Army vs Lehigh Prediction, Game Preview, and Betting Lines

Army plays its first game as a member of the American Athletic Conference before diving into league play against Florida Atlantic next week.

First it has to get by a Lehigh team looking to start the season with something positive after a rough 2-9 2023.

Army vs Lehigh Preview

Army vs Lehigh How to Watch
Date: Friday, August 30, 2024
Game Time: 6:00 pm ET
Venue: Michie Stadium, West Point, NY
How to Watch: CBS Sports Network
2023 Records: Army (6-6), Lehigh (2-9)
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Why Lehigh Will Win

Once again, the Mountain Hawks should be good in pass protection.

The offensive line didn’t exactly blast away for the ground game, but it was great at keeping defenses out of the backfield. Army is in desperate need of a pass rush after doing next to nothing for long stretches last season.

There’s quickness on the Knight defensive front, but everyone has to be more disruptive.

Why Army Will Win

Can Lehigh stop the run this year? Short answer … probably not.

It struggled against decent power teams last year and didn’t do nearly enough to get into the backfield to stop big plays before they could get going.

This season, Army has to take its ground game up a few notches - it was good, but not at the level needed - and it should work behind an improved offensive front. That means …

Army vs Lehigh: Who Will Win

Army should have the ball for about 40 minutes.

Lehigh had a big problem cranking up the third down conversions and doing anything to control the clock last season - that’s about to continue.

The Mountain Hawks will get a few points of a couple of nice drives, but in the first game against an FCS team since losing to Navy by 30 in 2018, they won’t hold up against the Army ground attack.

Army vs Lehigh Prediction, Betting Lines

Army 45, Lehigh 10
Line: Army -33.5, o/u: 47.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2
Army vs Lehigh Must See Rating: 1