MTSU Blue Raiders vs North Texas Mean Green Prediction, 3/2/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: MTSU Blue Raiders vs North Texas Mean Green

Date: Thursday, March 2, 2023

Location: The Super Pit in Denton, TX

TV: ESPN+

The North Texas Mean Green (23-6) are hosting the MTSU Blue Raiders (18-11) at The Super Pit on Thursday.

The MTSU Blue Raiders faced off with Louisiana Tech and went home with a win by a final score of 63-49 in their last game. When talking about personal fouls, the Blue Raiders walked away with 12 and Louisiana Tech racked up 12 personal fouls. They buried 3 of their 18 tries from distance. Louisiana Tech finished the game shooting 80.0% when shooting free throws by knocking down 8 of their 10 tries. Additionally, Louisiana Tech totaled 38 rebounds (14 offensive, 24 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Louisiana Tech dished out 6 assists and had 6 steals for this game. Pertaining to the defense, MTSU let their opponent shoot 27.5% from the field on 19 out of 69 shooting. They also distributed 13 assists in this matchup while forcing the opposition into 7 turnovers and earning 3 steals. With respect to pulling down boards, they earned 36 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Blue Raiders made 12 of 18 attempts for a rate of 66.7%. MTSU finished having earned a 40.4% FG percentage (21 out of 52) and converted 9 of their 28 shots from distance.

Elias King is a player who was a major factor for the contest. He finished the game shooting 50.0% from the field and earned 1 assist. He was on the court for 31 minutes played and also collected 10 rebounds. He totaled 13 points on 5 out of 10 shooting.

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MTSU will take the court with a win-loss record of 18-11 for the season. They average 71.3 points per contest (187th in the nation) while going 45.9% from the field. The Blue Raiders are shooting 33.9% on 3-pointers (202 of 595) and 68.2% from the free throw line. As a unit, MTSU is collecting 33.9 rebounds per game and has totaled 328 assists this year, which is 330th in college basketball in terms of passing the rock. They are giving up possession 13.4 times per game and as a squad are committing 17.6 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Blue Raiders have forced 15.1 turnovers per contest and they draw 15.5 personal fouls. They surrender 35.1% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 109th in D-1 in opponents points per game (67.7). The Blue Raiders defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 44.2% (695 of 1,571) and they relinquish 31.9 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They currently rank 44th in D-1 in allowing assists to their opponents with 315 surrendered for the season.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the North Texas Mean Green took a loss by a final score of 55-49 when they played Charlotte. Concerning how they rebounded, North Texas allowed Charlotte to grab 20 in total (2 offensive). They finished shooting 28.6% from 3-point land by shooting 4 out of 14 and walked away from this one shooting 11 out of 14 at the charity stripe (78.6%). The Mean Green permitted Charlotte to make 20 out of their 42 tries from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 47.6% in this contest. When the game finished, the Mean Green finished shooting 18 for 46 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 39.1%. When talking about shooting from downtown, North Texas knocked down 3 out of their 13 tries (23.1%). They were able to knock down 10 of the free throws for a percentage of 100.0%. Charlotte was called for 13 personal fouls for the contest which got the Mean Green to the charity stripe for a total of 10 attempts. They also turned the ball over 11 times, while getting 4 steals in the matchup. The Mean Green corralled 20 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 28 for the matchup.

Aaron Scott ended up being a major contributor for the Mean Green for this contest. He accumulated 12 points in his 30 mins of playing time, but wasn't able to earn an assist. He buried 5 out of 7 for this game giving him a field goal percentage of 71.4%, and accounted for 5 rebounds.

North Texas has a mark of 23-6 on the campaign. As an offensive unit, the Mean Green are shooting 43.5% from the field, which has them ranked 251st in the nation. North Texas has accounted for 1,845 points for the campaign (63.6 per game) and they average 33.2 boards per contest. They are dishing out assists 11.0 times per game (327th in college basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 11.8 times per contest. The Mean Green are responsible for committing 16.4 fouls every game and they shoot 73.8% from the free throw line.

The Mean Green on the defensive side of the court are 2nd in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 56.3. They have forced 12.4 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 40.7% from the field (33rd in college basketball). The North Texas defense gives up 31.1% on shots from beyond the arc (147 of 473) and opponents are connecting on 70.6% of their free throw shots. They have allowed 8.0 assists and 28.5 boards on a nightly basis, ranking them 4th and 3rd in college hoops.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take MTSU

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