Lehigh Mountain Hawks vs Navy Midshipmen Prediction, 2/12/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Lehigh Mountain Hawks vs Navy Midshipmen

Date: Wednesday, February 12, 2025

Location: Alumni Hall (Navy) in Annapolis, MD

TV: ESPN+

Alumni Hall (Navy) is where the Navy Midshipmen (8-17) will try to beat the Lehigh Mountain Hawks (9-14) on Wednesday.

The Lehigh Mountain Hawks took the court against American and took a loss by a score of 78-75 in their last contest. In reference to personal fouls, the Mountain Hawks ended up walking away with 19 and American finished the game with 31 personal fouls. They also converted 5 of their 21 shots from beyond the arc. American ended up going 85.2% when shooting free throws by knocking down 23 of 27 tries. In addition, American collected 33 boards (8 offensive, 25 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. American totaled 8 dimes and had 4 steals in this contest. In terms of defense, Lehigh allowed the other team to go 42.4% from the floor on 25 of 59 shooting. They also dished out 10 assists in this matchup while forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and having 7 steals. In the matter of pulling down rebounds, they collected a total of 33 with 7 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Mountain Hawks made 25 of 37 tries for a percentage of 67.6%. Lehigh ended the game with a 42.6% FG percentage (23 of 54) and converted 4 of their 23 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Tyler Whitney-Sidney is one guy who was a major contributor in the matchup. He accumulated 19 points on 8 out of 13 shooting. He was on the court for 41 mins played and also collected 4 rebounds. He finished 61.5% from the floor and totaled 1 assist.

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Lehigh comes into this matchup with a mark of 9-14 this season. They turn it over 10.7 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 15.8 fouls per game. As a unit, Lehigh is grabbing 31.3 boards per game and has racked up 311 assists so far this year, which ranks 247th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. The Mountain Hawks are connecting on 37.1% on three-point attempts (189 of 509) and 68.3% from the free throw line. They average 70.8 pts per game (270th in Division 1) while hitting 45.0% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Mountain Hawks are able to force 10.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 16.9 fouls. They are currently ranked 67th in college in giving up assists to their opponents with 278 relinquished on the year. The Mountain Hawks defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 44.8% (601 of 1,342) and they surrender 35.6 boards per game as a team. They are giving up 32.3% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are ranked 193rd in the country in PPG allowed (71.8).

In their last game, the Navy Midshipmen walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 61-51 when they faced Lafayette. Regarding how they cleaned up the glass, Navy permitted Lafayette to get 38 overall (5 offensive). They finished 26.1% from three-point range by going 6 out of 23 and ended up shooting 7 out of 10 from the free throw line (70.0%). The Midshipmen permitted Lafayette to knock down 24 out of their 51 tries from the floor which left them shooting 47.1% for this game. When the final whistle blew, the Midshipmen shot 19 out of 64 from the field which had them shooting 29.7%. With respect to shooting from distance, Navy knocked down 5 of their 22 attempts (22.7%). They were able to knock down 8 of those for a percentage of 88.9%. Lafayette was called for 12 fouls in this matchup which got the Midshipmen to the free throw line for a total of 9 attempts. They turned the ball over 10 times, while recording 6 steals in this game. The Midshipmen were able to corral 21 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards for a total of 32 for the matchup.

Austin Benigni was important for the Midshipmen in the matchup. He converted 7 of 19 for this game for a rate of 36.8%, and added 5 rebounds. He earned 19 points in his 35 mins on the court and tallied 3 assists in the matchup.

Navy has a win-loss record of 8-17 so far this season. The Midshipmen have committed 16.6 fouls every game while shooting 73.5% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 13.6 times per contest (196th in D-1) and they turn the ball over 11.0 times per game. Navy has 1,755 pts for the season (70.2 per game) and they pull in 36.3 boards per contest. In terms of offensive execution, the Midshipmen are connecting on 41.9% from the field, which ranks 325th in college hoops.

The Navy defense allows 34.4% from downtown (198 of 575) and opponents are connecting on 70.1% of their shots from the free throw line. They have conceded 12.9 assists and 33.6 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 166th and 138th in D-1. The Midshipmen defensively are ranked 149th in college hoops in points allowed per game with 70.6. They are forcing 11.5 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 44.6% from the field (241st in college).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Lehigh

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