North Texas Mean Green vs Florida Atlantic Owls Prediction, 2/27/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: North Texas Mean Green vs Florida Atlantic Owls

Date: Thursday, February 27, 2025

Location: Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena in El Paso, TX

TV: ESPN+

Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena is the location where the Florida Atlantic Owls (15-12) will compete against the North Texas Mean Green (20-6) on Thursday.

The North Texas Mean Green took the court against South Florida and walked away with a win by a score of 64-57 in their last game. Concerning personal fouls, the Mean Green ended up with 18 while South Florida racked up 14 personal fouls. They made 1 out of their 13 shots from downtown. South Florida finished the game at 69.6% from the free throw line by knocking down 16 of their 23 shots. On top of that, South Florida grabbed 32 boards (13 offensive, 19 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. South Florida earned 11 assists and had 11 steals in this matchup. With respect to defense, North Texas allowed their opponent to shoot 34.5% from the floor on 20 out of 58 shooting. They also distributed 12 assists for the contest as well as forcing the opposition into 8 turnovers and having 5 steals. When talking about hauling in rebounds, they collected a total of 36 with 8 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Mean Green buried 11 of their 15 attempts for a rate of 73.3%. North Texas finished with a 45.1% field goal percentage (23 out of 51) and converted 7 of 20 shots from distance.

Jasper Floyd is someone who was important in the game. He finished 53.8% from the field and distributed 3 assists. He played 34 minutes and snagged 3 boards. He racked up 18 points on 7 out of 13 shooting.

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North Texas enters this contest with a record of 20-6 so far this season. They currently have an average of 68.1 pts per game (321st in the country) while connecting on 45.2% from the field. The Mean Green are shooting 35.9% on shots from beyond the arc (179 of 499) and 76.4% from the free throw line. As a unit, North Texas is collecting 33.6 rebounds per game and has totaled 272 assists for the year, which ranks 361st in Division 1 in terms of passing. They are turning it over 10.7 times per game and as a squad are committing 15.0 fouls per game.

Defensively, the Mean Green are forcing 12.3 turnovers per game and they draw 16.1 fouls. They are 4th in the nation in allowing assists to their opponents with 248 surrendered this season. The Mean Green defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 40.9% (517 of 1,265) and they relinquish 28.3 boards per game as a squad. They relinquish 30.0% on 3-pointers and they are 2nd in D-1 in opponents points per game (58.8).

For their last game, the Florida Atlantic Owls walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 84-65 when they faced Memphis. The Owls earned 21 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 31 for the matchup. They coughed up the ball 11 times, while recording 4 steals for the game. Memphis earned 16 personal fouls for this contest which took the Owls to the charity stripe for a total of 18 shots. They were able to bury 5 of them for a rate of 27.8%. When it comes to shooting from downtown, Florida Atlantic converted 8 of their 20 attempts (40.0%). Overall, the Owls ended up going 26 for 61 from the field which had them shooting 42.6%. The Owls permitted Memphis to make 33 of 70 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 47.1% for this contest. They finished 26.3% from three-point range by shooting 5 out of 19 and finished the game at 13 of 15 at the charity stripe (86.7%). When talking about team rebounding, Florida Atlantic allowed Memphis to get 44 overall (16 offensive).

Tre Carroll ended up having an impact for the Owls in this contest. He buried 9 out of 15 in this matchup for a rate of 60.0%, and added 7 rebounds. He accumulated 20 points in his 32 minutes on the court and had 2 assists for this contest.

Florida Atlantic has a mark of 15-12 for the year. The Owls commit 17.4 personal fouls every game and they connect on 69.5% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 16.4 times per game (36th in the country) and they are turning it over 11.4 times per contest. Florida Atlantic has accounted for 2,167 points for the campaign (80.3 per contest) and they pull in 36.8 boards per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Owls are connecting on 46.5% from the floor, which ranks them 92nd in the country.

The Owls on the defensive side of the court are 308th in D-1 in points allowed per game with 76.5. They are forcing 12.6 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.5% from the field (163rd in D-1). The Florida Atlantic defense allows 38.2% on shots from beyond the arc (227 of 594) and their opponents are knocking down 72.9% of their shots from the free throw line. They have relinquished 13.8 dimes and 36.7 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks them 243rd and 305th in college hoops.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take North Texas

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