Omaha Mavericks vs North Texas Mean Green Prediction, 12/3/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Omaha Mavericks vs North Texas Mean Green

Date: Saturday, December 3, 2022

Location: The Super Pit in Denton, TX

TV: Hulu Live TV

The Super Pit is the location where the North Texas Mean Green (5-2) will attempt to defeat the Omaha Mavericks (3-5) on Saturday.

The Omaha Mavericks took the court against Mississippi State and took a loss by a score of 74-54 in their last contest. With respect to personal fouls, the Mavericks ended up finishing with 17 while Mississippi State recorded 12 personal fouls. They also buried 7 of 23 tries from distance. Mississippi State went 73.3% from the free throw line by converting 11 of their 15 tries. In addition, Mississippi State had 39 boards (15 offensive, 24 defensive), but didn't have a block. Mississippi State earned 15 dimes and had 12 steals in this matchup. In relation to defending, Omaha allowed the other team to shoot 43.1% from the floor on 28 of 65 shooting. They also recorded 11 assists in the game as well as forcing the opposition into 9 turnovers and earning 5 steals. When discussing pulling down rebounds, they earned a total of 30 with 8 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Mavericks made 4 of 7 shots for a rate of 57.1%. Omaha finished with a 40.7% FG percentage (22 out of 54) and converted 6 out of their 18 shots from 3-point land.

Tony Osburn is one guy who was important for this contest. He finished 80.0% from the floor and also distributed 2 assists. He played for 15 minutes but had no rebounds when the time ran out. He left the arena with 10 points on 4 out of 5 shooting.

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Omaha heads into this matchup with a mark of 3-5 for the season. They currently have an average of 66.8 points per contest (294th in college hoops) while shooting 43.4% from the field. The Mavericks are hitting 30.8% from downtown (41 of 133) and 78.7% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Omaha is pulling down 31.9 rebounds per game and is sitting with 95 assists so far this year, which has them ranked 224th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. They turn the ball over 15.4 times per game and as a unit are committing 17.9 fouls per contest.

On the defensive end, the Mavericks are able to force 12.6 turnovers per game while drawing 17.0 personal fouls. They concede 37.1% from beyond the arc and they rank 332nd in college hoops in PPG allowed (76.9). The Mavericks are allowing a shooting percentage of 46.3% (219 of 473) and they surrender 35.9 boards per game as a team. They currently rank 333rd in college basketball in giving up assists with 124 relinquished this year.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the North Texas Mean Green went home defeated by a final of 55-51 against UNC Wilmington. When talking about how they rebounded, North Texas permitted UNC Wilmington to collect 22 in total (4 offensive). They shot 29.4% from 3-point land by connecting on 5 of 17 and walked away from this one shooting 14 of 20 at the free throw line (70.0%). The Mean Green allowed UNC Wilmington to make 18 out of their 46 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 39.1% for this contest. Overall, the Mean Green shot 20 out of 52 from the field which gave them a rate of 38.5%. In regard to shooting from 3-point land, North Texas made 8 out of 23 attempts (34.8%). They were able to convert 3 of the free throws for a clip of 37.5%. UNC Wilmington was called for 15 personal fouls in the game which took the Mean Green to the free throw line for a total of 8 shots. They also turned it over 16 times, while earning 2 steals for this game. The Mean Green corralled 22 defensive boards and 14 offensive boards totaling 36 in the matchup.

Tylor Perry was important for the Mean Green for this contest. He made 6 of 15 in this matchup for a rate of 40.0%, and had 4 rebounds. He earned 17 points in his 33 mins of playing time and accumulated 1 assist in this contest.

North Texas has a win-loss mark of 5-2 on the season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Mean Green are shooting 38.6% from the floor, which has them ranked 347th in college basketball. North Texas has 411 points so far this year (58.7 per game) and they pull in 35.3 rebounds per contest. They are dishing out assists 9.6 times per contest (350th in Division 1) and they are giving up possession 11.0 times per contest. The Mean Green are committing 15.6 fouls every game and they connect on 63.9% from the free throw line.

The Mean Green defensively are ranked 4th in college hoops in points allowed per contest with 52.0. They have forced 14.1 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 41.8% from the field (150th in D-1). The North Texas defense surrenders 35.3% on three-point shots (41 of 116) and opponents are converting on 58.9% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 7.4 assists and 28.3 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 4th and 5th in college basketball.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Omaha

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