North Texas vs Middle Tennessee Pick – Basketball Predictions & Odds 3/2/23
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (18-11) vs. North Texas Mean Green (23-6)
March 2, 2023 8:00 pm EDT
The Line: North Texas Mean Green -7.5 / Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders +7.5; Over/Under: +123
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The Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders and North Texas Mean Green meet Thursday in college basketball action at The Super Pit. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
The Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders Betting Preview
The Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders are averaging 71.6 points on 46.5 percent shooting and allowing 68.7 points on 45.1 percent shooting. Eli Lawerence is averaging 12.7 points and 4.2 rebounds, while Deandre Dishman is averaging 11 points and 5.5 rebounds. Camryn Weston is the third double-digit scorer and Teafale Lenard Jr. is grabbing 4 rebounds. The Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders are shooting 34.4 percent from beyond the arc and 67.7 percent from the free throw line. The Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders are allowing 35.1 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 30.3 rebounds per game.
The North Texas Mean Green Betting Preview
The North Texas Mean Green are averaging 63.2 points on 42.6 percent shooting and allowing 55.6 points on 40.3 percent shooting. Tylor Perry is averaging 17.3 points and 3.3 rebounds, while Kai Huntsberry is averaging 11.8 points and 3 assists. Abou Ousmane is the third double-digit scorer and Aaron Scott is dishing 1.1 assists. The North Texas Mean Green are shooting 35.1 percent from beyond the arc and 72.8 percent from the free throw line. The North Texas Mean Green are allowing 31 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 30.5 rebounds per game.
MTSU vs North Texas Trends
The Blue Raiders are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 road games and 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games overall. The Mean Green are 17-8-2 ATS in their last 27 Thursday games and 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games overall. The over is 6-2-1 in Blue Raiders last 9 overall. The over is 4-1-1 in Mean Green last 6 overall. The home team is 10-4 ATS in the last 14 meetings.
Randy’s Free Pick
The Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders don’t win on the road, and they’re 3-9 ATS on the road as well. The North Texas Mean Green have comfortably been the better team this season, and they win at home by an average of 9.8 points. At home, North Texas should open this thing up in the second half.
