UTEP vs North Texas 3/5/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
North Texas Mean Green (23-4) vs. UTEP Miners (17-12)
March 5, 2022 3:00 pm EDT
The Line: UTEP Miners +5 / North Texas Mean Green -5; Over/Under: -116.5
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The North Texas Mean Green and UTEP Miners meet Saturday in college basketball action at the Don Haskins Center. The North Texas Mean Green look to build on their 15-game winning streak. The UTEP Miners look for a win after splitting their last eight games.
The North Texas Mean Green are averaging 65.7 points on 44.7 percent shooting and allowing 55.1 points on 41.4 percent shooting. Taylor Perry is averaging 13.7 points and 2.8 rebounds, while Thomas Bell is averaging 12.4 points and 2.4 assists. Mardrez McBride is the third double-digit scorer and Abou Ousmane is dishing 0.6 assists. The North Texas Mean Green are shooting 36.9 percent from beyond the arc and 66.1 percent from the free throw line. The North Texas Mean Green are allowing 27.7 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 31.1 rebounds per game.
The UTEP Miners are averaging 69 points on 42.8 percent shooting and allowing 66.6 points on 44.3 percent shooting. Souley Boum is averaging 19.8 points and 4.1 rebounds, while Jamal Bieniemy is averaging 15.1 points and 3.5 rebounds. Keonte Kennedy is the third double-digit scorer and Jorell Staerfield is grabbing 2 rebounds. The UTEP Miners are shooting 35.3 percent from beyond the arc and 75.9 percent from the free throw line. The UTEP Miners are allowing 34.8 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 29.3 rebounds per game.
The Mean Green are 14-4-3 ATS in their last 21 road games and 4-1-1 ATS in their last 6 games overall. The Miners are 10-1 ATS in their last 11 Saturday games and 7-3 ATS in their last 10 games overall. The under is 5-1 in Mean Green last 6 overall. The under is 4-1 in Miners last 5 overall. The road team is 6-2 ATS in the last 8 meetings.
The North Texas Mean Green continue to bully their way through this conference, and they go on the road, where they win by an average of 7.4 points. The UTEP Miners have had issues against the big boys this season, and they’re 5-8 against the spread at home. North Texas is 15-8-2 against the spread on the season. I’ll lay the more than reasonable chalk with the class of this conference.
