The Temple Owls (12-6, 4-1 AAC) will try to continue a three-game winning streak when they visit the North Texas Mean Green (13-4, 4-1 AAC) at 8:00 PM ET on Wednesday, January 22, 2025 as 9.5-point underdogs. The Mean Green have also won three games in a row. The over/under is set at 130 in the matchup.
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Who Will Win North Texas vs. Temple?
North Texas and Temple Betting Trends, Records Against the Spread
North Texas has a 3-2 record against the spread in games it was favored by 9.5 points or more this season.
The Mean Green and Owls average 18.9 more points between them than the over/under of 130 for this game.
Opponents of the two teams average a combined 3.3 more points per game, 133.3, than this game’s total of 130 points.
The average point total for North Texas’ games this year is 2.0 fewer points than the over/under of 130 in this matchup.
The average point total for the Owls this season is 24.2 points higher than this game’s over/under.
The Mean Green are 9-6-0 ATS this season.
The Owls are 8-9-0 against the spread this season.
North Texas Stats & Insights
North Texas outscores opponents by 10.8 points per game (scoring 69.4 per game to rank 300th in college basketball while allowing 58.6 per outing to rank third in college basketball) and has a +182 scoring differential overall.
North Texas averages 29.1 rebounds per game (332nd in college basketball) while conceding 24.3 per contest to its opponents. It outrebounds opponents by 4.8 boards per game.
The Mean Green connect on 7.5 three-pointers per game (215th in college basketball) while shooting 37.4% from deep (40th in college basketball). They are making 1.1 more threes per contest than their opponents, who drain 6.4 per game while shooting 33.0%.
North Texas’ 102.2 points per 100 possessions on offense rank 55th in college basketball, and the 86.5 points it allows per 100 possessions rank 59th in college basketball.
The Mean Green are averaging 73.7 points per game this year when playing at home, which is 8.5 more points than they’re averaging away from home (65.2).
Temple Stats & Insights
Temple outscores opponents by 4.8 points per game (posting 79.5 points per game, 73rd in college basketball, and giving up 74.7 per outing, 268th in college basketball) and has a +86 scoring differential.
Temple comes out on top in the rebound battle by an average of 1.3 boards. It pulls down 33.8 rebounds per game (110th in college basketball) compared to its opponents’ 32.5.
Temple connects on 7.1 three-pointers per game (247th in college basketball) compared to its opponents’ 7.7. It shoots 36.2% from deep, and its opponents shoot 32.9%.
Temple scores 97.9 points per 100 possessions (131st in college basketball), while conceding 92.0 points per 100 possessions (185th in college basketball).
In 2024-25 the Owls are scoring 12.8 more points per game at home (84.0) than on the road (71.2).
North Texas Key Players to Watch
Atin Wright leads the Mean Green in scoring, tallying 14.1 points per game to go with 2.2 rebounds and 0.6 assists.
North Texas’ leading rebounder is Moulaye Sissoko averaging 5.8 boards per game and its best passer is Jasper Floyd, averaging 3.9 assists per game.
Wright makes more threes per game than any other member of the Mean Green, knocking down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 2.8 per contest.
Latrell Jossell is North Texas’ leader in steals, averaging 1.6 steals per game, while Brenen Lorient leads them in blocks with 1.1 per contest.
Temple Key Players to Watch
Jamal Mashburn Jr. is the top scorer for the Owls with 21.3 points per game. Mashburn also adds 2.8 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game.
The Temple leaders in rebounding and assists are Steve Settle with 6.4 rebounds per game (also adding 11.1 points and 1.8 assists per game) and Quante Berry with 2.3 assists per game (also tacking on 9.8 points and 4.9 rebounds per game).
Mashburn hits 2.1 three-pointers per game, the most on the Owls.
Berry (1.3 steals per game) is the steal leader for Temple while Settle (1.2 blocks per game) is the block leader.
North Texas vs. Temple Prediction
North Texas 74, Temple 66
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