Navy Midshipmen vs Lehigh Mountain Hawks Prediction, 1/17/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Navy Midshipmen vs Lehigh Mountain Hawks

Date: Saturday, January 17, 2026

Location: Stabler Arena in Bethlehem, PA

TV: ESPN+

The Navy Midshipmen (12-6) are traveling to Stabler Arena on Saturday where they will play the Lehigh Mountain Hawks (7-11).

The Navy Midshipmen took the court against American and took a loss by a score of 65-51 in their last game. When it comes to personal fouls, the Midshipmen ended up finishing with 14 and American finished the game with 19 personal fouls. They also knocked down 8 out of their 37 attempts from distance. American walked away from this one shooting 77.8% from the charity stripe by knocking down 7 of 9 tries. Furthermore, American grabbed 40 rebounds (14 offensive, 26 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. American earned 13 dimes and had 5 steals in this contest. With respect to defense, Navy allowed the other team to shoot 37.9% from the floor on 25 out of 66 shooting. They also dished out 10 dimes for this game while forcing the opposition into 7 turnovers and earning 3 steals. In reference to pulling down rebounds, they earned 32 with 9 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Midshipmen knocked down 17 of 24 attempts for a rate of 70.8%. Navy wrapped up the contest with a 32.6% FG percentage (15 of 46) and made 4 of 19 shots from distance.

Cam Cole is a guy who was a major factor in the game. He finished the game shooting 33.3% from the field and also dished out 1 assist. He was on the court for 26 mins played and totaled 1 rebound. He totaled 13 points on 3 of 9 shooting.

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Navy enters this one with a mark of 12-6 this year. They have an average of 72.2 pts per game (288th in college) while connecting on 45.2% from the floor. The Midshipmen are shooting 33.7% on three-point shots (114 of 338) and 74.0% from the free throw line. As a team, Navy is snagging 36.9 boards per game and has 268 dimes so far this season, which is 115th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 12.1 times per contest and as a group they commit 15.6 fouls per game.

Defensively, the Midshipmen have forced 12.6 turnovers per game while drawing 20.4 personal fouls. They are ranked 102nd in college hoops in allowing assists to their opponents with 214 surrendered on the year. The Midshipmen are giving up a field goal percentage of 40.1% (402 of 1,003) and they concede 31.7 boards per game as a group. They are giving up 29.2% on 3-pointers and they are 10th in Division 1 in opponents points per game (63.6).

When they last played, the Lehigh Mountain Hawks took home the win by a final score of 93-91 against Boston. The Mountain Hawks earned 23 defensive boards and 3 offensive rebounds totaling 26 in the game. They also coughed up the ball 5 times, while earning 9 steals for this contest. Boston committed 20 fouls for the game which took the Mountain Hawks to the free throw line for 23 attempts. They were able to knock down 20 of them for a rate of 87.0%. Concerning three-point shots, Lehigh knocked down 11 of their 24 tries (45.8%). In all, the Mountain Hawks went 31 for 63 from the floor which had them shooting 49.2%. The Mountain Hawks permitted Boston to convert 32 out of 60 attempts from the field which had them shooting 53.3% for the game. They went 37.5% from beyond the arc by going 6 out of 16 and finished the game at 21 of 26 at the free throw line (80.8%). In relation to how they rebounded, Lehigh allowed Boston to grab 33 overall (6 offensive).

Edouard Benoit was important for the Mountain Hawks for this contest. He had 27 points in his 33 minutes on the hardwood and had 2 assists in this contest. He knocked down 9 out of 16 in the matchup for a field goal percentage of 56.3%, and tallied 11 rebounds.

Lehigh has a record of 7-11 for the year. The Mountain Hawks are responsible for committing 16.8 fouls every game and they hit 71.7% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 13.5 times per game (237th in the country) and they are turning it over 12.8 times per contest. Lehigh has accounted for 1,294 pts for the year (71.9 per game) and they grab 32.0 rebounds per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Mountain Hawks are shooting 44.3% from the floor, which has them ranked 243rd in the nation.

The Mountain Hawks on the defensive side of the court are 225th in the nation in points given up per game with 74.9. They are forcing their opponents into 12.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 44.9% from the floor (251st in Division 1). The Lehigh defense surrenders 33.6% from downtown (103 of 307) and their opponents are connecting on 74.5% of their foul shots. They concede 12.5 assists and 37.9 boards per game, which ranks 111th and 327th in college.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Navy

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