Lehigh Mountain Hawks vs Boston Terriers Prediction, 1/14/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Lehigh Mountain Hawks vs Boston Terriers

Date: Wednesday, January 14, 2026

Location: Case Gym in Boston, MA

TV: ESPN+

Case Gym is the location where the Boston Terriers (7-10) will try to defeat the Lehigh Mountain Hawks (6-11) on Wednesday.

The Lehigh Mountain Hawks faced Colgate and earned the victory with a final of 78-77 in their last game. Lehigh walked away from the contest with a 40.7% field goal percentage (24 of 59) and knocked down 10 of their 19 three-point shots. From the free throw line, the Mountain Hawks buried 20 of 26 shots for a percentage of 76.9%. With respect to grabbing boards, they collected 31 with 12 of them being offensive. They also dished out 16 dimes in the game as well as forcing 9 turnovers and earning 5 steals. In reference to defense, Lehigh allowed the other team to go 46.6% from the floor on 27 of 58 shooting. Colgate earned 16 assists and had 4 steals in the game. In addition, Colgate collected 31 boards (10 offensive, 21 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Colgate shot 76.2% at the charity stripe by knocking down 16 of their 21 attempts. They also made 7 of their 17 shots from distance. In relation to fouls, the Mountain Hawks finished with 16 while Colgate accounted for 18 fouls.

Edouard Benoit is one guy who was a factor for the contest. He totaled 27 points on 9 of 16 shooting. He saw the court for 33 mins and grabbed 11 rebounds. He finished shooting 56.3% from the floor and also distributed 2 dimes.

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Lehigh will play this game with a record of 6-11 so far this year. They lose possession by turning the ball over 13.2 times per contest and as a unit are committing 16.8 fouls per game. As a unit, Lehigh is pulling down 32.1 rebounds per game and has racked up 226 dimes on the season, which is 243rd in D-1 in terms of passing. The Mountain Hawks are connecting on 33.3% on 3-pointers (132 of 396) and 70.6% from the free throw line. They have an average of 70.6 points per contest (304th in the nation) on 44.0% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Mountain Hawks are able to force 12.8 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.5 personal fouls. They are giving up 33.3% from 3-point land and they are ranked 199th in the nation in points per game from their opponents (73.9). The Mountain Hawks are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 44.4% (452 of 1,017) and they relinquish 37.9 boards per contest as a team. They currently rank 106th in college in giving up assists to the opposition with 207 surrendered for the season.

The last time they took the court, the Boston Terriers went home victorious with a score of 100-91 against Army. The Terriers snagged 22 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive boards for a total of 26 in this matchup. They turned it over 10 times, while earning 4 steals in this contest. Army had 17 fouls for this game which took the Terriers to the charity stripe for a total of 21 shots. They were able to make 17 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 81.0%. In relation to shooting from downtown, Boston converted 15 of their 23 attempts (65.2%). Overall, the Terriers finished the game shooting 34 for 51 from the field which had them shooting 66.7%. The Terriers permitted Army to convert 31 of 66 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.0% in this game. They finished shooting 47.1% from beyond the arc by connecting on 16 of 34 and finished the game at 13 of 15 from the free throw line (86.7%). In regard to rebounds, Boston allowed Army to grab 23 in total (10 on the offensive side).

Michael McNair ended up being important for the Terriers in the matchup. He earned 28 points in his 38 mins of playing time and totaled 5 dimes for the game. He converted 9 of 11 for this contest giving him a rate of 81.8%, and had 5 rebounds.

Boston has a record of 7-10 so far this season. The Terriers are committing 18.0 personal fouls every game and they hit 68.9% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 15.0 times per contest (138th in college) and they cough up possession 11.6 times per contest. Boston has accounted for 1,292 points so far this season (76.0 per game) and they snag 31.7 boards per game. As an offensive team, the Terriers are connecting on 49.3% from the floor, which ranks them 33rd in Division 1.

The Terriers defensively are ranked 245th in college in PPG given up with 75.8. They are forcing 9.6 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 47.6% from the field (331st in college). The Boston defense surrenders 38.2% on shots from beyond the perimeter (149 of 390) and opponents are converting on 70.7% of their free throw shots. They allow 13.7 dimes and 30.4 boards every game, which is 214th and 22nd in those categories.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Boston

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