North Texas Mean Green vs St. Mary's Gaels Prediction, 11/13/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: North Texas Mean Green vs St. Mary's Gaels

Date: Sunday, November 13, 2022

Location: University Credit Union Pavilion in Moraga, CA

TV: Hulu Live TV

The St. Mary's Gaels (2-0) welcome the North Texas Mean Green (1-0) at University Credit Union Pavilion on Sunday.

The North Texas Mean Green faced Southern Nazarene and took home the win by a score of 53-47 in their last game. North Texas ended the game with a 34.0% field goal percentage (18 of 53) and made 4 of their 22 3-point shots. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Mean Green buried 13 of their 21 attempts for a rate of 61.9%. In relation to grabbing boards, they earned 35 with 17 of them being offensive. They also dished out 5 assists in this contest as well as forcing the other team into 18 turnovers and having 6 steals. In the matter of defense, North Texas allowed the other team to shoot 36.8% from the floor on 14 out of 38 shooting. Southern Nazarene distributed 5 dimes and had 4 steals in the matchup. Additionally, Southern Nazarene grabbed 24 rebounds (5 offensive, 19 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Southern Nazarene finished shooting 76.5% at the charity stripe by knocking down 13 of 17 shots. They also converted 6 of their 19 shots from long range. Regarding personal fouls, the Mean Green walked away with 14 and Southern Nazarene totaled 22 personal fouls.

Abou Ousmane is someone who was a factor for this contest. He scored 23 points on 9 out of 21 shooting. He played 32 mins played and grabbed 10 rebounds. He walked away from this one shooting 42.9% from the field and earned 1 assist.

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North Texas will enter this matchup with a win-loss record of 1-0 on the year. They have an average of 53.0 points per game (343rd in the nation) while shooting 34.0% from the floor. The Mean Green are shooting 18.2% on 3-point shots (4 of 22) and 61.9% from the charity stripe. As a unit, North Texas is grabbing 37.0 boards per game and has accounted for 5 assists this year, which has them ranked 355th in the country in terms of passing. They cough up possession 8.0 times per game and as a unit they commit 14.0 fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Mean Green are forcing 19.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 22.0 personal fouls. They rank 19th in college hoops in giving up assists with 5 relinquished on the year. The Mean Green defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 36.8% (14 of 38) and they concede 29.0 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are conceding 31.6% from beyond the arc and they are 26th in college hoops in PPG allowed (47.0).

When they last played, the St. Mary's Gaels took home the win by a final score of 79-53 when they faced Vermont. Concerning how they cleaned up the glass, St. Mary's permitted Vermont to collect 20 in total (3 offensive). They finished 33.3% from beyond the perimeter by going 6 of 18 and walked away from this one shooting 7 of 12 from the free throw line (58.3%). The Gaels allowed Vermont to convert 20 of their 48 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 41.7% in this matchup. When the game finished, the Gaels finished shooting 29 out of 59 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 49.2%. In terms of shooting from 3-point land, St. Mary's knocked down 9 out of 20 tries (45.0%). They were able to knock down 12 of those for a rate of 66.7%. Vermont earned 18 fouls in the game which got the Gaels to the free throw line for a total of 18 shots. They also turned it over 8 times, while recording 10 steals for the game. The Gaels earned 26 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards totaling 37 for the game.

Alex Ducas ended up having an impact for the Gaels in this contest. He made 5 of 10 in the game for a rate of 50.0%, and accounted for 5 rebounds. He earned 14 points in his 29 mins of playing time and had 4 assists for the matchup.

St. Mary's has a mark of 2-0 on the campaign. The Gaels commit 15.0 fouls per game and they hit 69.6% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 11.0 times per game (259th in the nation) and they are losing possession via turnover 6.5 times per game. St. Mary's has scored 157 pts so far this year and they collect 40.5 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Gaels are connecting on 44.6% from the floor, which has them ranked 201st in D-1.

The Gaels on the defensive side of the court are 137th in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 61.5. They are forcing 13.0 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 40.6% from the field (181st in the country). The St. Mary's defense allows 37.5% on 3-point shots (18 of 48) and opponents are converting on 65.5% of their foul shots. They have given up 9.5 assists and 29.0 boards per game, which has them ranked 112th and 70th in those categories.

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take North Texas

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