Lehigh Mountain Hawks vs Colgate Raiders Prediction, 1/10/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Lehigh Mountain Hawks vs Colgate Raiders

Date: Saturday, January 10, 2026

Location: Cotterell Court in Hamilton, NY

TV: ESPN+

Cotterell Court is the site where the Colgate Raiders (9-7) will take on the Lehigh Mountain Hawks (5-11) on Saturday.

The Lehigh Mountain Hawks took the court against Holy Cross and earned the victory with a final of 66-58 in their last contest. In regard to fouls, the Mountain Hawks finished with 11 and Holy Cross totaled 15 fouls. They also converted 3 of their 13 shots from beyond the perimeter. Holy Cross finished shooting 70.0% from the charity stripe by knocking down 7 of their 10 tries. On top of that, Holy Cross snagged 24 rebounds (5 offensive, 19 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Holy Cross distributed 8 dimes and had 8 steals for the contest. With respect to the defense, Lehigh allowed the other team to go 43.6% from the field on 24 out of 55 shooting. They also doled out 13 assists in the game as well as forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and having 8 steals. In the matter of pulling down boards, they collected 31 with 6 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Mountain Hawks buried 8 of their 9 tries for a percentage of 88.9%. Lehigh ended the game with a 49.1% field goal percentage (26 of 53) and converted 6 of 15 shots from beyond the arc.

Edouard Benoit is one guy who was a major contributor in the matchup. He notched 22 points on 9 of 14 shooting. He saw the court for 33 minutes played and totaled 5 rebounds. He finished the game at 64.3% from the field and also earned 1 assist.

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Lehigh will enter this contest with a win-loss mark of 5-11 for the campaign. They are turning it over 13.6 times per game and as a squad they are committing 16.8 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Lehigh is collecting 31.9 boards per contest and has accounted for 210 assists for the year, which is 233rd in the country in terms of passing. The Mountain Hawks are shooting 32.4% on three-point attempts (122 of 377) and 70.0% from the free throw line. They have an average of 70.2 points per game (308th in Division 1) while connecting on 44.2% from the field.

On defense, the Mountain Hawks have forced 12.9 turnovers per game and they draw 17.5 personal fouls. They give up 32.8% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they rank 197th in college in PPG from their opponents (73.8). The Mountain Hawks are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 44.3% (425 of 959) and they concede 38.1 rebounds per game as a team. They are 118th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 191 relinquished for the campaign.

When they last stepped on the court, the Colgate Raiders took home the win by a final score of 64-62 when they faced American. The Raiders were able to pull down 23 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive boards totaling 35 in the matchup. They also coughed up the ball 10 times, while getting 4 steals in this matchup. American earned 18 personal fouls in the game which got the Raiders to the free throw line for a total of 23 tries. They were able to make 14 of the free throw tries for a rate of 60.9%. In relation to shooting from distance, Colgate converted 4 out of their 13 attempts (30.8%). Overall, the Raiders shot 23 for 51 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.1%. The Raiders allowed American to convert 25 of their 52 attempts from the field which left them with a rate of 48.1% for the game. They went 52.9% from three-point range by shooting 9 of 17 and ended up going 3 out of 6 at the free throw line (50.0%). Concerning rebounds, Colgate permitted American to get 24 overall (6 offensive).

Ben Tweedy was important for the Raiders for the matchup. He converted 6 of 10 for this game for a field goal percentage of 60.0%, and totaled 3 rebounds. He scored 19 points in his 32 mins on the court and had 2 dimes in this contest.

Colgate has a record of 9-7 this year. As an offense, the Raiders are shooting 48.7% from the field, which ranks 48th in the country. Colgate has accounted for 1,206 pts so far this year (75.4 per contest) and they collect 33.5 boards per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 15.2 times per game (130th in the nation) and they lose possession via turnover 10.3 times per game. The Raiders commit 16.7 fouls per contest and they connect on 73.0% from the charity stripe.

The Colgate defense surrenders 32.8% on shots from distance (123 of 375) and their opposition makes 70.5% of their foul shots. They give up 14.0 assists and 35.3 rebounds per game, which ranks 234th and 226th in college hoops. The Raiders defensively are ranked 174th in Division 1 in PPG given up with 73.1. They are forcing 10.8 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 43.3% from the floor (169th in Division 1).

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Lehigh

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