Bucknell vs Lehigh Prediction College Basketball Picks 1/2/25

The Bucknell Bison and the Lehigh Mountain Hawks meet Thursday in college basketball action from the Stabler Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Bucknell vs. Lehigh prediction.

Bucknell Recap

The Bucknell Bison come into this game looking to get back on track after a 75-63 loss at the hands of Syracuse in their last game to drop to 4-9 on the year. After this game, Bucknell will head home for a matchup with the Colgate Raiders.

Bison Lose 7th In A Row

Josh Bascoe leads the Bison in scoring and assists with 14.7 PPG and 3.6 APG along with 4.6 RPG while Noah Williamson has 13.5 PPG with a team-high 6.3 RPG to lead Bucknell in rebounding up to this point in the year. Ian Motta’s added 10.1 PPG with 3.7 RPG in 7 games played so far this year to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Bucknell so far this season. Ruot Bijiek has 9.2 PPG with 3.6 RPG while Achile Spadone has 8.3 PPG with 3.8 RPG as well on the year. As a team, Bucknell is averaging 69.6 PPG on 42.3% shooting from the field, 30.5% from behind the three-point line, and 63.7% from the foul line this season.

Why the Bucknell Bison will win

• Bucknell has won five of its last six road night games against the Patriot League.

Lehigh Recap

The Lehigh Mountain Hawks come into this game looking to add onto an 87-67 win over subdivision Neumann last time out to improve to 5-6 on the year. After this game, Lehigh will head on the road to take on Loyola-Maryland.

Mountain Hawks Win Back-To-Back Games

Keith Higgins Jr. leads Lehigh In scoring and rebounding with 18.2 PPG and 4.9 RPG while Tyler Whitney-Sidney has 13.1 PPG with 3.6 RPG as the only other double-digit scorer for Lehigh up to this point in the year. Cam Gillus also has 9 PPG with 3.2 RPG and 2.1 APG and Hank Alvey has 6 PPG with 4.1 RPG while Ben Knostman has 4.9 PPG with a team-high 4 APG to lead the Mountain Hawks in the assist department so far this season. As a team, Lehigh is averaging 72.2 PPG on 46% shooting from the floor, 38% from three-point range, and 69.3% from the foul line so far this season.

Why the Lehigh Mountain Hawks will win

• Bucknell has lost each of its last nine away games when playing with a rest advantage.
• The home team has won 11 of Lehigh’s last 12 games.

Total Points Facts

• Each of Bucknell’s last eight games against Conference opponents has produced a total of 137 or fewer points.
• Each of the last seven night games between Bucknell and Lehigh at Stabler Arena has produced a total of 140+ points.

Bucknell vs. Lehigh Prediction

I’m on Lehigh here. There are definitely much better options to have your money on when it comes to Thursday’s action, but Lehigh’s started to figure it out in recent games after a rough start to the year. Sure, a couple of wins have come against subdivision teams, but at least they’re winning games right now which is far more than we can say about Bucknell, who has been getting absolutely demolished in some of their recent games and a friendly reminder, they’ve lost 7 straight coming into this one. Only having to lay a bucket with Lehigh at home feels like a Christmas gift we found under the tree that we forgot to open. Give me Lehigh here.