Lehigh @ Saint Louis
College basketball 2026-27 · Patriot vs Atlantic 10 · · Chaifetz Arena
A probability, not a promise. A 94% pick still loses about 1 time in 10.
Advantages Why Saint Louis can win
- Season-long ratings: betting lines have rated Saint Louis about 9.5 points stronger over recent games.
- Simulation: Saint Louis win 4,715 of 5,000 simulated games.
- Net rating (points per 100 possessions): Saint Louis 9th (+20.6), Lehigh 235th (-3.7) of 365.
- Home court: Saint Louis play at home, worth about 3 points in college basketball, more than in the NBA.
- Recent scoring margins: worth about 2.5 points to Saint Louis in our ratings.
Disadvantages Why Saint Louis may not
- Upset odds: Lehigh win 285 of 5,000 simulations (6%). A 94% pick still loses about 1 time in 10.
- Shooting variance: one hot or cold night from three swings college games by 10 points or more.
- Who plays: college basketball has no league-wide injury report, so a late absence can arrive at tip-off.
- Young rosters: freshmen and transfers can change a team's level from one month to the next.
- Small samples: early-season numbers come from a handful of games against very different opponents.
The line and our numbers
| Market | AZMango | |
|---|---|---|
| Spread | No line yet | SLU -17.5 |
| Total points | n/a | 153.7 |
| Win chance | LEH n/a · SLU n/a | LEH 6% · SLU 94% |
| Fair moneyline | LEH +1642 · SLU -1642 |
No betting line for this game yet (many small-conference games get one only on game day). Odds change all the time, so check a sportsbook before acting on any number here.
5,000 simulated games, possession by possession
- Typical score: Saint Louis 85, Lehigh 68.
- 80% of simulations land between Saint Louis by 3 and Saint Louis by 31.
Still out?
College basketball has no league-wide injury report, so we show what a fan can know before tip-off: regulars who sat out each team's last game. Our model counts them as likely out, exactly as it did in the backtest.
LEH Lehigh
Every regular played last game.
SLU Saint Louis
Every regular played last game.
Check the team's own news before the game; players return and new absences appear at tip-off.
Side by side
| LEH | SLU | |
|---|---|---|
| 0-0 | Record | 0-0 |
| -3.7 235 | Net rating | +20.6 9 |
| 104.6 259 | Offensive rating | 119.9 13 |
| 108.3 175 | Defensive rating | 99.2 21 |
| -0.4 265 | Strength of schedule | +0.5 94 |
| 52.9% 107 | Effective FG% | 59.7% 2 |
| 50.6% 133 | Opponent eFG% | 45.2% 3 |
| 17.7 252 | Turnovers per 100 | 17.2 217 |
| 23.2% 348 | Offensive rebound % | 30.7% 173 |
| 36.1% 56 | 3-point % | 39.9% 2 |
| 68.7 196 | Pace | 72.1 32 |
Small numbers are ranks among 365 Division I teams (1 = best; pace 1 = fastest). Ratings are points per 100 possessions; strength of schedule is the average rating of opponents faced (2025-26 season and this season so far).
Last 5 meetings
These teams have not met since 2009.
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Basis: power ratings only (no betting line yet). 5,000 simulated games, checked against a walk-forward backtest of 45,615 Division I games since 2017-18. Model version 1. How it works