Memphis Tigers vs North Texas Mean Green Prediction, 2/15/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Memphis Tigers vs North Texas Mean Green

Date: Thursday, February 15, 2024

Location: The Super Pit in Denton, TX

TV: ESPN+

The Memphis Tigers (18-6) are traveling to The Super Pit on Thursday where they will meet the North Texas Mean Green (13-10).

The Memphis Tigers played Tulane and walked away with a win by a score of 90-78 in their last contest. Memphis ended the contest having earned a 46.8% field goal percentage (29 out of 62) and converted 9 of 24 shots from distance. At the charity stripe, the Tigers made 23 of 33 attempts for a percentage of 69.7%. Pertaining to hauling in boards, they earned 38 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 21 assists for the contest while forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and earning 11 steals. When it comes to the defense, Memphis let their opponent shoot 38.1% from the floor on 24 of 63 shooting. Tulane earned 12 dimes and had 9 steals for this contest. On top of that, Tulane pulled down 36 rebounds (9 offensive, 27 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Tulane finished 74.1% from the free throw line by burying 20 of 27 attempts. They also converted 10 out of their 27 tries from beyond the arc. When it comes to personal fouls, the Tigers ended up with 23 and Tulane recorded 23 personal fouls.

David Jones is someone who played a role in this game. He finished shooting 66.7% from the floor and earned 4 assists. He played 36 minutes and snagged 10 rebounds. He finished with 23 points on 8 out of 12 shooting.

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Memphis steps onto the court with a mark of 18-6 on the year. They are averaging 80.8 points per game (36th in Division 1) while shooting 46.1% from the field. The Tigers are shooting 35.4% from downtown (197 of 557) and 72.7% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Memphis is pulling in 37.3 boards per contest and is sitting with 330 dimes on the year, which ranks 156th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They are losing possession via turnover 13.4 times per game and as a unit they commit 17.8 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end of the court, the Tigers are forcing 14.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.2 fouls. They are ranked 204th in college basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 317 conceded so far this year. The Tigers are giving up a shooting percentage of 41.6% (626 of 1,506) and they concede 36.8 rebounds per game as a team. They are giving up 33.9% on 3-point shots and they rank 280th in college hoops in PPG allowed (75.3).

The last time they took the court, the North Texas Mean Green went home defeated by a final of 71-68 against SMU. When talking about rebounding, North Texas permitted SMU to grab 32 in total (14 on the offensive glass). They went 40.0% from downtown by shooting 8 of 20 and finished the game at 13 out of 19 from the free throw line (68.4%). The Mean Green permitted SMU to convert 25 of their 52 tries from the field which left them shooting 48.1% for the contest. When this game wrapped up, the Mean Green walked away from this one shooting 26 out of 57 from the floor which had them at 45.6%. With respect to 3-point attempts, North Texas knocked down 12 of their 23 tries (52.2%). They were able to convert 4 of those for a clip of 80.0%. SMU committed 9 personal fouls for this game which got the Mean Green to the free throw line for a total of 5 attempts. They turned the ball over 13 times, while recording 5 steals in the matchup. The Mean Green were able to pull down 15 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 24 for the matchup.

Jason Edwards was important for the Mean Green for the game. He scored 18 points in his 36 mins on the court and accumulated 2 assists in this game. He made 7 out of 18 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 38.9%, and accumulated 2 rebounds.

North Texas has a record of 13-10 on the year. The Mean Green are responsible for committing 16.8 personal fouls per game and they connect on 71.8% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 10.6 times per contest (340th in college basketball) and they cough up possession 11.7 times per game. North Texas has 1,548 pts so far this season (67.3 per game) and they pull in 35.7 boards per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Mean Green are shooting 43.1% from the floor, which is ranked 275th in the country.

The North Texas defense gives up 30.8% on shots from 3-point land (132 of 428) and their opposition knocks down 70.0% of their free throw attempts. They concede 9.5 assists and 32.3 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 6th and 51st in the nation. The Mean Green are ranked 4th in D-1 in points allowed per contest with 60.5. They are able to force 12.3 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 39.7% from the floor (17th in college basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take North Texas

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