UAB Blazers vs North Texas Mean Green Prediction, 1/31/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UAB Blazers vs North Texas Mean Green

Date: Saturday, January 31, 2026

Location: The Super Pit in Denton, TX

TV: ESPN+

The Super Pit is where the North Texas Mean Green (12-9) will go up against the UAB Blazers (13-8) on Saturday.

The UAB Blazers faced UTSA and notched a win by a score of 83-73 in their last contest. UAB ended the game with a 49.1% FG percentage (28 out of 57) and made 6 of 18 shots from distance. At the free throw line, the Blazers knocked down 21 of 32 attempts for a rate of 65.6%. With respect to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 39 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 14 assists in the game in addition to forcing 9 turnovers and getting 8 steals. When talking about the defense, UAB allowed the other team to go 39.4% from the field on 26 out of 66 shooting. UTSA dished out 9 assists and had 4 steals for this contest. Furthermore, UTSA pulled down 32 rebounds (10 offensive, 22 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. UTSA ended up going 82.4% when shooting free throws by making 14 of 17 tries. They converted 7 of 25 attempts from beyond the arc. In the matter of fouls, the Blazers finished with 17 and UTSA totaled 23 fouls.

Daniel Rivera is one guy who was important for the matchup. He ended up with 17 points on 7 of 13 shooting. He played for 27 minutes and also collected 7 rebounds. He went 53.8% from the field but had no dimes when the game ended.

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UAB heads into this game with a win-loss mark of 13-8 this year. They are losing possession via turnover 9.0 times per game and as a group are committing 15.1 personal fouls every game. As a unit, UAB is pulling in 41.6 boards per game and is sitting with 306 dimes for the season, which ranks 157th in college in terms of passing the rock. The Blazers are connecting on 29.0% on shots beyond the perimeter (116 of 400) and 71.3% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 82.4 points per outing (73rd in college) while shooting 44.6% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Blazers are able to force 12.6 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.2 personal fouls. They are surrendering 33.3% from 3-point land while they are 223rd in D-1 in PPG allowed (75.2). The Blazers defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 42.7% (557 of 1,303) and they concede 36.2 rebounds per contest as a group. They rank 239th in the nation in allowing assists to their opponents with 294 relinquished this season.

The last time they took the court, the North Texas Mean Green took a loss by a score of 82-66 against Tulsa. The Mean Green corralled 19 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards totaling 30 for this contest. They coughed it up 9 times, while recording 5 steals in this contest. Tulsa was called for 21 fouls in the game which took the Mean Green to the free throw line for 22 shots. They were able to make 14 of the free throws for a rate of 63.6%. Concerning shots from beyond the arc, North Texas knocked down 4 out of 18 tries (22.2%). When the final whistle blew, the Mean Green went 24 out of 63 from the field which gave them a rate of 38.1%. The Mean Green permitted Tulsa to make 28 out of 55 tries from the field which had them shooting 50.9% in this game. They finished the game shooting 38.1% from 3-point land by going 8 of 21 and ended up shooting 18 of 21 from the free throw line (85.7%). Concerning team rebounding, North Texas allowed Tulsa to grab 38 in total (9 on the offensive side).

Je'Shawn Stevenson ended up being important for the Mean Green in this contest. He converted 7 out of 18 in this game for a field goal rate of 38.9%, and added 3 rebounds. He had 19 points in his 27 mins on the court and accumulated 2 assists in the matchup.

North Texas has a win-loss record of 12-9 so far this year. The Mean Green are responsible for committing 20.0 personal fouls per game and they hit 68.6% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 12.8 times per game (272nd in the nation) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 12.6 times per game. North Texas has totaled 1,463 points so far this year (69.7 per game) and they grab 33.9 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Mean Green are hitting on 43.0% from the floor, which is 299th in the country.

The Mean Green defensively are ranked 22nd in the nation in points allowed per contest with 65.4. They are forcing 15.6 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.3% from the floor (63rd in Division 1). The North Texas defense surrenders 29.6% on shots from behind the 3-point line (120 of 405) and their opponents are converting on 71.9% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 10.5 dimes and 34.3 boards every game, which is ranked 13th and 177th in the country.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take UAB

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