North Texas Mean Green vs Boise State Broncos Prediction, 12/17/2022 College Football Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: North Texas Mean Green vs Boise State Broncos

Date: Saturday, December 17, 2022

Location: Toyota Stadium in Frisco, TX

TV: ESPN

Odds/Point Spread: Broncos (-11.5)

Total/Over-Under: 57.5

The Boise State Broncos (9-4) will go up against the North Texas Mean Green (7-6) at Toyota Stadium on Saturday, December 17, 2022 in the Frisco Bowl. North Texas opens this game as 11.5-point underdogs from Vegas oddsmakers. The over/under is set at 57.5.

The North Texas Mean Green head into this matchup 7-6 for this season. In their last game, the Mean Green played the UTSA Roadrunners and ended up losing by a score of 48-27. Austin Aune went 14/29 with 194 yards through the air and 1 touchdown. He had a quarterback rating of 102.1 and finished the contest with 2 picks. Ikaika Ragsdale was the rushing leader for the Mean Green with 17 carries for 108 yds (6.4 yds per carry). When the final whistle blew, they ran 65 plays which totaled 366 yards. The North Texas Mean Green ended up rushing 35 different times and totaled 172 yds, which is an average of 4.9 yards per tote. When it came to the battle of the line of scrimmage, the Mean Green gave up 227 yards on 47 tries, which averages out to 4.8 yards per run surrendered. North Texas conceded 33 completions on 38 tries for 344 yards, and a completion percentage of 86.8%.

The Mean Green have racked up 6,029 total yards for the year. When it comes to scoring touchdowns, North Texas has earned 33 passing touchdowns and 22 rushing touchdowns. They have surrendered the football 20 times. North Texas has earned 283 1st downs as an offense, and they have committed 68 infractions for 551 yds. As a team they hold an average of 201.7 yards in the run game which ranks them 24th in the nation. When talking about putting the ball in the endzone, the North Texas Mean Green are averaging 33.9 points per outing.

The Mean Green rank 110th in Division 1 when it comes to the opposition scoring, allowing 31.5 points per game. They are allowing teams to run for an average of 4.7 yards per run and 188.4 rushing yards per contest on the year. During the season, they have allowed 2,449 rushing yards through 13 games. When it comes to passing yards, the Mean Green have allowed 3,532 yds which ranks them 128th in D-1. They have given up 271.7 yards per game via the pass in addition to giving up a completion percentage of 63.7%. Overall, they are granting 460.1 yards per game which ranks them 124th in the country. They have conceded 23 touchdowns through the air in addition to 23 touchdowns running the ball.

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The Broncos come into this matchup with a record of 9-4 this season. For their last game, the Broncos walked away with a loss by a score of 28-16 when they faced the Fresno State Bulldogs. Taylen Green (1 touchdown) finished the contest with 175 yards on 17/38 passing while his quarterback rating was 81.6. He threw 2 picks and his average yards per attempt was 4.6. George Holani carried the football 13 times for 74 yds, finishing the game with 5.7 yds per attempt for Boise State. Boise State ran the ball for 4.9 yds per attempt, finishing with a total of 146 yards on 30 carries. The Broncos finished the game with a total of 321 yds while they ran 68 plays (4.7 yards per play). The Broncos pass defense gave up a completion rate of 63.0%, relinquishing 184 yards on 17 for 27 passing. Boise State gave up 35 running attempts for 61 yards (1.7 yds per carry).

The Boise State Broncos maintain an average of 381.7 yards/outing, which is good for 75th in the nation. The Boise State offense has 605 yards of penalties on 70 infractions, which ranks 74th in the country in terms of helping out the other team. For the year thus far, the Broncos have thrown for 2,531 yards via the pass in addition to an average of 194.7 passing yards per outing, which has them sitting 109th in Division 1. In relation to how much they score, the Broncos are sitting 61st in the nation holding an average of 29.1 points per outing.

Boise State has surrendered a total of 1,570 yards via the ground game (120.8 yards per game) as well as 14 touchdowns by way of the ground game for the year. They have given up 10 touchdowns via the pass as well as 160.7 yards/outing, which has them in 4th in the country. The Broncos defense has taken the field for 785 plays, which is 33rd in Division 1. The Broncos are relinquishing 18.5 PPG, which has them sitting 11th in college football. This year, they have surrendered 241 total points.

Who will win tonight's Mean Green/Broncos college football game against the spread?

Josh's Pick: Take the Mean Green +11.5

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