North Texas Mean Green vs Tulsa Golden Hurricane Prediction, 1/28/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: North Texas Mean Green vs Tulsa Golden Hurricane

Date: Wednesday, January 28, 2026

Location: Reynolds Center in Tulsa, OK

TV: ESPN+

The North Texas Mean Green (12-8) are traveling to Reynolds Center on Wednesday where they will go up against the Tulsa Golden Hurricane (17-3).

The North Texas Mean Green stepped onto the hardwood against East Carolina and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 63-59 in their last game. When it comes to fouls, the Mean Green ended up with 18 and East Carolina finished the game with 13 fouls. They made 6 out of their 16 attempts from three-point range. East Carolina walked away from this one shooting 73.9% from the free throw line by making 17 of 23 tries. On top of that, East Carolina grabbed 39 boards (11 offensive, 28 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. East Carolina earned 12 assists and had 4 steals for the matchup. In regard to defending, North Texas allowed their opponent to shoot 42.6% from the floor on 20 out of 47 shooting. They also distributed 10 dimes for this game as well as forcing 15 turnovers and having 10 steals. In terms of hauling in boards, they collected a total of 23 with 8 of them being of the offensive variety. From the free throw line, the Mean Green knocked down 11 of their 16 shots for a percentage of 68.8%. North Texas wrapped up the contest with a 34.9% field goal percentage (22 of 63) and made 4 of their 20 3-pointers.

Je'Shawn Stevenson is one guy who was a major factor in this game. He finished 33.3% from the floor and distributed 2 assists. He saw the court for 35 minutes played and snagged 4 rebounds. He accounted for 18 points on 6 out of 18 shooting.

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North Texas enters this matchup with a mark of 12-8 so far this season. They have an average of 69.9 points per outing (317th in the country) while connecting on 43.3% from the field. The Mean Green are connecting on 32.3% on shots from distance (126 of 390) and 68.9% from the free throw line. As a team, North Texas is collecting 33.9 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 261 assists for the campaign, which has them ranked 278th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession by turning the ball over 12.6 times per contest and as a squad they commit 19.9 fouls per game.

On the defensive end, the Mean Green are forcing 15.7 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.5 fouls. They are currently ranked 12th in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 207 surrendered so far this season. The Mean Green defensively are allowing a FG percentage of 40.8% (416 of 1,019) and they relinquish 34.1 boards per game as a squad. They are giving up 29.2% from beyond the arc and they are 13th in college hoops in PPG allowed (64.6).

In their last game, the Tulsa Golden Hurricane got the victory with a final of 87-81 when they played Rice. With respect to cleaning up the glass, Tulsa allowed Rice to get 27 in all (8 offensive). They went 46.2% from three-point range by going 12 of 26 and finished the contest at 9 of 14 from the charity stripe (64.3%). The Golden Hurricane permitted Rice to make 30 of their 60 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.0% in the game. Overall, the Golden Hurricane finished shooting 27 out of 56 from the field which gave them a percentage of 48.2%. When talking about shots from downtown, Tulsa converted 11 of 25 tries (44.0%). They were able to make 22 of them for a clip of 78.6%. Rice earned 22 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Golden Hurricane to the free throw line for 28 shots. They gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while getting 10 steals for the contest. The Golden Hurricane collected 17 defensive boards and 12 offensive rebounds for a total of 29 in this game.

Miles Barnstable ended up being a factor for the Golden Hurricane for this contest. He tallied 21 points in his 28 mins of playing time and accounted for 1 assist for the contest. He converted 5 out of 10 for the contest for a rate of 50.0%, and had 2 rebounds.

Tulsa has a win-loss record of 17-3 this year. On the offensive side of the court, the Golden Hurricane are connecting on 49.0% from the field, which has them ranked 33rd in Division 1. Tulsa has accounted for 1,759 pts on the campaign (88.0 per game) and they collect 38.3 rebounds per contest. They are dishing out assists 15.7 times per contest (97th in the nation) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 10.4 times per game. The Golden Hurricane are responsible for committing 16.0 fouls every game and they go 79.5% from the free throw line.

The Tulsa defense allows 34.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter (169 of 497) and opponents are connecting on 72.9% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 12.9 assists and 30.6 rebounds per game, which is ranked 140th and 20th in D-1. The Golden Hurricane are ranked 139th in college hoops in points allowed per contest with 72.2. They are forcing 11.0 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 42.7% from the floor (127th in the nation).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Tulsa

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