North Texas Mean Green vs Florida Atlantic Owls Prediction, 10/12/2024 College Football Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: North Texas Mean Green vs Florida Atlantic Owls

Date: Saturday, October 12, 2024

Location: FAU Stadium in Boca Raton, FL

TV: ESPN2

Odds/Point Spread: Owls (+6.5)

Total/Over-Under: 60

The Florida Atlantic Owls (2-3) are hosting the North Texas Mean Green (4-1) at FAU Stadium on Saturday, October 12, 2024. Florida Atlantic opens this matchup as 6.5-point dogs. The total has been set at 60.

The North Texas Mean Green head into this matchup 4-1 for this year. In their last matchup, the Mean Green faced the Tulsa Golden Hurricane and went home with a win by a final score of 52-20. The North Texas Mean Green rushed the ball a total of 26 times and totaled 179 yards, which came out to an average of 6.9 yds per carry. When the final whistle blew, they ran 60 plays which gave them 618 yards. North Texas relinquished 20 completions on 44 tries for a total of 186 yards, and a completion rate of 45.5%. Against the run, the Mean Green conceded 229 yards on 47 tries, which is an average of 4.9 yds per run allowed.

In terms of scoring, the North Texas Mean Green have an average of 40.8 PPG. As a unit they have an average of 163.2 yards on the ground giving them a rank of 69th in D-1. The Mean Green currently have 2,559 yards in total over the course of this season. In terms of notching touchdowns, North Texas has earned 16 passing touchdowns and 10 touchdowns via the ground. North Texas has a total of 115 1st downs offensively, and they have been called for 48 infractions for 432 yds. They have surrendered the football 7 different times.

In terms of passing yardage, the Mean Green have conceded 1,328 yards which puts them in 108th in the nation. They have relinquished 265.6 yards per game via the pass and giving up a completion percentage of 54.1%. Overall, they have yielded 415.0 yards per contest putting them 108th in the nation. They have allowed 11 touchdowns through the air and 6 touchdowns via the ground game. The opposition is running for an average of 4.2 yards per attempt on the ground and 149.4 rushing yards per contest so far this year. In total, they have given up 747 rushing yards through 5 games. The Mean Green are sitting in 113th in D-1 when it comes to the opposition scoring, conceding 32.2 points per contest.

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The Owls head into this game 2-3 this season. In their last game, the Owls took home the win by a final score of 41-10 when they faced the Wagner Seahawks. Florida Atlantic gave up 26 rushing attempts for 20 yds (0.8 yds per rush). The Owls pass defense gave up a completion rate of 34.4%, relinquishing 112 yards on 11 out of 32 passing. The Owls finished the game with a total of 567 yds while they ran 71 plays (8.0 yds per play). Florida Atlantic ran the football for 6.7 yds per attempt, finishing with a total of 310 yards on 46 attempts.

Regarding how much they score, the Owls rank 106th in D-1 averaging 22.0 PPG. The Florida Atlantic Owls hold an average of 345.0 yards per outing, which ranks them 105th in the country. The Florida Atlantic offense has totaled 337 yards of penalties on 44 infractions, which is good for 17th in the country in terms of helping out the other team. They have thrown 6 picks while letting opponents recover 1 fumble and they have been able to obtain 95 1st downs. During the season thus far, the Owls have thrown for a total of 814 passing yards along with an average of 162.8 passing yards per outing, which ranks 121st in the nation. They have an average of 182.2 run yards per game and have toted the ball for 911 yards for the year.

Florida Atlantic has conceded a total of 1,112 rushing yards (222.4 yards/game) as well as 8 touchdowns via the rush this season. They have allowed the opposition 7 touchdowns through the air in addition to 134.4 yards per game, ranking them 6th in Division 1. Their defense has earned 5 fumbles recovered and 5 interceptions over the course of the season. The Owls defense has participated in 322 plays, which is good for 44th in the nation. The Owls are allowing 23.6 points per game, which puts them 67th in the country. Overall, they have surrendered 118 pts.

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

Josh's Pick: Take the Owls +6.5

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