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LIU Sharks @ Lafayette Leopards

Current Records: LIU 3-4, Lafayette 2-4

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The Lafayette Leopards will face off against the LIU Sharks at 4:30 p.m. ET on Friday at Kirby Sports Center. The Leopards have been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last four games.

Lafayette is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Rosemont, posting a 91-45 victory.

Lafayette smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 21 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 12 offensive rebounds in four consecutive contests.

Meanwhile, LIU found themselves the reluctant recipients of an 87-65 punch to the gut against Winthrop on Monday.

Lafayette's win bumped their record up to 2-4. As for LIU, they now have a losing record at 3-4.

Looking forward, Lafayette is the favorite in this one, as the experts expect to see them win by 5.5 points. This will be their first time playing as the favorites at home this season.

Odds

Lafayette is a solid 5.5-point favorite against LIU, according to the latest college basketball odds.

The oddsmakers had a good feel for the line for this one, as the game opened with the Leopards as a 4.5-point favorite.


The over/under is 142.5 points.

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