Lehigh Mountain Hawks (4-12) vs. Colgate Raiders (11-7)
January 22, 2024 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Colgate Raiders -13; Over/Under: +144
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The Lehigh Mountain Hawks and the Colgate Raiders meet in college basketball action from Cotterell Court on Monday night. Can Lehigh stun the Raiders on the road? Or will Colgate continue to maintain their stranglehold on the Patriot League? Let’s dive in and find out with our Lehigh vs. Colgate Prediction.
Lehigh Team Preview
The Lehigh Mountain Hawks come into this one off of a 70-68 win over American last time out. Keith Higgins Jr. leads the Mountain Hawks in scoring with 15.1 PPG along with 4.6 RPG while Tyler Whitney-Sidney has 14.5 PPG with 3.5 RPG and 2.4 APG and Dominic Parolin has 10.4 PPG with a team-high 5.6 RPG to lead the Mountain Hawks in rebounding while rounding out the trio of double-digit scorers for Lehigh up to this point in the year. Jalin Sinclair has 9.6 PPG with a team-high 2.5 APG to lead the Mountain Hawks in the assist department while Bube Momah has 9.1 PPG and 4.5 RPG. As a team, Lehigh is averaging 73.7 PPG on 44.4% shooting from the field, 31.2% from three and 71.8% from the foul line this season.
Colgate Team Preview
The Colgate Raiders come into this one looking to add to their three-game win streak after a 75-59 win over Boston University last time out. Braeden Smith leads the Raiders In scoring and assists with 13.8 PPG and 5.5 APG along with 5.7 RPG while Ryan Moffatt has 11 PPG and 4.2 RPG as the only other double-digit scorer for Colgate up to this point in the year. Keegan Records has 9.4 PPG along with a team-high 6.9 RPG to lead the Raiders in rebounding up to this point in the year. As a team, Colgate is averaging 70.8 PPG on 44.3% shooting from the field, 36.1% from three and 69.9% from the foul line this season.
Lehigh vs. Colgate Prediction
I’m on Colgate in this one. The Raiders have been the class of the Patriot League for some time now and a fair chunk of that has come thanks to Colgate’s dominance of Lehigh in recent years. The Raiders are the far superior team in this one and I expect them to put a hurting on Lehigh once again in this one. Give me Colgate laying the points.
