North Texas Mean Green vs Temple Owls Prediction, 2/15/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: North Texas Mean Green vs Temple Owls

Date: Sunday, February 15, 2026

Location: Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, PA

TV: ESPN+

The Temple Owls (15-9) are hosting the North Texas Mean Green (14-11) at Liacouras Center on Sunday.

The North Texas Mean Green faced Memphis and took home the win by a score of 76-69 in their last contest. In regard to personal fouls, the Mean Green walked away with 16 while Memphis finished the game with 23 personal fouls. They also made 6 of their 19 attempts from distance. Memphis finished shooting 86.7% from the free throw line by knocking down 13 of their 15 attempts. Additionally, Memphis had 23 rebounds (9 offensive, 14 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Memphis recorded 11 assists and had 9 steals in this game. In reference to defense, North Texas allowed 43.1% from the field on 25 out of 58 shooting. They also doled out 6 assists for the contest as well as forcing 14 turnovers and earning 11 steals. With regard to pulling down rebounds, they collected 31 with 12 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Mean Green knocked down 31 of their 41 shots for a percentage of 75.6%. North Texas wrapped up the contest having earned a 44.7% field goal percentage (21 of 47) and converted 3 out of their 15 shots from beyond the arc.

Je'Shawn Stevenson is a guy who played a role for this game. He finished shooting 35.7% from the floor but didn't record an assist. He played 36 minutes and snagged 3 rebounds. He ended up finishing with 16 points on 5 out of 14 shooting.

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North Texas enters this matchup with a record of 14-11 on the season. They are averaging 70.8 points per outing (299th in college hoops) while connecting on 43.0% from the floor. The Mean Green are shooting 30.0% on shots from distance (143 of 476) and 69.8% from the charity stripe. As a unit, North Texas is collecting 34.6 rebounds per game and has totaled 316 assists on the season, which has them ranked 280th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They cough up possession 12.4 times per contest and as a team they are committing 19.4 fouls every game.

On the defensive end of the court, the Mean Green are forcing 15.8 turnovers per game while drawing 17.8 personal fouls. They rank 20th in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 264 surrendered for the campaign. The Mean Green are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 41.7% (548 of 1,313) and they surrender 34.8 boards per game as a group. They give up 29.3% from 3-point land and they are ranked 21st in college in points per game allowed (66.3).

In their last game, the Temple Owls took a loss by a score of 77-66 when they played Tulane. In regard to rebounding, Temple permitted Tulane to collect 35 overall (6 offensive). They went 33.3% from behind the 3-point line via 6 of 18 and finished the game at 27 of 40 at the free throw line (67.5%). The Owls allowed Tulane to convert 22 of 43 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 51.2% in this game. When the final whistle blew, the Owls shot 20 for 60 from the field which gave them a percentage of 33.3%. Regarding shots from distance, Temple buried 6 out of their 25 tries (24.0%). They were able to knock down 20 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 74.1%. Tulane committed 20 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Owls to the charity stripe for a total of 27 attempts. They turned the ball over 8 times, while recording 8 steals for this contest. The Owls were able to snag 22 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards totaling 31 for the contest.

Derrian Ford was important for the Owls for the contest. He converted 8 out of 17 for the game for a field goal rate of 47.1%, and accounted for 3 rebounds. He racked up 26 points in his 37 minutes on the court, but went home with no dimes.

Temple has a mark of 15-9 so far this season. In terms of offensive execution, the Owls are shooting 44.5% from the floor, which has them ranked 226th in the nation. Temple has totaled 1,805 pts so far this year (75.2 per game) and they snag 34.2 boards per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 13.0 times per game (262nd in the country) and they lose possession via turnover 9.0 times per game. The Owls have committed 17.4 fouls per contest and they shoot 75.4% from the charity stripe.

The Owls are ranked 96th in college in points allowed per game with 70.7. They are forcing 10.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 44.2% from the floor (196th in college hoops). The Temple defense concedes 31.8% on 3-pointers (163 of 512) and their opposition knocks down 69.9% of their free throw shots. They have allowed 12.8 assists and 33.9 boards every game, which is 130th and 150th in those categories.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Temple

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