Florida Atlantic Owls vs North Texas Mean Green Prediction, 2/22/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida Atlantic Owls vs North Texas Mean Green

Date: Sunday, February 22, 2026

Location: The Super Pit in Denton, TX

TV: ESPN+

The Florida Atlantic Owls (15-12) are en route to The Super Pit on Sunday where they will take on the North Texas Mean Green (15-11).

The Florida Atlantic Owls stepped onto the hardwood against UTSA and notched a win by a score of 60-52 in their last game. In reference to personal fouls, the Owls ended up walking away with 14 and UTSA accumulated 16 personal fouls. They converted 6 of their 26 attempts from long range. UTSA finished shooting 50.0% when shooting free throws by making 6 of 12 shots. Additionally, UTSA had 45 rebounds (14 offensive, 31 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. UTSA dished out 8 assists and had 9 steals for the contest. In reference to the defense, Florida Atlantic allowed the other team to go 30.8% from the field on 20 out of 65 shooting. They also dished out 11 assists for the game in addition to forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and having 3 steals. In relation to rebounding, they compiled a total of 43 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Owls buried 12 of 18 shots for a rate of 66.7%. Florida Atlantic wrapped up the contest having earned a 36.7% FG percentage (22 out of 60) and knocked down 4 of 19 3-point shots.

Josiah Parker is a guy who had an impact in this matchup. He accounted for 16 points on 6 out of 12 shooting. He saw the court for 32 mins played and also pulled down 13 rebounds. He finished 50.0% from the field and recorded 1 assist.

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Florida Atlantic heads into this game with a mark of 15-12 this season. They are averaging 80.3 points per game (95th in D-1) while shooting 46.0% from the floor. The Owls are hitting 32.8% on three-point attempts (222 of 676) and 71.6% from the free throw line. As a unit, Florida Atlantic is collecting 39.5 boards per game and has totaled 367 dimes on the campaign, which is 199th in the country in terms of passing. They turn it over 12.4 times per game and as a group they are committing 17.7 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Owls have forced 12.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.1 personal fouls. They rank 85th in Division 1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 322 surrendered for the campaign. The Owls defensively are allowing a field goal percentage of 42.7% (694 of 1,624) and they surrender 34.9 boards per contest as a squad. They surrender 34.2% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are ranked 206th in Division 1 in points per game allowed (74.4).

For their last game, the North Texas Mean Green went home victorious with a score of 65-62 against Temple. The Mean Green were able to pull down 20 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds for a total of 31 for this game. They also turned the ball over 5 times, while earning 9 steals for the game. Temple was called for 18 fouls in the matchup which got the Mean Green to the free throw line for a total of 20 attempts. They were able to bury 15 of them for a clip of 75.0%. When it comes to shooting from distance, North Texas made 2 of their 13 tries (15.4%). Overall, the Mean Green finished the game shooting 24 for 62 from the field which gave them a rate of 38.7%. The Mean Green permitted Temple to knock down 22 out of 50 attempts from the field which had them at 44.0% for the contest. They shot 39.1% from 3-point land by shooting 9 out of 23 and ended up shooting 9 out of 17 from the free throw line (52.9%). Regarding attacking the glass, North Texas permitted Temple to get 33 in total (9 on the offensive side).

Dylan Arnett was important for the Mean Green for the matchup. He buried 7 of 13 in the matchup giving him a rate of 53.8%, and earned 6 rebounds. He tallied 14 points in his 21 minutes on the court and totaled 1 assist for the matchup.

North Texas has a mark of 15-11 for the campaign. As an offense, the Mean Green are shooting 42.8% from the floor, which has them ranked 305th in college. North Texas has totaled 1,836 pts for the season (70.6 per game) and they grab 34.7 rebounds per contest. They are earning an assist 12.5 times per game (291st in college hoops) and they are turning it over 12.1 times per game. The Mean Green are responsible for committing 19.3 fouls per game and they hit 70.0% from the free throw line.

The North Texas defense allows 29.7% on three-point shots (152 of 511) and opponents are knocking down 71.1% of their free throw shots. They have conceded 10.7 assists and 34.9 total rebounds per game, which is ranked 15th and 218th in the country. The Mean Green on the defensive side of the court are 22nd in college hoops in points given up per game with 66.2. They have forced 15.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 41.8% from the floor (66th in college hoops).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take North Texas

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