North Texas Mean Green vs Memphis Tigers Prediction, 1/5/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: North Texas Mean Green vs Memphis Tigers

Date: Sunday, January 5, 2025

Location: FedExForum in Memphis, TN

TV: ESPN+

The Memphis Tigers (10-3) will go up against the North Texas Mean Green (10-3) at FedExForum on Sunday.

The North Texas Mean Green took the court against UAB and earned the victory with a final of 78-75 in their last contest. North Texas finished having earned a 44.0% FG percentage (22 out of 50) and converted 9 of their 21 shots from beyond the arc. From the free throw line, the Mean Green knocked down 25 of 26 shots for a percentage of 96.2%. When talking about grabbing rebounds, they collected 22 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 7 assists for this contest while creating 12 turnovers and earning 11 steals. In reference to the defense, North Texas allowed 41.1% from the field on 23 out of 56 shooting. UAB recorded 13 assists and had 4 steals for this contest. Moreover, UAB pulled down 32 rebounds (13 offensive, 19 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. UAB shot 90.5% from the charity stripe by knocking down 19 of 21 attempts. They also converted 10 of their 18 attempts from distance. When discussing personal fouls, the Mean Green ended up with 16 while UAB recorded 17 personal fouls.

Atin Wright is one guy who came through for this contest. He finished shooting 33.3% from the floor and also earned 1 assist. He was on the court for 34 minutes played and grabbed 3 boards. He recorded 22 points on 4 out of 12 shooting.

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North Texas will enter this game with a mark of 10-3 for the season. They currently have an average of 68.7 points per outing (318th in D-1) on 44.3% from the floor. The Mean Green are hitting 35.8% on shots beyond the perimeter (96 of 268) and 76.9% from the free throw line. As a team, North Texas is grabbing 32.6 rebounds per contest and has earned 135 dimes for the year, which ranks 356th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. They are giving up possession 10.8 times per game and as a unit they are committing 14.9 fouls per contest.

On the defensive end, the Mean Green are forcing 15.1 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.6 personal fouls. They are giving up 32.4% on shots from downtown and they rank 5th in the country in points per game allowed (57.9). The Mean Green defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 41.3% (246 of 595) and they surrender 28.5 boards per game as a team. They currently rank 28th in college in allowing assists with 131 surrendered on the campaign.

When they last played, the Memphis Tigers got the victory with a final of 87-70 when they faced Ole Miss. Concerning how they rebounded, Memphis allowed Ole Miss to grab 31 in all (9 on the offensive glass). They wrapped up this game 25.0% from 3-point land by connecting on 7 of 28 and finished the game at 15 out of 21 at the free throw line (71.4%). The Tigers permitted Ole Miss to convert 24 of 66 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 36.4% for the matchup. In all, the Tigers ended up going 29 for 61 from the floor which had them shooting 47.5%. With respect to shooting from downtown, Memphis converted 7 of their 19 tries (36.8%). They were able to convert 22 of them for a percentage of 71.0%. Ole Miss was called for 22 personal fouls in the game which took the Tigers to the free throw line for a total of 31 tries. They coughed it up 13 times, while getting 6 steals for this contest. The Tigers collected 32 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards totaling 43 for the game.

Colby Rogers was important for the Tigers for this game. He earned 28 points in his 35 minutes on the hardwood, but went home with no dimes. He buried 10 out of 16 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 62.5%, and added 4 rebounds.

Memphis has a win-loss mark of 10-3 so far this season. The Tigers have committed 18.0 fouls every game and they go 73.8% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 12.8 times per contest (260th in D-1) and they turn it over 14.2 times per game. Memphis has 1,028 points this year (79.1 per game) and they pull in 35.8 rebounds per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Tigers are connecting on 45.7% from the floor, which is 159th in college.

The Memphis defense allows 35.0% on shots from beyond the arc (121 of 346) and opponents are connecting on 73.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 15.6 assists and 35.1 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is 328th and 223rd in college. The Tigers defensively are ranked 291st in Division 1 in points given up per game with 75.5. They are forcing 13.5 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 42.6% from the floor (157th in college hoops).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take North Texas

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