The Boston University Terriers will look for the season sweep when they take on the Lehigh Mountain Hawks in a Patriot League matchup on Wednesday. Boston University is coming off a 48-44 loss at American on Saturday, while Lehigh dropped a 78-70 decision at Lafayette that same day. The Terriers (14-15, 8-8 Patriot), who are tied with Navy for fifth in the conference, are 2-12 on the road this year. The Mountain Hawks (10-17, 5-11 Patriot), who are tied with Holy Cross for ninth in the Patriot, are 8-4 on their home floor in 2024-25.
Tipoff from Stabler Arena in Bethlehem, Pa., is set for 6 p.m. ET. Boston University has won four of the last five meetings with Lehigh, including a 63-58 win on Jan. 15. Lehigh is a 3.5-point favorite in the latest Boston University vs. Lehigh odds from SportsLine consensus, while the over/under for total points scored is 130.5. Before making any Lehigh vs. Boston University picks, check out the college basketball predictions from the SportsLine Projection Model.
The model simulates every Division 1 college basketball game 10,000 times. It enters Week 17 of the 2024-25 season on a 220-160 betting roll (+2005) on all top-rated college basketball picks dating back to 2023. Anyone following at sportsbooks and on betting apps could have seen huge returns.
Now, the model has set its sights on Boston University vs. Lehigh. You can visit SportsLine now to see the picks. Here are the college basketball lines and trends for Lehigh vs. Boston University:
- Boston University vs. Lehigh spread: Lehigh -3.5
- Boston University vs. Lehigh over/under: 130.5 points
- Boston University vs. Lehigh money line: Lehigh -158, Boston University +133
- BU: The Terriers have hit the team total under in 12 of their last 16 road games
- LEH: The Mountain Hawks have hit the game total under in 19 of their last 30 games (+6.90 units)
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Why you should back Lehigh
With senior guard Keith Higgins Jr. out for the year with a foot injury, senior guard Tyler Whitney-Sidney has helped pick up some of the scoring slack for the Mountain Hawks. In 27 games, all starts, Whitney-Sidney is averaging 13.7 points, 3.2 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 30.1 minutes. He scored 19 points and garnered two steals in a 67-50 loss at Bucknell on Feb. 17. In the first meeting at Boston University last month, he poured in 20 points, while adding four assists and four steals.
Sophomore guard Nasir Whitlock has been red hot of late, reaching double-digit scoring in five of the last six games. In a 72-60 win over Holy Cross on Feb. 15, he scored 17 points, while adding five rebounds and three assists. He has primarily come off the bench, playing in 27 games with two starts. In 23.4 minutes per game, he is averaging 9.7 points, 2.6 rebounds and two assists. See which team to pick here.
Why you should back Boston University
Sophomore guard Kyrone Alexander is one of three Terriers averaging double-digit scoring. In 27 games, all starts, he is averaging 12.6 points, five rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.1 steals in 30.3 minutes. He has scored 20 or more points in two of the past three games, including a 21-point, seven-rebound and two-assist effort in a 93-91 double-overtime win over Colgate on Feb. 15. He scored 20 points, grabbed six rebounds and dished out four assists in a 68-66 win over Loyola Maryland on Feb. 19.
Sophomore guard Michael McNair has scored 10 or more points in four of the past five games. In an 87-65 win over Navy on Feb. 5, he scored 18 points, while adding four rebounds and two assists. He scored 15 points and grabbed three rebounds in the win over Lehigh in January. In 28 games, all starts, he is averaging 10.5 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 29.2 minutes. See which team to pick here.
How to make Boston University vs. Lehigh picks
SportsLine’s model is going Over on the total, projecting 136 combined points. It also says one side of the spread that hits in well over 60% of of simulations. You can only get the pick at SportsLine.
So who wins Lehigh vs. Boston University, and which side of the spread hits in well over 60% of simulations? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the spread to jump on, all from the advanced model that is up more than $2,000 on its college basketball picks dating back to 2023, and find out.
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