The Rice Owls and the North Texas Mean Green meet in college basketball action from the UNT Coliseum on Thursday night. Let’s dive into the odds, injuries, matchup history and make a prediction for this game.
Odds
The North Texas Mean Green are currently listed as 10-point favorites for this game with a -600 ML price tag. The total is set at 130.5 points for this game.
Injuries
Neither side has any injuries listed on their respective reports, so barring any last minute announcements, both teams will come into this game at full strength.
Matchup History
North Texas has won five straight meetings with Rice following a 68-50 win over the Owls back on March 10th, 2022.
Trends
Rice is 4-0-1 ATS in their last 5 road games and 6-0 ATS in their last 6 games against a team with a winning percentage above .600 while the over is 5-0 in their last 5 road games. North Texas is 1-4 ATS in their last 5 home games and 2-10 ATS in their last 12 home games against a team with a winning road record while the under is 4-0 in their last 4 games against a team with a winning record.
Pick
I’m backing the under in this one. Rice has been involved in a lot of higher-scoring games as of late, but that doesn’t matter to North Texas who just slow the game down and play at a snail’s pace and play strong defense regardless of who is on the other end of the floor. The last four meetings between these two have gone under the number and I think we make it five. Give me the under.