The Lehigh Mountain Hawks (14-17) and Colgate Raiders (24-9) meet in the Patriot League Championship Game Wednesday at Cotterell Court. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET (CBS Sports Network). Below, we analyze FanDuel Sportsbook’s'lines around the Lehigh vs. Colgate odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and best bets.
Sixth-seeded Lehigh has ousted 3rd-seeded Lafayette and 2nd-seeded Boston U to play its way into the Patriot title game, positioning itself for an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament despite a sub-.500 overall record. While it lost both regular-season meetings with Colgate, Lehigh covered both meetings, losing by just 3 points in each contest.
Top-seeded Colgate pounded Holy Cross in the quarterfinals, 81-64, but it failed to cover as a 19-point favorite. The Raiders narrowly escaped with a 68-65 win over Bucknell in the semifinals, but they didn’t come anywhere near covering a 12-point spread.
The Over cashed in both tourney games for Colgate after closing out the regular season on a 5-0 run to the Under. That includes the regular-season finale at Lehigh as Colgate won 63-60 to go well Under (141.5). The total also went low Jan. 22 at home, winning 60-57 with a total of 145.