Army Black Knights (12-11) vs. Lehigh Mountain Hawks (13-8)
February 1, 2023 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Lehigh Mountain Hawks -1.5 / Army Black Knights +1.5; Over/Under: +146
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The Army Black Knights and the Lehigh Mountain Hawks meet Wednesday in college basketball action from Stabler Arena. Army is 12-11 so far this year. The Knights beat Holy Cross in their last outing. As for Lehigh, they’re 13-8 following a win over Boston U on Sunday. Check back all season long for free college basketball picks at Sports Chat Place.
Army Black Knights
Army took losses to Stonehill, William & Mary, Princeton, Radford, Manhattan, Rhode Island and Stony Brook across their first 16 games. The Knights are 3-4 since then with wins over American, Boston U and Holy Cross.
In the Holy Cross game on Saturday, the Knights jumped out to a 39-22 halftime lead. Army was outscored 33-27 from there but still won it 66-55. Ethan Roberts led the team on 16 points with four rebounds.
Lehigh Mountain Hawks
Over on the Lehigh side, their season started at .500 with losses to Syracuse, Virginia Tech, MD Eastern Shore, UMBC, Wisconsin, Cornell, Army and Colgate through 16 games. The Hawks have beaten American, Loyola MD, Lafayette, Holy Cross and Boston U in the last five.
On Sunday in the Boston U matchup, Lehigh trailed 27-26 going into the break. The Mountain Hawks surged on a 40-28 run in the second half for a 66-55 win. Keith Higgins led the team with 19 points and four rebounds.
ANDREW’S FREE PICK
I’ll stick with Lehigh. The Mountain Hawks haven’t exactly been the model of consistency this year, but they’re doing pretty well over this eight game win streak. Lehigh has scored 66 or more points in seven of those eight. The last time these teams met up, Army took a tense 80-78 win at Christl Arena after storming out to a 48-32 half-time edge. I like this one to be close as well, with Lehigh eventually pulling out the cover/win at Stabler Arena.
