North Texas Mean Green vs LSU Tigers Prediction, 3/19/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: North Texas Mean Green vs LSU Tigers

Date: Tuesday, March 19, 2024

Location: Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, LA

TV: SECN

The LSU Tigers (17-15) will go up against the North Texas Mean Green (18-14) at Pete Maravich Assembly Center on Tuesday in the NIT.

The North Texas Mean Green faced Florida Atlantic and went home with a loss by a final score of 77-71 in their last game. North Texas wrapped up the contest with a 40.7% field goal percentage (24 out of 59) and buried 7 out of their 21 shots from downtown. From the charity stripe, the Mean Green converted 16 of their 20 shots for a rate of 80.0%. Pertaining to pulling down rebounds, they earned 27 with 11 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 8 dimes in this matchup while forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and earning 7 steals. When discussing defense, North Texas allowed their opponent to shoot 48.1% from the field on 25 out of 52 shooting. Florida Atlantic recorded 10 assists and had 7 steals for this game. In addition, Florida Atlantic grabbed 32 rebounds (11 offensive, 21 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Florida Atlantic finished the game at 70.6% at the charity stripe by knocking down 24 of 34 attempts. They also buried 3 of 12 tries from beyond the arc. In relation to fouls, the Mean Green ended up with 22 while Florida Atlantic accumulated 18 fouls.

Jason Edwards is one player who was a contributor for this game. He finished shooting 36.4% from the field but had no assists when the game ended. He played 34 minutes and also totaled 3 rebounds. He ended up with 26 points on 8 of 22 shooting.

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North Texas enters this matchup with a win-loss record of 18-14 this season. They are averaging 69.1 pts per game (294th in college hoops) while hitting 43.4% from the floor. The Mean Green are connecting on 37.7% on shots beyond the perimeter (265 of 702) and 73.9% from the free throw line. As a unit, North Texas is pulling in 34.7 boards per game and has accounted for 351 assists this season, which has them ranked 331st in Division 1 in terms of passing. They turn it over 11.2 times per game and as a team they are committing 17.2 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end of the court, the Mean Green have forced 12.3 turnovers per contest and they draw 15.4 fouls. They are ranked 4th in college basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 309 conceded on the campaign. The Mean Green defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 41.1% (685 of 1,667) and they concede 32.5 boards per contest as a squad. They are surrendering 32.1% on 3-point shots and they are 10th in the country in opponents points per game (63.1).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the LSU Tigers walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 70-60 when they faced Mississippi State. In relation to rebounding, LSU permitted Mississippi State to collect 33 in total (7 offensive). They finished 28.6% from three-point range by connecting on 6 of 21 and walked away from this one shooting 18 out of 27 from the charity stripe (66.7%). The Tigers permitted Mississippi State to convert 23 out of 55 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 41.8% for this game. When the final whistle blew, the Tigers finished the game shooting 19 for 50 from the field which gave them a rate of 38.0%. Concerning shots from distance, LSU converted 7 of 20 attempts (35.0%). They were able to convert 15 of the free throw tries for a rate of 71.4%. Mississippi State earned 16 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Tigers to the charity stripe for 21 shots. They also coughed up the ball 16 times, while recording 9 steals for the matchup. The Tigers corralled 27 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 33 in this game.

Trae Hannibal ended up being a major contributor for the Tigers for the matchup. He had 18 points in his 29 mins of playing time and had 1 assist in the matchup. He knocked down 6 out of 8 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 75.0%, and had 4 rebounds.

LSU has a record of 17-15 on the season. The Tigers have committed 17.5 personal fouls per contest while shooting 71.9% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 11.7 times per game (301st in college basketball) and they turn it over 13.2 times per game. LSU has 2,443 points so far this season (76.3 per game) and they average 35.8 rebounds per game. When it comes to offense, the Tigers are shooting 45.5% from the field, which is 122nd in Division 1.

The LSU defense concedes 33.2% on shots from beyond the arc (264 of 795) and their opponents are converting on 75.8% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 12.5 dimes and 35.1 rebounds per contest, which is 145th and 200th in those defensive categories. The Tigers on the defensive end are ranked 269th in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 74.7. They are forcing their opponents into 13.0 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 42.6% from the field (115th in Division 1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take North Texas

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