St. Louis Billikens face Lehigh on 2 November 2026 in the NCAA, with the Pythia model designating the Billikens as the clear favourite thanks to a 90% probability of victory and a projected 82-68 scoreline that reflects the Billikens' dominant offensive output of 82 points against Lehigh's 68. The Billikens have struggled recently, dropping three of their last five games, including a 72-95 loss to Michigan away on 21 March 2026, a 102-77 away win over Georgia on 19 March 2026, and a narrow 69-70 home defeat to Dayton on 14 March 2026, yet their season-long consistency keeps them at the top of the model's rankings. Lehigh, meanwhile, has won four of five games, with notable victories over Boston University 74-60 and Colgate 76-69 at home, but a 55-67 loss to Prairie View A&M at home on 18 March 2026 shows some volatility. The spread of -24.5 places the Billikens at a 19% chance to cover, while the total of 153.5 carries a 42% probability of an over, and the game carries a 2% chance of overtime. The projected total of 150.5 points suggests a high-scoring affair that will likely see the Billikens dominate the final buzzer.
Written by Pythia from this game's frozen forecast, the market's main lines and both teams' results.
🎯 1. Model Analysis
St. Louis Billikens winWon
89.5%fair 1.12
Best odds1.01
Implied95.2%
Edge-5.7pp
Lehigh winLost
10.5%fair 9.53
Best odds26.00
Implied4.8%
Edge+5.7pp
Pythia's frozen forecast of 01 Nov 07:04 UTC (Version 5). Implied = the consensus price with the bookmaker margin removed (Pinnacle first); edge = model probability minus implied.
St. Louis Billikens total 86.5Actual: St. Louis Billikens over 86.5
Over 86.5
34.1%
@ 1.40-30.6pp
Under 86.5
65.9%
@ 2.57+30.6pp
Best 5 market prices
Over
Betano
1.40
Under
Betano
2.57
St. Louis Billikens total 90.5 · main lineActual: St. Louis Billikens over 90.5
Over 90.5
20.8%
@ 1.87-29.2pp
Under 90.5
79.2%
@ 1.88+29.2pp
Best 5 market prices
Over
Pinnacle
1.87
BetVictor
1.85
Bet365
1.83
Marathon Be
1.83
Betano
1.82
Under
Betano
1.88
Marathon Be
1.87
Pinnacle
1.87
BetVictor
1.85
Bet365
1.83
St. Louis Billikens total 94.5Actual: St. Louis Billikens under 94.5
Over 94.5
no forecast
@ 2.47
Under 94.5
no forecast
@ 1.42
Best 5 market prices
Over
Betano
2.47
Under
Betano
1.42
Lehigh total 60Actual: Lehigh over 60
Over 60
79.4%
Under 60
20.6%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Lehigh total 64 · main lineActual: Lehigh over 64
Over 64
65.8%
@ 1.85+15.5pp
Under 64
34.2%
@ 1.87-15.5pp
Best 5 market prices
Over
1xBet
1.85
Marathon Be
1.83
Under
Marathon Be
1.87
1xBet
1.85
Lehigh total 68Actual: Lehigh under 68
Over 68
49.7%
Under 68
50.3%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
⚖️ 4. Spread
Spread St. Louis Billikens -27.5Actual: Lehigh +27.5
ST. -27.5
no forecast
@ 2.25
LEHI +27.5
no forecast
@ 1.57
Best 5 market prices
ST.
Betano
2.25
Bet365
2.25
LEHI
Betano
1.57
Bet365
1.57
Spread St. Louis Billikens -24.5 · main lineActual: St. Louis Billikens -24.5
ST. -24.5
18.6%
@ 1.90-31.9pp
LEHI +24.5
81.4%
@ 1.93+31.9pp
Best 5 market prices
ST.
Betano
1.90
Bet365
1.90
Pinnacle
1.89
Marathon Be
1.84
BetVictor
1.83
LEHI
Pinnacle
1.93
Bet365
1.90
Marathon Be
1.89
Betano
1.87
BetVictor
1.85
Spread St. Louis Billikens -21.5Actual: St. Louis Billikens -21.5
ST. -21.5
26.3%
@ 1.57-32.4pp
LEHI +21.5
73.7%
@ 2.25+32.4pp
Best 5 market prices
ST.
Betano
1.57
Bet365
1.57
LEHI
Bet365
2.25
Betano
2.22
⏱️ 5. Halves
Half by half
St. Louis BillikensLehigh
Each team's average half over its last 10 games. Net is the half margin (above zero = the team wins that half on average: who starts fast, who closes); Pythia projection = the half means of tonight's simulation. Hover a bar for its value.
2nd half bets · Pythia's probability, the best price and the edge
2nd half winnerActual: St. Louis Billikens win
ST. win
no forecast
@ 1.11
LEHI win
no forecast
@ 6.70
2nd half Spread St. Louis Billikens -11.5 · main lineActual: Lehigh +11.5
ST. -11.5
no forecast
@ 1.93
LEHI +11.5
no forecast
@ 1.80
2nd half Over/Under 82.5 · main lineActual: Under 82.5
Over
no forecast
@ 1.83
Under
no forecast
@ 1.90
St. Louis Billikens 2nd half total 46.5 · main lineActual: St. Louis Billikens under 46.5
Over
no forecast
@ 1.78
Under
no forecast
@ 1.93
Lehigh 2nd half total 34.5 · main lineActual: Lehigh over 34.5
Over
no forecast
@ 1.80
Under
no forecast
@ 1.91
2nd half Spread St. Louis Billikens -10.5Actual: Lehigh +10.5
ST. -10.5
no forecast
@ 1.80
LEHI +10.5
no forecast
@ 1.93
2nd half Over/Under 80.5Actual: Under 80.5
Over
no forecast
@ 1.82
Under
no forecast
@ 1.93
2nd half 3-way (draw possible)Actual: St. Louis Billikens (regulation)
ST.
no forecast
@ 1.13
Draw
no forecast
@ 27.00
LEHI
no forecast
@ 6.50
⭐ 6. Specials 🔒 Pro
Markets that span the whole game: how the halves and quarters compare, overtime, the exact winning margin. Pythia's probability comes from 20,000 simulations of this game quarter by quarter; the price, edge and books are the same as everywhere on the page.
Every selection Pythia rates above 70%, ranked by edge (click any column to re-sort). Use Min odds to match the prices you want; Edge = Yes shows only selections priced BELOW what the model makes them. The five price columns are the best market prices (highest first); edge is vs the consensus price.
Min odds1.20
Edge
Pick
Probability
Avg odds
Best 1
Best 2
Best 3
Best 4
Best 5
Edge
Result
Lehigh +23
78.5%
2.13
Pinnacle
2.22
Bet365
2.05
-
-
-
+35.7pp
Lost
Lehigh +22.5
76.5%
2.16
Pinnacle
2.31
Bet365
2.10
Betano
2.07
-
-
+35.4pp
Lost
Lehigh +23.5
79.0%
2.04
Pinnacle
2.12
Betano
2.00
Bet365
2.00
-
-
+34.2pp
Lost
Lehigh +21
72.9%
2.40
Bet365
2.40
-
-
-
-
+34.1pp
Lost
Lehigh +24
80.9%
1.97
Pinnacle
2.02
Bet365
1.95
Marathon Bet
1.95
1xBet
1.95
-
+34.0pp
Lost
Lehigh +22
75.8%
2.20
Bet365
2.20
-
-
-
-
+33.7pp
Lost
Lehigh +20.5
70.8%
2.45
Bet365
2.50
Betano
2.40
-
-
-
+32.8pp
Lost
Lehigh +21.5
73.7%
2.24
Bet365
2.25
Betano
2.22
-
-
-
+32.4pp
Lost
Lehigh +24.5
81.4%
1.87
Pinnacle
1.93
Bet365
1.90
Marathon Bet
1.89
Betano
1.87
BetVictor
1.85
+31.9pp
Lost
St. Louis Billikens under 91
81.4%
1.86
Marathon Bet
1.87
BetVictor
1.85
-
-
-
+31.7pp
Lost
Lehigh +25
83.2%
1.82
Marathon Bet
1.83
1xBet
1.83
Pinnacle
1.83
Bet365
1.80
-
+31.2pp
Push
St. Louis Billikens under 88.5
72.9%
2.15
Betano
2.15
-
-
-
-
+30.7pp
Lost
St. Louis Billikens under 90.5
79.2%
1.86
Betano
1.88
Marathon Bet
1.87
Pinnacle
1.87
BetVictor
1.85
Bet365
1.83
+29.2pp
Lost
St. Louis Billikens under 89.5
76.2%
1.92
Betano
2.05
Pinnacle
1.98
Marathon Bet
1.87
1xBet
1.87
Bet365
1.83
+29.1pp
Lost
St. Louis Billikens under 91.5
82.0%
1.75
Pinnacle
1.76
Betano
1.75
-
-
-
+29.0pp
Lost
St. Louis Billikens under 90
78.5%
1.86
1xBet
1.86
Marathon Bet
1.86
BetVictor
1.85
-
-
+28.8pp
Lost
St. Louis Billikens under 89
75.4%
1.86
Marathon Bet
1.87
1xBet
1.86
BetVictor
1.85
-
-
+25.7pp
Lost
Under 159.5
71.2%
1.63
Marathon Bet
1.68
Betano
1.62
Bet365
1.58
-
-
+13.7pp
Won
Under 159
70.6%
1.63
Marathon Bet
1.64
Bet365
1.62
-
-
-
+13.6pp
Push
Under 160.5
73.3%
1.54
Betano
1.57
Bet365
1.52
-
-
-
+13.2pp
Won
Under 160
72.7%
1.55
Bet365
1.55
-
-
-
-
+13.0pp
Won
Under 161.5
75.3%
1.48
Betano
1.50
Bet365
1.45
-
-
-
+12.5pp
Won
Under 161
74.8%
1.50
Bet365
1.50
-
-
-
-
+12.3pp
Won
Under 162.5
77.1%
1.42
Betano
1.45
Bet365
1.40
-
-
-
+12.1pp
Won
Under 162
76.7%
1.43
Bet365
1.43
-
-
-
-
+11.8pp
Won
Under 163
78.6%
1.38
Bet365
1.38
-
-
-
-
+11.6pp
Won
Under 163.5
78.9%
1.38
Betano
1.40
Bet365
1.35
-
-
-
+11.5pp
Won
Under 164
80.3%
1.33
Bet365
1.33
-
-
-
-
+10.3pp
Won
Under 164.5
80.6%
1.31
Bet365
1.31
-
-
-
-
+9.7pp
Won
Lehigh over 60.5
77.1%
1.34
Betano
1.34
-
-
-
-
+9.5pp
Won
Under 166.5
83.8%
1.23
Bet365
1.23
-
-
-
-
+8.5pp
Won
Lehigh over 59.5
80.0%
1.28
Betano
1.34
Bet365
1.22
-
-
-
+8.2pp
Won
Lehigh over 62.5
70.6%
1.42
Betano
1.42
-
-
-
-
+7.1pp
Won
Lehigh over 61.5
73.9%
1.35
Betano
1.35
Bet365
1.34
-
-
-
+5.8pp
Won
Under 171.5
90.1%
1.11
Bet365
1.11
-
-
-
-
+5.7pp
Won
Under 176.5
94.3%
1.04
Bet365
1.04
-
-
-
-
+4.9pp
Won
Lehigh over 57.5
85.1%
1.14
Bet365
1.14
-
-
-
-
+3.7pp
Won
Under 168.5
86.6%
1.12
Bet365
1.12
-
-
-
-
+3.5pp
Won
Under 173.5
92.0%
1.05
Bet365
1.05
-
-
-
-
+3.0pp
Won
Lehigh over 56.5
87.3%
1.11
Bet365
1.11
-
-
-
-
+2.9pp
Won
Lehigh over 55.5
89.3%
1.08
Bet365
1.08
-
-
-
-
+2.6pp
Won
Lehigh under 81.5
90.5%
1.02
Bet365
1.02
-
-
-
-
-1.0pp
Won
St. Louis Billikens (regulation)
88.0%
1.02
Betano
1.02
-
-
-
-
-1.5pp
Won
Over 128.5
91.3%
1.01
Bet365
1.01
-
-
-
-
-2.4pp
Won
Lehigh under 79.5
87.0%
1.03
Bet365
1.03
-
-
-
-
-3.2pp
Won
St. Louis Billikens over 69.5
90.4%
1.01
Bet365
1.01
-
-
-
-
-3.3pp
Won
Over 131.5
87.9%
1.01
Bet365
1.01
-
-
-
-
-4.3pp
Won
St. Louis Billikens over 70.5
88.6%
1.01
Bet365
1.01
-
-
-
-
-5.1pp
Won
Over 133.5
85.2%
1.03
Bet365
1.03
-
-
-
-
-5.2pp
Won
Lehigh under 77.5
82.5%
1.06
Bet365
1.06
-
-
-
-
-5.4pp
Won
St. Louis Billikens win
89.5%
1.01
Betano
1.01
Bet365
1.01
-
-
-
-5.7pp
Won
St. Louis Billikens over 71.5
86.5%
1.01
Bet365
1.01
-
-
-
-
-6.3pp
Won
Lehigh under 76.5
80.0%
1.08
Bet365
1.08
-
-
-
-
-6.7pp
Won
St. Louis Billikens over 72.5
84.3%
1.02
Bet365
1.02
-
-
-
-
-6.9pp
Won
Lehigh under 75.5
77.2%
1.11
Bet365
1.11
-
-
-
-
-7.2pp
Won
Lehigh under 73.5
70.9%
1.18
Bet365
1.18
-
-
-
-
-7.9pp
Won
Over 136.5
80.5%
1.04
Bet365
1.04
-
-
-
-
-8.9pp
Won
Over 138.5
76.9%
1.09
Bet365
1.09
-
-
-
-
-9.2pp
Won
St. Louis Billikens over 73.5
81.7%
1.02
Bet365
1.02
-
-
-
-
-9.4pp
Won
St. Louis Billikens over 74.5
79.0%
1.04
Bet365
1.04
-
-
-
-
-10.4pp
Won
Lehigh under 74.5
74.1%
1.10
Bet365
1.10
-
-
-
-
-10.9pp
Won
St. Louis Billikens -4.5
81.6%
1.01
Bet365
1.01
-
-
-
-
-11.2pp
Won
St. Louis Billikens over 75.5
75.9%
1.04
Bet365
1.04
-
-
-
-
-13.4pp
Won
Over 141.5
70.9%
1.10
Bet365
1.10
-
-
-
-
-14.2pp
Won
St. Louis Billikens over 76.5
72.7%
1.07
Bet365
1.07
-
-
-
-
-14.8pp
Won
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