The college lacrosse season continues with Week 3 and I have bets for five games. Let’s take a look at my best bets for this weekend’s slate.
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Utah at Vermont
 Utah Moneyline/Spread | -400 / -3.5 |
 Vermont Moneyline/Spread | +310 / +3.5 |
| Total | 23.5 |
| Time | Friday · 1 p.m. ET |
| TV | N/A |
Odds via BetMGM
We start the weekend off with Utah-Vermont, which was moved to Friday to avoid inclement weather. This game was also moved inside and the venue paired with these teams makes me like this total to go Over 23.5.
Utah’s offense has been very efficient this year, ranking eighth in adjusted offensive efficiency according to Lacrosse Reference. While Vermont’s defense has been strong this year, I think their two defensive performances this season are a bit skewed. Vermont goalie Ryan Daly made 18 saves in their 13-5 loss to Syracuse and while he wasn’t asked to do much against Manhattan, the Jaspers offense ranks in the bottom 20 this season and wasn’t much of a challenge.
Meanwhile, the Catamounts offense has gotten off to a slow start, but played two defenses top-10 defenses in terms of adjusted defensive efficiency. They should have more success against a Utah defense that has allowed goals on 30.3% of their defensive possessions, which ranks 50th in Division I. All this combined with a challenging environment for goalies to see the ball in, makes my favorite bet from this game the over.
Bet Vermont and Utah to combine for Over 23.5 goals (-110 on bet365, BetMGM or FanDuel) on Friday afternoon.
Pick: Over 23.5
Richmond at Lehigh
 Richmond Moneyline/Spread | -590 / -4.5 |
 Lehigh Moneyline/Spread | +410 / +4.5 |
| Total | 21.5 |
| Time | Saturday · 12 p.m. ET |
| TV | ESPN+ |
Odds via FanDuel
Richmond travels to Lehigh and is a 4.5-point favorite on the road. This may feel like a buy-low spot on Lehigh and sell-high on Richmond based on both teams’ starts to the season, but I think the Spiders should be favored by a couple of points more.
The Mountainhawks have been missing their two leading scorers from last year, Scott Cole and Quinn Armstrong, and were held to seven or less goals by two very good defenses in Rutgers and Fairfield. While they managed to score 10 against Cornell, the Spiders defense is the best defense they’ll have faced so far.
Richmond finished second in adjusted defensive efficiency last season and is currently ranked 11th with a similar roster. The Spiders have also looked better on offense each week and should be able to find the cracks in this Lehigh defense.
I just have a tough time seeing Lehigh having much success against this Richmond defense and expect the Spiders’ offense to do enough to build and maintain a lead. Richmond has also been one of the best teams against the spread in the opening month during these past couple of seasons, going 6-0-1 against the spread in February dating back to last year. Bet Richmond -4.5 at -105 on FanDuel.
Pick: Richmond -4.5
Penn at Delaware
 Penn Moneyline/Spread | -220 / -1.5 |
 Delaware Moneyline/Spread | +170/ +1.5 |
| Total | 22.5 |
| Time | Saturday · 12 p.m. ET |
| TV | LacrosseTV |
Odds via bet365
Penn takes on Delaware again this season and I think this is a great spot to back the Quakers’ defense again. Led by goaltender Emmet Carroll and defender Brendan Lavelle, this Penn defense has held both of their 2025 opponents to eight goals and has appeared just as good as the 2024 unit that ranked 12th in adjusted defensive efficiency. They’re facing a Blue Hens team they held to 10 goals last year and the Delaware offense has notably less offensive firepower this season.
Additionally, both teams have been playing at a slow pace, with Penn and Delaware ranking second and ninth-slowest in offensive pace this season. You should expect long drawn-out possessions on offense and in a game featuring two top-15 defenses, I don’t expect the majority of those possessions to end in goals.
Bet this game to stay Under 22.5 at -110 on bet365.
Pick: Under 22.5
Navy at Penn State
 Navy Moneyline/Spread | +500 / +4.5 |
 Penn State Moneyline/Spread | -800 / -4.5 |
| Total | 22 |
| Time | Saturday · 1 p.m. ET |
| TV | ESPN+ |
Odds via bet365
Navy travels to Happy Valley to take on Penn State and I think we could see a high-scoring affair. The Nittany Lions have looked solid on offense with an adjusted offensive efficiency mark of 33.5%. While their defense has also looked good, I expect Navy to be opportunistic in transition and unsettled situations.
The Midshipmen currently rank fourth in adjusted offensive efficiency at 39.8% and have the ability to keep up with the Nittany Lions. However, Navy’s defense has struggled and has been particularly vulnerable in the interior. I expect Matt Traynor and the Nittany Lions to have a lot of success above and around the crease against this defense. Ultimately, this matchup is a recipe for a high-scoring game and I recommend betting this game to go Over 22 at -115 on bet365.
Pick: Over 22
Colgate at Villanova
 Colgate Moneyline/Spread | -120 / -1.5 |
 Villanova Moneyline/Spread | +100 / +1.5 |
| Total | 25.5 |
| Time | Saturday · 1 p.m. ET |
| TV | Flo Sports |
Odds via BetMGM
Colgate has played in some high-scoring games this season, in large part due to their efficient offense that plays at a fast-paced. Yet, I still think this Raiders defense is better than they’ve appeared so far. They’ve played strong offenses in Penn State, Virginia, Albany and Harvard and, with the exception of the Nitanny Lions, neither of those defenses have been particularly good.
Villanova’s defense should be one of the better they’ve faced and, while the Wildcats have had their own struggles, they held Yale to 11 goals last week and more than a few of those goals were in unsettled situations. I prefer to trust what we saw from both defenses last year when handicapping this total. According to Lacrosse Reference, Villanova and Colgate ranked 16th and 17th in adjusted defensive efficiency respectively last season. Villanova’s offense has also been a bit over-reliant on unsettled situations to generate offense and I think we could get a close defensive battle between these two teams.
The total is a tad high for my liking, so I recommend betting this game to stay Under 25.5 at -115 on BetMGM.
Pick: Under 25.5
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