Who’s playing
Lehigh Mountain Hawks @ Boston U. Terriers
Current records: Lehigh 6-9, Boston U. 8-9
How to watch
What you need to know
We have another exciting game against the Patriots on the schedule as the Boston U. Terriers and Lehigh Mountain Hawks are scheduled to face off at 6 p.m. ET on Wednesday at Case Gym. The Terriers will look to keep their four-game home winning streak alive.
It’s never fun to lose, and it’s even less fun to lose 87-50, which was the final score in Boston University’s game against Colgate on Saturday. This defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for the Terriers in their clashes against the Raiders: they have now lost six in a row.
Meanwhile, Lehigh entered its game against Army on Saturday undefeated at home, but there’s a first time for everything. Lehigh suffered a 74-69 blowout in the loss column at the hands of Army. The Mountain Hawks’ loss continues a disappointing trend for the team, making it their third straight loss.
Tyler Whitney-Sidney had a good effort for the losing team going 6 of 11 on his way to 17 points plus two steals. He struggled to find his feet against Colgate on Wednesday, so this was a step in the right direction. Less helpful for Lehigh was Nasir Whitlock’s dreadful 0-6 three-point shooting.
Boston U. now has a losing record of 8-9. As for Lehigh, their loss ended a five-game home winning streak and dropped them to 6-9.
Looking ahead, Boston U. is the favorite in this one, as experts expect to see them win by 3.5 points. They might be worth a quick bet since they’re sitting on a three-game streak of covering the spread when playing as home favorites.
Boston U. fell short against Lehigh in its previous game in March 2024, losing 84-79. A big factor in the loss was the dominant performance of Lehigh’s Camus Gillus, who went 6 of 8 from beyond the arc en route to 30 points plus three steals. Back with a vengeance, will Boston U. be able to stop him this time? There’s only one way to find out.
Odds
Boston U. is a 3.5-point favorite against Lehigh, according to the latest college basketball odds.
The punters were perfectly in tune with the betting community on this point, as the game opened with a 3.5 point spread and stayed there.
The over/under is 130.5 points.
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History of the series
Boston U. has won 7 of its last 10 games against Lehigh.
- March 10, 2024 – Lehigh 84 vs. Boston U. 79
- February 28, 2024 – Boston U. 64 vs. Lehigh 62
- February 3, 2024 – Boston U. 72 vs. Lehigh 71
- February 25, 2023 – Boston U. 59 vs. Lehigh 56
- January 29, 2023 – Lehigh 66 vs. Boston U. 55
- February 5, 2022 – Boston U. 80 vs. Lehigh 74
- January 22, 2022 – Boston U. 80 vs. Lehigh 74
- March 3, 2021 – Boston U. 69 vs. Lehigh 58
- February 26, 2020 – Lehigh 57 vs. Boston U. 55
- January 8, 2020 – Boston U. 84 vs. Lehigh 67
