C-USA Championship: UTSA vs North Texas 12/2/22 College Football Picks, Predictions, Odds

The UTSA Roadrunners and North Texas Mean Green do battle Friday in the college football C-USA Championship at the Alamodome. The North Texas Mean Green have won 5 of their last 7 games. The UTSA Roadrunners have won 9 straight games.

The North Texas Mean Green have lost 4 of their last 5 road games. Austin Aune is completing 57.4 percent of his passes for 3,115 yards, 31 touchdowns and 11 interceptions. Roderic Burns and Jyaire Shorter have combined for 1,194 receiving yards and 10 touchdowns, while Var’Keyes Gumms has 31 receptions. The North Texas Mean Green ground game is averaging 205.7 yards per contest, and Ayo Adeyi leads the way with 690 yards and 4 touchdowns. Defensively, North Texas is allowing 30.1 points and 451.7 yards per game. KD Davis leads the North Texas Mean Green with 118 tackles, Mazin Richards has 7.5 sacks and Ridge Texada has 3 interceptions.

The UTSA Roadrunners have won 5 straight home games. Frank Harris is completing 69.6 percent of his passes for 3,524 yards, 27 touchdowns and 7 interceptions. Zakhari Franklin and Joshua Cephus have combined for 1,857 receiving yards and 17 touchdowns, while De’Corian Clark has 51 receptions. The UTSA Roadrunners ground game is averaging 173.7 yards per contest, and Brenden Brady leads the way with 699 yards and 9 touchdowns. Defensively, UTSA is allowing 26.5 points and 408.1 yards per game. Jamal Ligon leads the UTSA Roadrunners with 79 tackles, Trey Moore has 6 sacks and Clifford Chattman has 3 interceptions.

The Mean Green are 11-2 ATS in their last 13 conference games and 6-2 ATS in their last 8 games overall. The Roadrunners are 12-5 ATS vs. a team with a winning record and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games on grass. The over is 7-3 in Mean Green last 10 games overall. The under is 5-2 in Roadrunners last 7 games overall. The Mean Green are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 meetings in Texas-San Antonio. The home team is 8-1 ATS in their last 9 meetings.

The UTSA Roadrunners have been the C-USA team to beat all season, and they’re on a heater of all heaters. At home, you can understand why they’re favored heavily. With that said, these clubs met a couple of months ago and North Texas held its own on the road, losing by just 4 points. UTSA has more balance, but North Texas has one of the best offenses in the country, and it’s enough for a fighting chance here. The hook may be key. Give me the Mean Green and the points.