Saint Francis Red Flash vs Lehigh Mountain Hawks Prediction, 11/18/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Saint Francis Red Flash vs Lehigh Mountain Hawks

Date: Tuesday, November 18, 2025

Location: Stabler Arena in Bethlehem, PA

TV: ESPN+

Stabler Arena is where the Lehigh Mountain Hawks (1-2) will try to beat the Saint Francis Red Flash (0-3) on Tuesday.

The Saint Francis Red Flash took the court against Mount St. Mary's and took a loss by a final of 74-66 in their last contest. When discussing fouls, the Red Flash ended up with 15 and Mount St. Mary's recorded 14 fouls. They made 13 of their 30 attempts from downtown. Mount St. Mary's walked away from this one shooting 38.9% from the free throw line by making 7 of their 18 attempts. In addition, Mount St. Mary's pulled down 32 boards (6 offensive, 26 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Mount St. Mary's earned 21 assists and had 4 steals for the matchup. Concerning the defense, Saint Francis allowed their opponent to shoot 51.9% from the floor on 27 out of 52 shooting. They also distributed 13 dimes in this contest as well as forcing the other team into 15 turnovers and earning 8 steals. Concerning rebounding, they collected 37 with 15 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Red Flash made 13 of 18 tries for a percentage of 72.2%. Saint Francis ended the contest having earned a 35.4% field goal percentage (23 of 65) and converted 7 out of their 27 3-point shots.

Zion Russell is a guy who was important for the contest. He ended up with 23 points on 8 out of 23 shooting. He saw the court for 36 mins and pulled down 3 rebounds. He went 34.8% from the field and dished out 4 dimes.

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Saint Francis will enter this contest with a mark of 0-3 on the year. They are giving up possession 13.7 times per contest and as a team they commit 18.3 fouls per game. As a unit, Saint Francis is pulling in 31.3 boards per contest and has 42 dimes on the year, which ranks 228th in college hoops in terms of passing. The Red Flash are hitting 30.8% on 3-point shots (20 of 65) and 73.5% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 65.0 points per contest (338th in Division 1) while going 38.7% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Red Flash have forced 14.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 13.3 fouls. They are conceding 38.7% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 361st in D-1 in points per game allowed (93.3). The Red Flash defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 53.5% (100 of 187) and they surrender 41.0 rebounds per game as a unit. They are 298th in college in giving up assists with 65 surrendered so far this season.

When they last played, the Lehigh Mountain Hawks took a loss by a score of 84-72 against Rutgers. When discussing attacking the glass, Lehigh permitted Rutgers to get 41 in total (12 offensive). They finished 23.1% from distance by connecting on 3 of 13 and ended up shooting 19 of 27 at the charity stripe (70.4%). The Mountain Hawks permitted Rutgers to bury 31 of 61 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 50.8% for the game. In all, the Mountain Hawks ended up going 26 for 61 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 42.6%. In reference to shots from beyond the arc, Lehigh made 9 out of 25 tries (36.0%). They were able to make 11 of them for a percentage of 68.8%. Rutgers was called for 12 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Mountain Hawks to the charity stripe for a total of 16 attempts. They turned the ball over 9 times, while getting 7 steals in this game. The Mountain Hawks were able to pull down 17 defensive boards and 4 offensive boards totaling 21 in this contest.

Nasir Whitlock ended up being a major contributor for the Mountain Hawks for the matchup. He made 7 out of 16 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 43.8%, and had 3 rebounds. He racked up 21 points in his 34 mins of playing time and had 1 assist for this game.

Lehigh has a mark of 1-2 so far this season. The Mountain Hawks commit 16.7 personal fouls every game and they go 69.2% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 11.7 times per game (299th in college) and they cough up possession 15.0 times per game. Lehigh has tallied 195 pts so far this year (65.0 per contest) and they grab 35.0 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Mountain Hawks are connecting on 42.1% from the floor, which ranks 284th in college hoops.

The Lehigh defense surrenders 27.0% on shots from 3-point land (20 of 74) and their opponents are making 72.9% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 12.3 assists and 40.5 boards per game, which is ranked 138th and 327th in college hoops. The Mountain Hawks on the defensive side of the court are 141st in college hoops in points given up per game with 70.0. They are able to force 13.3 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.3% from the field (139th in the nation).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Lehigh

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