The North Texas Mean Green (8-3) travel to face off against the Memphis Tigers (11-3) on Sunday, January 5th. This game will be played at FedExForum in Memphis and televised on ESPN. Both team’s come into this one having won their previous games. Tip-off is set for 5:00 ET.

North Texas Mean Green vs Memphis Tigers

The Mean Green Are Coming Off A Win

North Texas Mean Green Recent Game/Games

North Texas improved to 8-3 on the season with a 78-75 win over UAB on Tuesday, December 31st. The Mean Green were -6.5 point favorites going into the game, but they didn’t cover the spread. The total points for the game were 153, surpassing the O/U line of 138.5.

North Texas was down 48-31 at halftime but turned things around in the 2nd half, outscoring UAB 47-27 to complete the comeback.

The Tigers Are Coming Off A Win

Memphis improved to 11-3 on the season with a dominant 90-62 road win over Florida Atlantic on Thursday. The Tigers entered the game as -3.5 favorites and covered the spread with ease. The total points for the game came in at 152, under the O/U line of 163.5.

After leading 42-32 at halftime, Memphis clamped down defensively in the 2nd half, allowing just 30 points while scoring 48 of their own to pull away.

Mean Green Offense Breakdown

North Texas put up 78 points in their last game, shooting 44% from the field with an effective field goal percentage of 52%. They connected on 42.9% of their threes, hitting 9 of 21 attempts, and were nearly perfect from the free-throw line, going 25 of 26 for 96.2%.

Latrell Jossell was a standout, hitting 6 of 9 threes and finishing with 20 points in 21 minutes. Atin Wright led the team with 22 points, despite shooting 4 of 12 overall and 3 of 8 from deep. Yaxel Lendeborg contributed 11 rebounds and 4 assists, though he struggled with his shooting, going 5 of 13 from the field.

Tigers Offense Breakdown

Memphis put up 90 points in their last game, shooting 55.9% from the field and hitting 10 of 18 threes at a 55.6% clip. Their effective field goal percentage was 64.4%, and they connected on 73.7% of their free throws.

Tyrese Hunter led the way with 20 points, hitting 4 of 6 from deep and adding 7 rebounds and 4 assists. PJ Haggerty contributed 19 points, and Dain Dainja added 16, shooting 58.3% from the floor.

Mean Green Team Defense

North Texas gave up 75 points in this one, with their opponents shooting 44% from the field on 22 of 50 attempts. Inside the arc, they allowed 13 made shots on 29 attempts, also at a 44% clip.

From three-point range, the opposition knocked down 9 of 21 shots, good for 42%. North Texas also sent them to the line 26 times, where they converted 25 free throws for a 96% success rate. On the boards, North Texas gave up 8 offensive rebounds.

Tigers Team Defense

North Texas gave up 75 points, with the opposing team shooting 44% from the field, hitting 22 of their 50 shots. Inside the arc, they managed 13 of 29 for 44%.

From three-point range, the opposition shot 42%, making 9 of 21 attempts. They also went to the line 26 times, converting 25 free throws for 96%. North Texas allowed 8 offensive rebounds.

Mean Green vs Tigers Trends

• In their last five games away from home, the Mean Green have a straight up record of 2-3 while going 2-3 vs the spread. The team’s offense averaged 62 points per game in these contests.
• The Tigers are 2-1 ATS in their last three home games and 3-0 straight-up.
• Looking back on the team’s last five games as the underdog, the Mean Green have a straight up record of 2-3. Their record vs the spread in these games was 3-2.
• Against the spread, the Tigers have put together of 2-3 in their last five games as the betting favorite. In these same games, they went 4-1 straight up.

Mean Green vs Tigers Prediction

The Tigers is our pick to not only win with a projected score of 79-67. But we also favor them to cover the spread. Our bet is on the Tigers at -8.5.

Right now, the over/under line for the game is sitting at 136.5 and given that our model is projecting 146 points between the teams, we like the over.

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