29. They failed to cover in that game as a 19.5-point favorite. Lehigh got 16 points from Mackey McKnight en route to a 70-57 victory over Colgate on Wednesday at Stabler Arena.