Lehigh vs Loyola Maryland Prediction 3/4/25 College Basketball Picks

The Lehigh Mountain Hawks and the Loyola Maryland Greyhounds meet Tuesday in college basketball action from the Reitz Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Lehigh vs. Loyola Maryland prediction. 

Matchup History

The Loyola Maryland Greyhounds swept the season series between these two teams this season, winning at home 80-74 back on January 5th, 2025, and then winning the rematch at Lehigh by a final score of 76-60 on January 18th, 2025. That made it back-to-back season sweeps in this head-to-head matchup with Lehigh taking both meetings last season.

Lehigh Recap

The Lehigh Mountain Hawks come into the conference tournament as the 9-seed, finishing the year 11-18 overall and 6-12 in conference play.

Mountain Hawks Looking To Pull Off First Win Vs. Greyhounds

Keith Higgins Jr. leads Lehigh In scoring and rebounding with 17.9 PPG and 5 RPG but has missed the last few games with injury while Tyler Whitney-Sidney has 14.3 PPG with 3.2 RPG and Nasir Whitlock also has 10.3 PPG with 2.6 RPG and 2 APG to round out the trio of double-digit scorers for Lehigh up to this point in the year. Cam Gillus has 9.5 PPG with 4.3 RPG and 2.4 APG and Hank Alvey has 7.1 PPG with 4.7 RPG while Ben Knostman has 3.9 PPG with a team-high 2.9 APG to lead the Mountain Hawks in the assist department so far this season. As a team, Lehigh is averaging 70.2 PPG on 44.8% shooting from the floor, 36.8% from three-point range, and 69.2% from the foul line so far this season.

Why the Lehigh Mountain Hawks will win

• Loyola (MD) has lost each of its last eight night games against the Patriot League at Reitz Arena.
• Lehigh has won three of its last four night games at Reitz Arena.

Loyola Maryland Recap

The Loyola Maryland Greyhounds come into this game as the 8-seed after finishing 11-18 overall and 6-12 in conference play.

Greyhounds Looking To Go Three For Three Vs. Lehigh

Milos Ilic leads Loyola-Maryland in scoring and rebounding with 14.3 PPG and 7.4 RPG along with 2.9 APG while Jordan Stiemke has 12 PPG with 3.5 RPG and Jacob Theodosiou has 12.8 PPG with 4 RPG on the year to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Loyola-Maryland up to this point in the year. Braeden Speed has 7.8 PPG with 2.6 APG and Veljko Ilic has 8.2 PPG and 4.9 RPG up to this point in the year. As a team, Loyola-Maryland is averaging 68.8 PPG on 43.4% shooting from the field, 32.3% from three, and 70.1% from the foul line this season.

Why the Loyola Greyhounds will win

• Lehigh has lost each of its last six road night games against the Patriot League.
• Loyola (MD) has won five of its last six home games following a road loss.

Total Points Facts

• Each of Lehigh’s last 11 road night games against Conference opponents has produced a total of 140 or fewer points.
• Each of Loyola (MD)’s last eight night games against Conference opponents at Reitz Arena have produced a total of 139 or fewer points.

Lehigh vs. Loyola Maryland Prediction

I’m on Loyola Maryland here. This is truly a coin flip for me, but I feel like I have to give the edge here to the Greyhounds given the fact that they’ve owned Lehigh so far this season. It’s also important to remember the Patriot League uses higher-seeded campus sites for their tournament games so this is a home game for the Greyhounds and they were much better at home this season. Give me Loyola Maryland at home in this one.