Lehigh Mountain Hawks vs American Eagles Prediction, 2/25/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Lehigh Mountain Hawks vs American Eagles

Date: Wednesday, February 25, 2026

Location: Bender Arena in Washington, DC

TV: ESPN+

The American Eagles (16-13) will play the Lehigh Mountain Hawks (13-16) at Bender Arena on Wednesday.

The Lehigh Mountain Hawks stepped onto the hardwood against Boston and went home with a win by a final score of 70-67 in their last contest. When discussing fouls, the Mountain Hawks finished with 8 and Boston accounted for 16 fouls. They knocked down 7 of 21 shots from 3-point land. Boston finished the contest at 80.0% from the charity stripe by making 4 of their 5 shots. Furthermore, Boston collected 24 boards (7 offensive, 17 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Boston doled out 11 assists and had 7 steals for this game. When talking about defense, Lehigh allowed the other team to shoot 50.0% from the field on 28 of 56 shooting. They also recorded 15 assists in this contest in addition to forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and earning 6 steals. Pertaining to grabbing rebounds, they collected 24 with 7 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Mountain Hawks knocked down 12 of 13 attempts for a percentage of 92.3%. Lehigh finished the contest with a 50.0% field goal percentage (25 out of 50) and buried 8 of their 19 3-point attempts.

Nasir Whitlock is one player who was a factor for the contest. He walked away with 30 points on 9 out of 16 shooting. He was on the court for 39 mins played but did not grab any rebounds. He shot 56.3% from the field and distributed 4 dimes.

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Lehigh steps onto the hardwood with a mark of 13-16 for the year. They cough up possession 12.3 times per game and as a team are committing 16.2 fouls per game. As a unit, Lehigh is grabbing 31.7 rebounds per game and is sitting with 407 assists on the campaign, which has them ranked 134th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. The Mountain Hawks are shooting 34.8% on 3-pointers (228 of 656) and 72.8% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 72.6 points per contest (266th in D-1) while going 45.6% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Mountain Hawks are forcing their opponents into 11.8 turnovers every game and they draw 17.0 personal fouls. They rank 151st in college in giving up assists to the opposition with 363 relinquished on the season. The Mountain Hawks defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 44.9% (784 of 1,747) and they surrender 37.0 boards per contest as a group. They relinquish 33.9% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 216th in college hoops in points per game allowed (74.8).

The last time they took the court, the American Eagles walked away with a victory by a final of 75-61 against Lafayette. The Eagles were able to snag 24 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive boards totaling 30 for the matchup. They also turned it over 6 times, while getting 5 steals in this game. Lafayette committed 14 personal fouls in this contest which took the Eagles to the charity stripe for 11 shots. They were able to bury 8 of those for a rate of 72.7%. With regard to shots from downtown, American buried 13 of their 26 attempts (50.0%). When the final whistle was blown, the Eagles finished the game shooting 27 for 55 from the floor which had them shooting 49.1%. The Eagles permitted Lafayette to bury 24 of their 48 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 50.0% in this matchup. They finished 16.7% from downtown by connecting on 2 of 12 and finished the game at 11 of 16 from the free throw line (68.8%). With respect to how they rebounded, American allowed Lafayette to collect 24 overall (4 on the offensive glass).

Geoff Sprouse pitched in for the Eagles for this game. He recorded 28 points in his 31 minutes of playing time and accumulated 4 dimes for the matchup. He knocked down 10 out of 13 in the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 76.9%, and tallied 4 rebounds.

American has a record of 16-13 this year. The Eagles are responsible for committing 18.9 personal fouls per contest and they hit 75.6% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 13.7 times per game (200th in the nation) and they are giving up possession 11.0 times per contest. American has accounted for 2,176 points for the year (75.0 per game) and they average 31.9 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Eagles are hitting on 45.1% from the field, which is 191st in college.

The American defense allows 33.2% on shots from distance (189 of 569) and opponents are connecting on 72.3% of their foul shots. They have allowed 13.0 assists and 33.9 rebounds per game, which is 146th and 144th in the country. The Eagles defensively are ranked 106th in the country in PPG allowed with 71.1. They are able to force 13.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 45.7% from the field (273rd in the nation).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take American

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