North Texas Mean Green vs Minnesota Golden Gophers Prediction, 11/13/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: North Texas Mean Green vs Minnesota Golden Gophers

Date: Wednesday, November 13, 2024

Location: Williams Arena in Minneapolis, MN

TV: BTN+

The North Texas Mean Green (2-0) are headed to Williams Arena on Wednesday where they will go up against the Minnesota Golden Gophers (2-0).

The North Texas Mean Green stepped onto the hardwood against Wayland Baptist and walked away with a win by a score of 80-38 in their last contest. Regarding personal fouls, the Mean Green ended up walking away with 7 while Wayland Baptist racked up 20 personal fouls. They also converted 8 out of their 25 attempts from 3-point land. Wayland Baptist walked away from this one shooting 57.1% at the charity stripe by knocking down 4 of 7 tries. Moreover, Wayland Baptist snagged 22 rebounds (3 offensive, 19 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Wayland Baptist earned 9 dimes and had 10 steals for the game. In terms of defense, North Texas allowed 26.0% from the floor on 13 of 50 shooting. They also recorded 14 dimes for this contest as well as forcing the other team into 18 turnovers and having 12 steals. When talking about getting rebounds, they compiled a total of 47 with 16 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the free throw line, the Mean Green made 17 of 24 tries for a rate of 70.8%. North Texas finished the contest having earned a 45.8% FG percentage (27 of 59) and converted 9 of their 19 3-pointers.

Atin Wright is a player who came through for the game. He scored 16 points on 4 out of 10 shooting. He played for 18 minutes played and also grabbed 3 rebounds. He finished the game shooting 40.0% from the field and also dished out 1 assist.

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North Texas enters this one with a win-loss record of 2-0 this season. They are averaging 80.0 pts per game (179th in the nation) while going 45.7% from the field. The Mean Green are connecting on 41.9% on shots from downtown (18 of 43) and 75.0% from the free throw line. As a unit, North Texas is pulling down 44.0 boards per game and has accounted for 26 assists so far this year, which ranks 277th in D-1 in terms of passing. They lose possession by turning the ball over 11.0 times per contest and as a group are committing 9.0 personal fouls per game.

On the defensive end, the Mean Green are able to force 16.0 turnovers every game and they draw 19.0 fouls. They currently rank 68th in college hoops in giving up assists with 20 relinquished for the campaign. The Mean Green are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 36.1% (35 of 97) and they surrender 24.5 rebounds per game as a unit. They are conceding 31.4% from beyond the arc and they are 7th in college hoops in opponents PPG (50.5).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Minnesota Golden Gophers took home the win by a final score of 68-64 against Omaha. The Golden Gophers earned 19 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards for a total of 26 for the matchup. They also gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while recording 7 steals in the game. Omaha had 20 fouls in this game which took the Golden Gophers to the free throw line for a total of 26 shots. They were able to make 15 of those for a rate of 57.7%. Regarding 3-pointers, Minnesota made 3 of 17 tries (17.6%). Overall, the Golden Gophers finished the game shooting 25 out of 55 from the field which gave them a percentage of 45.5%. The Golden Gophers permitted Omaha to bury 21 out of their 51 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 41.2% for this contest. They shot 30.0% from distance by connecting on 6 out of 20 and ended up going 16 of 23 at the charity stripe (69.6%). In reference to cleaning up the glass, Minnesota permitted Omaha to get 34 overall (9 on the offensive side).

Dawson Garcia ended up being a major contributor for the Golden Gophers for this game. He converted 9 out of 16 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 56.3%, and accounted for 7 rebounds. He scored 24 points in his 30 minutes on the court, but finished this game without an assist.

Minnesota has a mark of 2-0 for the season. As an offense, the Golden Gophers are hitting on 51.4% from the field, which ranks them 53rd in college basketball. Minnesota has accounted for 148 pts for the season (74.0 per game) and they pull in 33.0 boards per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 19.5 times per game (44th in Division 1) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 10.5 times per game. The Golden Gophers are committing 16.0 fouls every game and they shoot 55.8% from the charity stripe.

The Golden Gophers defensively are ranked 60th in college basketball in PPG given up with 60.5. They are able to force 15.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 37.6% from the floor (91st in college basketball). The Minnesota defense allows 30.2% on three-point shots (13 of 43) and opponents are connecting on 76.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 10.5 dimes and 35.0 total boards per game, which is 109th and 193rd in college hoops.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take North Texas

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