North Texas Mean Green vs Oklahoma State Cowboys Prediction, 3/25/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: North Texas Mean Green vs Oklahoma State Cowboys

Date: Tuesday, March 25, 2025

Location: Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater, OK

TV: ESPN2

Odds/Point Spread: Oklahoma State (-1)

Gallagher-Iba Arena is where the Oklahoma State Cowboys (17-17) will attempt to beat the North Texas Mean Green (26-8) on Tuesday in the NIT Quarterfinals. North Texas opens as 1-point underdogs from Vegas oddsmakers. The total is set at 137.

The North Texas Mean Green faced off with Arkansas State and notched a win by a score of 65-63 in their last game. When discussing personal fouls, the Mean Green left the arena with 11 while Arkansas State recorded 14 personal fouls. They converted 8 of their 27 attempts from 3-point range. Arkansas State ended up going 77.8% at the free throw line by making 7 of 9 attempts. In addition, Arkansas State collected 34 boards (10 offensive, 24 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Arkansas State doled out 11 dimes and had 5 steals for the game. Regarding the defense, North Texas allowed 36.9% from the field on 24 out of 65 shooting. They also recorded 7 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 5 turnovers and earning 1 steal. When it comes to hauling in rebounds, they earned 36 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Mean Green buried 9 of 13 attempts for a percentage of 69.2%. North Texas finished the contest with a 43.9% FG percentage (25 of 57) and buried 6 of their 16 shots from beyond the arc.

Jasper Floyd is one player who was a factor in the game. He notched 18 points on 8 of 17 shooting. He was on the court for 34 minutes played and also totaled 5 rebounds. He walked away from this one shooting 47.1% from the floor and dished out 4 dimes.

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North Texas will play this contest with a win-loss record of 26-8 so far this year. They turn the ball over 10.2 times per game and as a unit they are committing 14.7 fouls per game. As a team, North Texas is pulling in 32.9 boards per game and has earned 356 dimes so far this year, which has them ranked 340th in college hoops in terms of passing the rock. The Mean Green are shooting 36.0% from downtown (234 of 650) and 77.4% from the free throw line. They average 68.2 pts per game (315th in Division 1) while hitting 45.3% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Mean Green are forcing 11.9 turnovers per game while drawing 15.8 personal fouls. They are ranked 7th in college in giving up assists to their opponents with 324 surrendered for the year. The Mean Green defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 41.1% (691 of 1,681) and they relinquish 29.0 boards per contest as a team. They are conceding 30.7% on 3-point shots while they are 3rd in D-1 in opponents points per game (59.9).

The last time they took the court, the Oklahoma State Cowboys walked away with a victory by a final of 85-83 against SMU. When it comes to cleaning the glass, Oklahoma State allowed SMU to grab 31 in total (10 offensive). They went 57.1% from distance by connecting on 12 of 21 and finished the contest at 17 of 29 from the charity stripe (58.6%). The Cowboys permitted SMU to make 27 of their 61 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 44.3% for this game. When the final whistle blew, the Cowboys shot 30 out of 59 from the floor which gave them a rate of 50.8%. Concerning 3-point shots, Oklahoma State converted 10 of 21 tries (47.6%). They were able to knock down 15 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 68.2%. SMU committed 22 fouls for the contest which got the Cowboys to the free throw line for a total of 22 shots. They coughed up the ball 14 times, while getting 8 steals for this contest. The Cowboys were able to pull down 24 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 32 in the matchup.

Bryce Thompson ended up having an impact for the Cowboys in this matchup. He buried 11 out of 18 for the contest for a rate of 61.1%, and had 3 rebounds. He earned 24 points in his 33 mins of playing time, but wrapped up this contest with no dimes.

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Oklahoma State has a record of 17-17 so far this year. The Cowboys are responsible for committing 19.5 personal fouls per game and they hit 72.0% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 12.8 times per game (243rd in the nation) and they cough up possession 13.5 times per contest. Oklahoma State has 2,497 pts for the season (73.4 per game) and they average 35.3 rebounds per contest. On the offensive side of the ball, the Cowboys are connecting on 42.9% from the floor, which ranks 278th in college.

The Cowboys on the defensive end are ranked 310th in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 76.8. They are forcing 14.5 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 45.7% from the floor (291st in D-1). The Oklahoma State defense allows 35.2% on 3-point attempts (298 of 846) and their opponents are making 70.9% of their foul shots. They relinquish 14.8 dimes and 34.9 boards every game, which ranks them 305th and 217th in Division 1.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Oklahoma State (-1)

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