North Texas Mean Green vs St. Mary's Gaels Prediction, 11/14/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: North Texas Mean Green vs St. Mary's Gaels

Date: Friday, November 14, 2025

Location: University Credit Union Pavilion in Moraga, CA

TV: ESPN+

University Credit Union Pavilion is the location where the St. Mary's Gaels (3-0) will attempt to beat the North Texas Mean Green (3-1) on Friday.

The North Texas Mean Green faced Oregon State and ended up losing by a score of 66-64 in their last contest. When talking about fouls, the Mean Green finished with 25 while Oregon State totaled 16 fouls. They knocked down 9 of 25 attempts from distance. Oregon State ended up shooting 82.1% at the free throw line by burying 23 of their 28 shots. On top of that, Oregon State pulled down 24 boards (6 offensive, 18 defensive), but didn't have a block. Oregon State totaled 9 dimes and had 4 steals in this matchup. In terms of defending, North Texas allowed the other team to go 37.0% from the floor on 17 of 46 shooting. They also doled out 12 dimes for the contest as well as forcing the opposition into 9 turnovers and getting 5 steals. When it comes to hauling in boards, they earned 35 with 11 of them being offensive. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Mean Green converted 11 of their 16 attempts for a rate of 68.8%. North Texas wrapped up the contest having earned a 42.6% FG percentage (23 out of 54) and buried 7 out of their 18 three-point shots.

Will McClendon is someone who was a major contributor for this contest. He recorded 16 points on 5 of 11 shooting. He saw the court for 29 minutes played and grabbed 1 rebound. He walked away from this one shooting 45.5% from the field but wasn't able to get a dime.

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North Texas steps onto the court with a record of 3-1 this season. They currently have an average of 74.0 points per outing (259th in Division 1) while connecting on 47.1% from the field. The Mean Green are connecting on 40.3% on three-point shots (29 of 72) and 68.3% from the charity stripe. As a unit, North Texas is pulling in 35.5 boards per contest and has racked up 56 dimes for the season, which has them ranked 69th in college hoops in terms of passing. They are turning it over 12.8 times per contest and as a team are committing 22.5 personal fouls per contest.

On the defensive end, the Mean Green are forcing 16.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 18.5 personal fouls. They currently rank 173rd in Division 1 in allowing assists to their opponents with 37 surrendered so far this year. The Mean Green defensively are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 34.7% (66 of 190) and they relinquish 29.8 rebounds per game as a squad. They are surrendering 28.2% from beyond the arc while they are 25th in D-1 in PPG allowed (58.8).

In their last game, the St. Mary's Gaels got the victory with a final of 90-60 against Ohio. The Gaels were able to collect 26 defensive boards and 13 offensive boards for a total of 39 in this game. They turned it over 9 times, while recording 6 steals in the matchup. Ohio committed 15 personal fouls for the game which got the Gaels to the free throw line for a total of 22 tries. They were able to convert 17 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 77.3%. When discussing shots from distance, St. Mary's converted 11 out of their 22 attempts (50.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Gaels ended up going 31 for 62 from the field which had them shooting 50.0%. The Gaels allowed Ohio to knock down 24 out of 64 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 37.5% for this contest. They went 25.0% from 3-point land by connecting on 6 of 24 and walked away from this one shooting 6 of 7 at the charity stripe (85.7%). Concerning how they attacked the glass, St. Mary's permitted Ohio to get 27 in all (11 on the offensive side).

Liam Campbell pitched in for the Gaels for this contest. He converted 8 of 10 for this game for a rate of 80.0%, and had 3 rebounds. He accumulated 20 points in his 21 minutes on the hardwood and had 1 assist for the contest.

St. Mary's has a win-loss mark of 3-0 this season. The Gaels are responsible for committing 16.0 fouls per game while shooting 84.3% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 20.0 times per game (37th in Division 1) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 11.3 times per contest. St. Mary's has totaled 261 pts on the year (87.0 per contest) and they grab 37.3 boards per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Gaels are shooting 52.4% from the floor, which ranks them 31st in the nation.

The Gaels on the defensive end are ranked 41st in the country in points per game surrendered with 61.3. They are able to force 12.3 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.0% from the field (180th in college). The St. Mary's defense surrenders 27.3% on shots from beyond the perimeter (18 of 66) and their opponents are making 66.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They have surrendered 13.3 dimes and 24.3 boards per contest, which ranks them 207th and 4th in the nation.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take North Texas

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