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Lehigh Mountain Hawks vs Loyola Maryland Greyhounds Picks and Predictions – February 4, 2026
Lehigh heads to Baltimore for a Patriot League matchup against Loyola Maryland on Wednesday night at Reitz Arena. Tip is 7:00 PM ET on ESPN+, and the market is basically calling this a coin flip with Loyola laying -1.5 at home.
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This is the kind of game where you should be thinking in terms of possession quality and late-game execution, not raw records. Both teams have been far more comfortable at home than away, and that matters because Lehigh has struggled to travel while Loyola’s best basketball has generally shown up in this building.
From a betting standpoint, the spread is telling you the same thing: you’re paying a small price for the home team, and you need to decide if that home edge is real enough to matter, or if Lehigh’s top-end shot-making gives them the better upside in a tight game.
Lehigh Mountain Hawks vs Loyola Maryland Greyhounds Odds
These are the current betting lines, and bettors should keep monitoring updated college basketball odds leading into tip.
| Team | Moneyline | Spread | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lehigh Mountain Hawks | +101 | +1.5 (-113) | 148.5 |
| Loyola Maryland Greyhounds | -125 | -1.5 (-112) | 148.5 |
Lehigh Mountain Hawks Betting Form
Lehigh’s offense is not overwhelming in volume, but it can be dangerous because they have a real top-end scorer who can change a game. When Nasir Whitlock is cooking, Lehigh can win possessions without perfect execution because they can get points late in the clock. That matters on the road, where your sets don’t always flow the same way and you need someone who can bail you out.
The issue is consistency away from home. A 3-9 road record is usually a symptom of two things: defensive slippage and long scoring droughts. In close games, one drought is all it takes. So if you’re backing Lehigh, you’re betting that their shot-making shows up early enough to keep them out of the grind, and that they can finish defensive possessions without giving Loyola extra looks.
For a quick check on recent results and how their scoring has been trending, start with Lehigh stats and results. In spread terms, +1.5 is basically asking Lehigh to either win outright or keep it inside a single possession, which is very doable if their lead scorer gets a normal whistle and they don’t turn it over in bunches.
Loyola Maryland Greyhounds Betting Form
Loyola’s profile is pretty straightforward. They’re a better team at home, and their offense has enough perimeter pop to punish soft coverage. When they’re playing well, they space the floor, get to their pull-up game, and generate enough threes to create separation even if they’re not dominating inside.
The reason I’m more comfortable backing them in this spot is the home split. Loyola doesn’t need to be great to cover -1.5. They just need to be slightly better in the middle 20 minutes and then execute at the line late. And because they’ve had more stable performance in Reitz Arena, that script is reasonable.
You can track their recent home form and scoring results at Loyola Maryland schedule and stats. Betting-wise, the thing to watch is whether they can get Lehigh out of rhythm early, because if this becomes a half-court game with Lehigh playing from behind, Loyola’s home comfort matters more.
Lehigh Mountain Hawks vs Loyola Maryland Greyhounds Matchup Breakdown
This game should be defined by shot selection and three-point variance. Both teams can score, but neither is built to play through long stretches of empty possessions. If either side goes cold for four or five minutes, the game can swing sharply because you don’t have the defensive base to keep everything stable.
The total at 148.5 is fair, but it’s not a free over spot. To land over, you need decent efficiency, and you need the game to stay competitive enough to avoid a slow, protect-the-lead script. The under is live if the pace drifts into longer half-court possessions, or if both teams trade missed threes without getting to the line.
Reitz Arena is a neutral environment in terms of pace, but it does matter for execution. Home teams often get cleaner starts, and in coin-flip spreads, the first eight minutes can decide the shape of the game. If Loyola gets early confidence from the perimeter, they can force Lehigh into chasing. If Lehigh hits early shots, Loyola’s defense can get stretched, and then the game opens up.
If you want a clean framework for deciding between side and total in games with tight spreads, the Expert Betting Guide is useful for thinking about how pace, turnover pressure, and late fouling change the math.
Lehigh Mountain Hawks vs Loyola Maryland Greyhounds Predictions and Best Bets
I lean Loyola -1.5. With spreads this small, I’m usually buying home execution, and Loyola’s home splits give them a real edge compared to Lehigh’s road profile. If this comes down to the final four minutes, I’d rather be holding the team that has been steadier in its own building.
On the total, I lean under 148.5. Both teams can score, but the cleaner path is a game that has scoring in bursts, not constant pace. If Lehigh struggles early to find rhythm shots, or if Loyola’s offense gets sticky against set defense, you can get a lot of possessions that end in contested jumpers. That’s the kind of script where 148.5 is just a little too high.
Best Bet: Loyola Maryland Greyhounds -1.5 (-112)
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