Lehigh Mountain Hawks vs Boston Terriers Prediction, 3/10/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Lehigh Mountain Hawks vs Boston Terriers

Date: Sunday, March 10, 2024

Location: Case Gym in Boston, MA

TV: CBSSN

The Boston Terriers (15-16) will compete against the Lehigh Mountain Hawks (12-17) at Case Gym on Sunday.

The Lehigh Mountain Hawks stepped onto the hardwood against Lafayette and went home with a win by a final score of 76-61 in their last game. Lehigh ended with a 53.8% field goal percentage (28 of 52) and made 13 of their 20 shots from distance. At the free throw line, the Mountain Hawks made 7 of 9 shots for a rate of 77.8%. In relation to grabbing boards, they collected 38 with 4 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 24 assists in this matchup while forcing 10 turnovers and getting 10 steals. When talking about defense, Lehigh allowed their opponent to shoot 38.7% from the field on 24 of 62 shooting. Lafayette earned 16 dimes and had 13 steals in this matchup. On top of that, Lafayette collected 24 rebounds (7 offensive, 17 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Lafayette finished the game at 46.7% when shooting free throws by converting 7 of their 15 attempts. They knocked down 6 of 25 attempts from distance. In regard to fouls, the Mountain Hawks finished with 16 while Lafayette recorded 13 fouls.

Burke Chebuhar is a guy who was a major contributor in the game. He finished shooting 72.7% from the field and also earned 6 assists. He was on the court for 33 minutes and also totaled 7 boards. He ended up scoring 22 points on 8 out of 11 shooting.

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Lehigh enters this one with a win-loss mark of 12-17 on the campaign. They average 72.8 pts per game (208th in D-1) while connecting on 44.0% from the field. The Mountain Hawks are hitting 31.4% on shots from downtown (200 of 637) and 73.5% from the charity stripe. As a team, Lehigh is snagging 35.7 rebounds per contest and has racked up 376 dimes for the campaign, which is 238th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession via turnover 12.1 times per game and as a unit they are committing 16.6 personal fouls every game.

On defense, the Mountain Hawks are able to force 12.8 turnovers per game and they draw 17.1 personal fouls. They are giving up 34.5% on 3-point shots and they are 146th in college hoops in opponents points per game (71.0). The Mountain Hawks defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 43.8% (748 of 1,707) and they surrender 35.9 boards per game as a team. They rank 61st in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 340 surrendered this season.

The last time they took the court, the Boston Terriers got the victory with a final of 70-61 when they played Navy. With respect to rebounding, Boston permitted Navy to pull down 34 overall (13 on the offensive side). They finished 16.7% from beyond the perimeter by hitting 4 out of 24 and ended up shooting 13 out of 16 at the free throw line (81.3%). The Terriers allowed Navy to knock down 22 of 61 attempts from the field which left them with a rate of 36.1% in this contest. Overall, the Terriers ended up going 25 for 61 from the field which gave them a percentage of 41.0%. In regard to shots from beyond the perimeter, Boston buried 7 out of 24 attempts (29.2%). They were able to make 13 of those for a percentage of 86.7%. Navy committed 14 personal fouls in the game which took the Terriers to the charity stripe for a total of 15 attempts. They also turned it over 10 times, while getting 5 steals in the game. The Terriers snagged 24 defensive boards and 13 offensive rebounds for a total of 37 for this game.

Anthony Morales was important for the Terriers for the matchup. He scored 17 points in his 26 mins on the court and had 2 assists for the game. He buried 5 out of 10 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and accounted for 6 rebounds.

Boston has a mark of 15-16 so far this season. The Terriers commit 17.1 fouls per game and they hit 72.1% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 12.7 times per game (218th in the country) and they are giving up possession 11.5 times per contest. Boston has accumulated 2,044 points so far this season (65.9 per contest) and they snag 35.2 boards per game. As an offense, the Terriers are shooting 41.3% from the field, which ranks them 330th in the country.

The Terriers are ranked 39th in college hoops in PPG allowed with 66.2. They are forcing their opponents into 11.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 43.0% from the floor (144th in the nation). The Boston defense allows 34.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter (231 of 665) and their opponents are connecting on 67.8% of their free throw attempts. They give up 11.6 dimes and 33.0 boards every game, which is 86th and 83rd in the nation.

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Boston

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