UTSA vs North Texas 3/3/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The North Texas Mean Green will travel to the UTSA Convocation Center to take on the UTSA Roadrunners this Thursday night in College Basketball action.

The North Texas Mean Green won their 14^th straight game and improved to 22-4 on the season after defeating the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs, 56-49, this past Saturday. North Texas was once against lights out on the defensive end and was able to pull away late for the victory after closing out the final 3:45 of regulation on a 7-0 run. North Texas shot 36.4% from the field & 26.3% from beyond the arc while allowing Louisiana Tech to shoot 38.6% from the field & 29.4% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Mean Green was Abou Ousmane who had 13 points, 7 rebounds, & 1 block.

On the season, North Texas is averaging 66.0 ppg on 44.7% shooting from the field. The Mean Green are averaging 7.9 three-pointers per game on 37.1% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, North Texas has been led by Tylor Perry (13.8 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 2.6 apg, 1.4 spg), Thomas Bell (12.2 ppg, 6.7 rpg, 2.5 apg), Mardrez McBride (10.4 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 1.4 apg), & Rubin Jones (8.2 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 2.3 apg).

Defensviely, North Texas is holding their opponents to an average of 55.3 ppg on 41.4% shooting from the field. The Mean Green have a rebound margin of 4.7 and a turnover margin of 1.2.

The UTSA Roadrunners lost their 2^nd straight game and dropped to 9-20 on the season after being defeated by the UAB Blazers, 68-56, this past Thursday. UTSA struggled on the offensive end against UAB and could not fight back after the Blazers took a 58-41 lead with 5:55 left in regulation. UTSA shot 37.0% from the field & 36.4% from beyond the arc while allowing UAB to shoot 44.6% from the field & 27.3% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Roadrunners was Dhieu Deing who had 16 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block, & 1 steal.

On the season, UTSA is averaging 67.6 ppg on 39.0% shooting from the field. The Roadrunners are averaging 6.2 three-pointers per game on 29.1% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, UTSA has been led by Jacob Germany (14.7 ppg, 7.2 rpg), Dhieu Deing (14.4 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 1.5 apg, 1.5 spg), Jordan Ivy-Curry (13.9 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 2.3 apg), & Darius McNeill (6.5 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 11.8 apg, 1.0 spg). Jordan Ivy-Curry missed the Roadrunners last game vs. UAB and should be considered questionable for this matchup.

Defensively, UTSA is allowing their opponents to average 73.0 ppg on 45.7% shooting from the field. The Roadrunners have a rebound margin of 1.7 and a turnover margin of -04.

The Mean Green are 15-4-3 ATS in their last 22 road games & 20-8-2 ATS in their last 30 games overall. The Roadrunners are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games following a straight up loss & 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall.

North Texas has dominated Conference-USA throughout the season and has been led by their incredible defense which ranks 1^st in scoring defense, 76^th in defensive FG%, & 54^th in rebound margin. UTSA has struggled on both ends of the court this season and come into this gam ranked t-263^rd in scoring offense, 345^th in FG%, & 272^nd in scoring defense.

North Texas was able to defeat UTSA by a 69-45 margin at home in early February and as I expect the Mean Green defense to once against keep UTSA under 50 points, I think that North Texas does enough offensively to cover this large road spread. Good Luck!