Louisiana Tech Bulldogs vs North Texas Mean Green Prediction, 3/9/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Louisiana Tech Bulldogs vs North Texas Mean Green

Date: Thursday, March 9, 2023

Location: Ford Center at the Star in Frisco, TX

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Louisiana Tech (+8)

The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (14-17) are traveling to Ford Center at the Star on Thursday where they will compete against the North Texas Mean Green (25-6). North Texas opens this contest as 8-point favorites. The over/under is set at 120.5.

The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs played Florida Atlantic and took a loss by a final of 76-72 in their last contest. When talking about personal fouls, the Bulldogs ended up with 18 and Florida Atlantic finished the game with 12 personal fouls. They knocked down 9 of 23 tries from 3-point land. Florida Atlantic shot 70.8% from the charity stripe by knocking down 17 of 24 shots. On top of that, Florida Atlantic snagged 25 rebounds (6 offensive, 19 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Florida Atlantic distributed 14 dimes and had 6 steals in this contest. In reference to defense, Louisiana Tech allowed the other team to go 46.3% from the floor on 25 of 54 shooting. They also dished out 6 assists for this contest in addition to forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and getting 8 steals. When talking about getting rebounds, they compiled a total of 29 with 8 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Bulldogs made 14 of their 15 tries for a rate of 93.3%. Louisiana Tech ended the contest with a 45.6% field goal percentage (26 of 57) and converted 6 of their 17 3-pointers.

Isaiah Crawford is someone who was a major factor for this contest. He walked away with 20 points on 8 out of 15 shooting. He saw the court for 38 mins and also snagged 2 rebounds. He finished shooting 53.3% from the field and recorded 3 assists.

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Louisiana Tech enters this matchup with a record of 14-17 on the campaign. They average 72.8 pts per contest (158th in college hoops) while hitting 44.5% from the floor. The Bulldogs are connecting on 34.7% on shots from beyond the arc (270 of 779) and 73.6% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Louisiana Tech is collecting 34.7 rebounds per game and is sitting with 394 dimes so far this year, which has them ranked 223rd in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They are giving up possession 13.6 times per contest and as a team they commit 17.3 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on the defensive end, the Bulldogs are able to force 15.1 turnovers per contest while drawing 15.9 personal fouls. They rank 278th in the country in giving up assists to their opponents with 442 surrendered so far this season. The Bulldogs are giving up a shooting percentage of 44.3% (737 of 1,665) and they concede 32.5 boards per game as a basketball team. They give up 37.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 181st in college basketball in opponents points per game (70.0).

In their last game, the North Texas Mean Green got the victory with a final of 67-33 when they played Western Kentucky. The Mean Green recorded 27 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards totaling 34 for this contest. They coughed up the ball 7 times, while recording 8 steals in the matchup. Western Kentucky committed 8 fouls for this contest which took the Mean Green to the charity stripe for a total of 5 attempts. They were able to bury 5 of the free throws for a percentage of 100.0%. When discussing 3-point attempts, North Texas made 10 out of 32 tries (31.3%). At the conclusion of this game, the Mean Green ended up shooting 26 out of 57 from the floor which had them shooting 45.6%. The Mean Green allowed Western Kentucky to make 13 of their 47 attempts from the field which had them shooting 27.7% in this matchup. They shot 18.2% from beyond the arc by going 2 of 11 and walked away from this one shooting 5 of 14 at the free throw line (35.7%). Concerning cleaning the glass, North Texas permitted Western Kentucky to collect 30 in total (9 on the offensive side).

Tylor Perry was important for the Mean Green in this game. He knocked down 6 out of 14 in the game giving him a rate of 42.9%, and accumulated 1 rebound. He earned 19 points in his 32 minutes on the hardwood, but didn't get an assist.

North Texas has a record of 25-6 for the year. The Mean Green are committing 16.2 fouls per contest while shooting 74.6% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 11.1 times per game (326th in college hoops) and they are giving up possession 11.7 times per game. North Texas has accounted for 1,976 pts for the season (63.7 per game) and they average 33.3 rebounds per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Mean Green are shooting 43.5% from the floor, which is ranked 252nd in the country.

The North Texas defense gives up 31.0% from downtown (156 of 503) and their opponents are knocking down 69.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They allow 7.9 dimes and 28.6 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks them 3rd and 3rd in the country. The Mean Green defensively are ranked 1st in college hoops in points allowed per game with 55.4. They have forced 12.5 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 40.1% from the floor (18th in college hoops).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Louisiana Tech (+8)

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