UAB Blazers vs North Texas Mean Green Prediction, 1/31/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UAB Blazers vs North Texas Mean Green

Date: Wednesday, January 31, 2024

Location: The Super Pit in Denton, TX

TV: ESPN

The Super Pit is the location where the North Texas Mean Green (12-7) will compete against the UAB Blazers (13-7) on Wednesday.

The UAB Blazers played Memphis and notched a win by a score of 97-88 in their last contest. UAB walked away from the contest with a 51.7% FG percentage (31 of 60) and buried 9 of 20 three-point attempts. At the free throw line, the Blazers converted 26 of 34 shots for a percentage of 76.5%. When it comes to getting rebounds, they earned a total of 38 with 16 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 10 dimes in this contest as well as forcing the other team into 21 turnovers and getting 7 steals. With respect to defending, UAB let their opponent shoot 48.4% from the floor on 31 of 64 shooting. Memphis totaled 14 dimes and had 15 steals for this contest. Moreover, Memphis snagged 29 boards (13 offensive, 16 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Memphis ended up going 69.6% at the charity stripe by making 16 of their 23 tries. They converted 10 out of their 23 attempts from three-point range. With respect to fouls, the Blazers finished with 18 while Memphis finished the game with 24 fouls.

Yaxel Lendeborg is one guy who played a role for this game. He finished the contest at 50.0% from the field and also distributed 4 assists. He was on the court for 35 minutes and also pulled down 16 rebounds. He notched 23 points on 7 out of 14 shooting.

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UAB steps onto the hardwood with a record of 13-7 this year. They lose possession via turnover 11.9 times per contest and as a group they are committing 15.9 fouls per game. As a team, UAB is pulling down 38.6 rebounds per contest and has 251 assists on the season, which ranks 268th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. The Blazers are connecting on 31.3% on three-point shots (117 of 374) and 74.0% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 77.6 points per outing (91st in college basketball) on 44.4% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Blazers have forced 12.0 turnovers every game and they draw 19.2 personal fouls. They concede 34.8% on 3-point shots and they rank 286th in college basketball in points per game allowed (75.7). The Blazers are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 45.0% (543 of 1,206) and they surrender 34.3 boards per game as a unit. They are ranked 198th in college basketball in allowing assists with 267 surrendered on the campaign.

In their last game, the North Texas Mean Green walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 66-63 against Florida Atlantic. The Mean Green were able to pull down 18 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards totaling 28 for the game. They coughed up the ball 9 times, while getting 5 steals for the matchup. Florida Atlantic committed 11 personal fouls for the contest which took the Mean Green to the free throw line for a total of 4 shots. They were able to convert 3 of those for a clip of 75.0%. In reference to shots from beyond the arc, North Texas converted 8 of 20 tries (40.0%). Overall, the Mean Green finished shooting 26 out of 57 from the floor which had them shooting 45.6%. The Mean Green permitted Florida Atlantic to bury 24 out of 57 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 42.1% for this game. They wrapped up this game 34.6% from three-point range by shooting 9 of 26 and ended up going 9 of 15 from the free throw line (60.0%). When discussing how they rebounded, North Texas allowed Florida Atlantic to collect 33 overall (13 on the offensive side).

Jason Edwards ended up being a major contributor for the Mean Green for this game. He made 7 out of 15 for this contest for a rate of 46.7%, and accounted for 5 rebounds. He totaled 16 points in his 37 minutes on the court, but wasn't able to tally an assist.

North Texas has a record of 12-7 on the campaign. As an offensive team, the Mean Green are connecting on 43.1% from the floor, which ranks 274th in the nation. North Texas has accounted for 1,278 points so far this year (67.3 per contest) and they pull in 36.4 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 10.8 times per contest (341st in the country) and they cough up possession 11.8 times per contest. The Mean Green are responsible for committing 16.7 fouls per game and they shoot 73.2% from the charity stripe.

The Mean Green on the defensive side of the court are 4th in D-1 in PPG given up with 59.1. They have forced 12.3 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 38.8% from the field (11th in the country). The North Texas defense gives up 30.2% on shots from beyond the perimeter (107 of 354) and opponents are connecting on 69.2% of their foul shots. They relinquish 9.3 dimes and 32.1 boards on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 5th and 42nd in D-1.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take UAB

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