Temple Owls vs North Texas Mean Green Prediction, 1/22/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Temple Owls vs North Texas Mean Green

Date: Wednesday, January 22, 2025

Location: The Super Pit in Denton, TX

TV: ESPN+

The Super Pit is the site where the North Texas Mean Green (13-4) will take on the Temple Owls (12-6) on Wednesday.

The Temple Owls stepped onto the hardwood against Tulane and went home with a win by a final score of 80-77 in their last contest. When talking about fouls, the Owls walked away with 9 while Tulane totaled 15 fouls. They made 12 out of their 20 attempts from beyond the perimeter. Tulane ended up going 58.3% from the free throw line by making 7 of 12 attempts. Moreover, Tulane pulled down 17 boards (6 offensive, 11 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Tulane earned 20 dimes and had 7 steals in the game. Concerning defending, Temple allowed the other team to shoot 52.7% from the floor on 29 of 55 shooting. They also recorded 12 dimes for the matchup as well as forcing 11 turnovers and having 4 steals. In relation to grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 30 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Owls made 14 of their 18 tries for a rate of 77.8%. Temple walked away from the contest with a 56.6% FG percentage (30 out of 53) and knocked down 6 of 16 shots from 3-point land.

Jamal Mashburn Jr. is one player who was a major contributor for the game. He finished 75.0% from the field and also totaled 2 assists. He was on the hardwood for 38 mins played and snagged 4 boards. He left the arena with 32 points on 12 of 16 shooting.

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Temple comes into this contest with a mark of 12-6 this year. They are giving up possession 11.4 times per game and as a team are committing 16.7 personal fouls per game. As a team, Temple is pulling in 38.2 boards per game and has accumulated 205 dimes for the campaign, which is 342nd in college in terms of passing. The Owls are connecting on 36.1% on three-point shots (127 of 352) and 72.2% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 79.5 points per game (75th in D-1) while shooting 45.5% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Owls are able to force 11.8 turnovers per contest and they draw 20.4 personal fouls. They are ranked 250th in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 261 surrendered for the year. The Owls defense is giving up a FG percentage of 42.3% (479 of 1,133) and they surrender 36.1 boards per contest as a group. They are surrendering 32.9% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 273rd in the country in points per game allowed (74.7).

In their last game, the North Texas Mean Green walked away with a victory by a final of 72-57 when they played UTSA. The Mean Green were able to collect 24 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards for a total of 33 for the matchup. They also turned it over 13 times, while earning 5 steals for this contest. UTSA earned 18 personal fouls in this game which got the Mean Green to the charity stripe for a total of 22 attempts. They were able to convert 19 of the free throws for a percentage of 86.4%. When talking about shooting from beyond the arc, North Texas buried 9 of 19 tries (47.4%). Overall, the Mean Green shot 22 out of 45 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.9%. The Mean Green allowed UTSA to convert 19 of their 50 tries from the field which had them shooting 38.0% in this matchup. They went 31.6% from three-point range via 6 out of 19 and finished the game at 13 of 13 from the free throw line (100.0%). When discussing how they attacked the glass, North Texas permitted UTSA to get 15 in total (3 on the offensive glass).

Atin Wright was important for the Mean Green in this contest. He accumulated 22 points in his 34 minutes on the court, but wasn't able to earn an assist. He made 8 of 14 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 57.1%, and added 4 rebounds.

North Texas has a mark of 13-4 this year. On the offensive side of the court, the Mean Green are hitting on 45.2% from the field, which is ranked 167th in the nation. North Texas has accounted for 1,179 points so far this season (69.4 per game) and they pull in 32.7 rebounds per contest. They are assisting teammates 10.6 times per game (352nd in the nation) and they are turning it over 11.1 times per contest. The Mean Green commit 14.9 personal fouls per game and they go 78.3% from the charity stripe.

The Mean Green are ranked 3rd in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 58.6. They are able to force 13.8 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 41.9% from the floor (110th in college). The North Texas defense gives up 33.0% on shots from 3-point land (109 of 330) and their opposition knocks down 72.8% of their foul shots. They have surrendered 10.1 dimes and 27.2 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 18th and 2nd in college hoops.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take North Texas and under the total points

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