North Texas Mean Green vs UAB Blazers Prediction, 3/1/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: North Texas Mean Green vs UAB Blazers

Date: Sunday, March 1, 2026

Location: Bartow Arena in Birmingham, AL

TV: ESPN+

The UAB Blazers (18-10) will play the North Texas Mean Green (16-13) at Bartow Arena on Sunday.

The North Texas Mean Green played Charlotte and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 80-79 in their last contest. North Texas finished the contest with a 49.2% field goal percentage (31 out of 63) and knocked down 11 out of their 25 shots from downtown. From the free throw line, the Mean Green converted 6 of their 11 attempts for a rate of 54.5%. With respect to getting rebounds, they collected a total of 24 with 9 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 15 assists in this game as well as forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and getting 6 steals. When talking about defense, North Texas allowed the other team to go 60.5% from the floor on 26 out of 43 shooting. Charlotte totaled 10 assists and had 4 steals for the game. Additionally, Charlotte snagged 23 boards (5 offensive, 18 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Charlotte ended up going 80.8% when shooting free throws by making 21 of 26 attempts. They also buried 7 out of their 17 shots from distance. Regarding personal fouls, the Mean Green walked away with 19 and Charlotte finished the game with 13 personal fouls.

Reece Robinson is someone who was a major factor for the game. He walked away with 23 points on 8 out of 10 shooting. He was on the court for 33 mins and also totaled 4 rebounds. He finished the game at 80.0% from the field but finished the game without a dime.

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North Texas will play this game with a mark of 16-13 so far this year. They currently have an average of 71.0 pts per game (292nd in Division 1) while shooting 43.0% from the floor. The Mean Green are hitting 30.3% on shots from 3-point land (165 of 544) and 70.1% from the charity stripe. As a team, North Texas is pulling down 34.7 boards per game and has totaled 363 assists on the campaign, which is 275th in Division 1 in terms of passing. They are giving up possession 11.8 times per contest and as a team they are committing 19.3 fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Mean Green are forcing 15.2 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.9 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 30th in the country in allowing assists with 319 conceded on the year. The Mean Green are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 42.7% (649 of 1,519) and they surrender 34.3 boards per game as a team. They are surrendering 30.9% on three-point shots and they are 30th in college hoops in opponents PPG (67.2).

In their last game, the UAB Blazers got the victory with a final of 78-67 when they played Memphis. In reference to cleaning up the glass, UAB permitted Memphis to snag 27 overall (7 on the offensive side). They shot 22.2% from 3-point land by going 4 out of 18 and walked away from this one shooting 9 of 14 at the free throw line (64.3%). The Blazers permitted Memphis to convert 27 out of their 59 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 45.8% in the matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Blazers walked away from this one shooting 27 for 59 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.8%. With respect to 3-pointers, UAB made 6 of 19 attempts (31.6%). They were able to bury 18 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 72.0%. Memphis committed 19 personal fouls in this contest which took the Blazers to the free throw line for a total of 25 attempts. They coughed up the ball 10 times, while earning 12 steals for this game. The Blazers snagged 22 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards totaling 31 in this matchup.

Chance Westry pitched in for the Blazers in the matchup. He converted 6 out of 11 in this contest for a field goal rate of 54.5%, and had 4 rebounds. He had 23 points in his 36 mins on the court and earned 6 assists for the matchup.

UAB has a win-loss record of 18-10 on the season. The Blazers commit 14.6 fouls per contest while shooting 70.0% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 14.1 times per game (167th in the country) and they turn the ball over 9.0 times per game. UAB has accounted for 2,229 pts for the season (79.6 per contest) and they pull down 40.7 rebounds per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Blazers are shooting 43.9% from the field, which is 271st in the nation.

The Blazers are ranked 178th in the nation in points per game surrendered with 73.5. They are forcing 12.2 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 42.8% from the floor (99th in college). The UAB defense gives up 31.6% on 3-pointers (219 of 692) and opponents are making 73.0% of their shots from the free throw line. They have surrendered 13.3 assists and 36.5 boards on a nightly basis, which is 170th and 301st in college.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take UAB

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