Halftime Report

After a tough loss on the road their last time out, Loyola Maryland looks much better today on their home court. A win is still up for grabs for either team after one quarter, but Loyola Maryland is up 37-34 over Lehigh.

With four games having already gone down to the wire, it's been a real nail-biter of a season for Loyola Maryland, and they're locked in yet another close battle with Lehigh. Maybe Loyola Maryland will pull away, but we predict a narrow margin.

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Lehigh Mountain Hawks @ Loyola Maryland Greyhounds

Current Records: Lehigh 6-6, Loyola Maryland 5-7

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The Lehigh Mountain Hawks and the Loyola Maryland Greyhounds will face off in a Patriot clash at 1:00 p.m. ET on Sunday at Reitz Arena. The Greyhounds are crawling into this contest hobbled by three consecutive losses, while the Mountain Hawks will bounce in with three consecutive wins.

On Thursday, Lehigh needed a bit of extra time to put away Bucknell. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Bison 66-64. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Mountain Hawks were down by 20 with 11:03 left in the second half.

Lehigh's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Nasir Whitlock, who went 7 for 10 en route to 20 points plus two steals, and Cam Gillus, who had 16 points in addition to five assists and five rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Whitlock a new career-high in threes (three).

Meanwhile, Loyola Maryland didn't have quite enough to beat Holy Cross on Thursday and fell 74-72.

Despite their defeat, Loyola Maryland saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Milos Ilic, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 12 rebounds, was perhaps the best of all. Another player making a difference was Jacob Theodosiou, who scored 14 points in addition to seven rebounds and two steals.

Lehigh pushed their record up to 6-6 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Loyola Maryland, their loss dropped their record down to 5-7.

Keep an eye on the arc in Sunday's matchup: Lehigh has been dynamite from deep this season, having made 37.6% of their threes per game. It's a different story for Loyola Maryland, though, as they've only made 30% of their threes this season. Given Lehigh's sizable advantage in that area, Loyola Maryland will need to find a way to close that gap.

Lehigh is hoping to beat the odds on Sunday, as the experts think they're headed for a loss. Bettors picking them against the spread have some confidence (to put it mildly), as the team is sitting on a four-game streak of failing to cover when playing on the road.

Odds

Loyola Maryland is a slight 1.5-point favorite against Lehigh, according to the latest college basketball odds.

The line on this game has moved a bit since it opened, as it started out with the Mountain Hawks as a 1-point favorite.


The over/under is 141.5 points.

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Series History

Lehigh has won 6 out of their last 10 games against Loyola Maryland.

  • Feb 17, 2024 - Lehigh 75 vs. Loyola Maryland 70
  • Jan 06, 2024 - Lehigh 88 vs. Loyola Maryland 76
  • Feb 11, 2023 - Loyola Maryland 91 vs. Lehigh 82
  • Jan 16, 2023 - Lehigh 74 vs. Loyola Maryland 70
  • Feb 20, 2022 - Loyola Maryland 69 vs. Lehigh 42
  • Jan 16, 2022 - Loyola Maryland 69 vs. Lehigh 57
  • Feb 21, 2021 - Lehigh 76 vs. Loyola Maryland 72
  • Feb 20, 2021 - Loyola Maryland 75 vs. Lehigh 47
  • Mar 03, 2020 - Lehigh 78 vs. Loyola Maryland 75
  • Feb 29, 2020 - Lehigh 74 vs. Loyola Maryland 71