Columbia Lions vs Lehigh Mountain Hawks Prediction, 11/21/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Columbia Lions vs Lehigh Mountain Hawks

Date: Friday, November 21, 2025

Location: Stabler Arena in Bethlehem, PA

TV: ESPN+

Stabler Arena is where the Lehigh Mountain Hawks (2-3) will take on the Columbia Lions (3-1) on Friday.

The Columbia Lions took the court against Boston and earned the victory with a final of 54-49 in their last contest. When it comes to personal fouls, the Lions walked away with 13 and Boston recorded 12 personal fouls. They made 2 of their 18 shots from 3-point land. Boston ended up going 68.8% when shooting free throws by knocking down 11 of their 16 tries. On top of that, Boston grabbed 32 rebounds (9 offensive, 23 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Boston doled out 7 assists and had 6 steals for this contest. Regarding defending, Columbia allowed the other team to shoot 31.0% from the floor on 18 out of 58 shooting. They also doled out 15 dimes for this contest while forcing 5 turnovers and getting 3 steals. When it comes to getting rebounds, they earned 40 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Lions converted 7 of 9 attempts for a percentage of 77.8%. Columbia walked away from the game with a 39.2% FG percentage (20 out of 51) and made 7 of their 21 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Miles Franklin is a guy who was important in this contest. He ended up shooting 50.0% from the floor but had no dimes when the game ended. He played 21 minutes and also totaled 3 boards. He accounted for 10 points on 4 out of 8 shooting.

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Columbia heads into this contest with a win-loss mark of 3-1 for the year. They average 68.3 points per outing (327th in the country) while hitting 44.7% from the field. The Lions are shooting 36.4% on three-point shots (28 of 77) and 71.0% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Columbia is pulling in 40.8 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 51 dimes this season, which is 324th in the country in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 14.8 times per game and as a unit are committing 17.5 personal fouls per game.

On defense, the Lions have forced 9.3 turnovers every game while drawing 15.5 fouls. They are 153rd in Division 1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 58 surrendered for the season. The Lions defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 41.4% (94 of 227) and they surrender 30.3 boards per game as a team. They are surrendering 31.5% on 3-point shots while they are 66th in the nation in opponents PPG (65.8).

In their last game, the Lehigh Mountain Hawks walked away with a victory by a final of 79-62 when they faced Saint Francis. In relation to rebounds, Lehigh allowed Saint Francis to collect 30 overall (8 on the offensive glass). They went 31.3% from distance by going 5 out of 16 and ended up shooting 9 of 13 at the charity stripe (69.2%). The Mountain Hawks allowed Saint Francis to knock down 24 of 59 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 40.7% for the matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Mountain Hawks finished shooting 27 for 57 from the field which gave them a rate of 47.4%. Pertaining to shots from beyond the arc, Lehigh made 8 out of their 24 attempts (33.3%). They were able to make 17 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 65.4%. Saint Francis had 23 personal fouls in this contest which took the Mountain Hawks to the charity stripe for 26 tries. They also gave up possession of the ball 15 times, while getting 12 steals for the contest. The Mountain Hawks pulled down 25 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 34 in this game.

Nasir Whitlock was important for the Mountain Hawks in the game. He made 8 out of 17 for this contest for a rate of 47.1%, and added 3 rebounds. He tallied 23 points in his 34 minutes on the hardwood and had 1 assist for this contest.

Lehigh has a mark of 2-3 this year. The Mountain Hawks commit 17.0 personal fouls every game and they shoot 68.1% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 12.6 times per contest (293rd in Division 1) and they cough up possession 13.8 times per game. Lehigh has totaled 346 points on the year (69.2 per game) and they snag 33.6 rebounds per game. As an offensive team, the Mountain Hawks are hitting on 43.3% from the field, which is ranked 262nd in college hoops.

The Mountain Hawks on the defensive end are ranked 109th in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 68.4. They are forcing their opponents into 14.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 41.1% from the field (127th in the country). The Lehigh defense allows 27.8% on shots from distance (25 of 90) and opponents are converting on 72.4% of their free throw shots. They have conceded 11.4 dimes and 39.0 boards per contest, which is 93rd and 318th in D-1.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Columbia

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