North Texas Mean Green vs Boise State Broncos Prediction, 12/5/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: North Texas Mean Green vs Boise State Broncos

Date: Tuesday, December 5, 2023

Location: ExtraMile Arena in Boise, ID

TV: ESPN+

The North Texas Mean Green (5-2) are en route to ExtraMile Arena on Tuesday where they will take on the Boise State Broncos (4-3).

The North Texas Mean Green stepped onto the hardwood against MVSU and earned the victory with a final of 79-48 in their last game. North Texas ended the game with a 53.7% FG percentage (29 out of 54) and converted 10 out of their 23 shots from 3-point land. At the charity stripe, the Mean Green buried 11 of 14 attempts for a rate of 78.6%. Concerning grabbing rebounds, they compiled 33 with 11 of them being offensive. They also distributed 13 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 13 turnovers and getting 7 steals. When discussing defending, North Texas allowed the other team to go 34.6% from the floor on 18 of 52 shooting. MVSU doled out 5 dimes and had 5 steals in this contest. In addition, MVSU had 26 rebounds (9 offensive, 17 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. MVSU finished the game shooting 69.2% when shooting free throws by converting 9 of their 13 shots. They also converted 3 out of their 8 attempts from beyond the perimeter. In regard to fouls, the Mean Green walked away with 17 while MVSU recorded 13 fouls.

Rubin Jones is a guy who was a contributor for this contest. He finished the game shooting 60.0% from the floor and totaled 3 assists. He played for 29 minutes and snagged 2 boards. He accounted for 15 points on 6 of 10 shooting.

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North Texas will enter this game with a record of 5-2 on the campaign. They lose possession via turnover 11.4 times per contest and as a group they commit 16.0 personal fouls every game. As a team, North Texas is snagging 35.6 boards per contest and has 82 dimes so far this year, which ranks 308th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Mean Green are hitting 39.0% on shots beyond the perimeter (62 of 159) and 78.5% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 70.7 pts per contest (261st in D-1) while connecting on 44.8% from the floor.

Defensively, the Mean Green are able to force 13.3 turnovers every game while drawing 15.9 fouls. They are relinquishing 28.9% on shots from distance and they are 4th in college basketball in opponents points per game (56.7). The Mean Green defense is allowing a FG percentage of 39.0% (143 of 367) and they surrender 30.4 boards per contest as a squad. They are 12th in college basketball in giving up assists with 60 relinquished on the year.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Boise State Broncos walked away with a victory by a final of 63-60 against St. Mary's. Regarding rebounds, Boise State allowed St. Mary's to pull down 29 in all (7 on the offensive side). They finished shooting 14.3% from 3-point land by shooting 2 of 14 and walked away from this one shooting 12 of 24 from the free throw line (50.0%). The Broncos allowed St. Mary's to convert 23 out of 49 tries from the field which had them shooting 46.9% in this game. At the conclusion of this game, the Broncos went 21 for 44 from the field which had them shooting 47.7%. In the matter of 3-point attempts, Boise State converted 5 out of 13 attempts (38.5%). They were able to knock down 16 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 66.7%. St. Mary's was called for 20 fouls in this game which got the Broncos to the free throw line for a total of 24 shots. They also turned it over 9 times, while recording 6 steals for this contest. The Broncos were able to corral 21 defensive boards and 3 offensive boards totaling 24 for the contest.

Tyson Degenhart ended up being a factor for the Broncos for the matchup. He tallied 17 points in his 38 mins on the hardwood and accumulated 5 assists in this contest. He buried 5 of 9 for this game for a field goal percentage of 55.6%, and added 4 rebounds.

Boise State has a win-loss record of 4-3 on the campaign. When it comes to offensive execution, the Broncos are hitting on 41.9% from the floor, which has them ranked 287th in Division 1. Boise State has accounted for 479 pts so far this season (68.4 per contest) and they grab 35.3 boards per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 10.4 times per game (327th in the country) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 11.4 times per contest. The Broncos have committed 16.6 fouls every game and they connect on 72.5% from the charity stripe.

The Broncos are ranked 112th in D-1 in PPG surrendered with 67.3. They are forcing 12.4 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 44.3% from the field (252nd in college basketball). The Boise State defense concedes 29.8% on shots from distance (37 of 124) and their opponents are making 74.3% of their foul shots. They relinquish 11.6 assists and 33.6 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is 121st and 122nd in college basketball.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take North Texas

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