Florida Atlantic vs. North Texas betting: College basketball preview for February 27

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The North Texas Mean Green (20-6, 11-3 AAC) are 1.5-point underdogs as they attempt to continue a four-game win streak when they visit the Florida Atlantic Owls (15-12, 8-6 AAC) on Thursday, February 27, 2025 at Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena. The game airs at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN2. The matchup’s over/under is 135.5.

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Florida Atlantic Cover -1.5 vs North Texas -110

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Florida Atlantic vs. North Texas betting lines

  • Florida Atlantic moneyline odds to win: -122
  • North Texas moneyline odds to win: +102
  • Spread: Florida Atlantic (-1.5)
  • Total: 135.5

Florida Atlantic statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • In home games, Florida Atlantic owns a better record against the spread (4-6-0) compared to its ATS record in road games (3-8-0).
  • The Owls have gone over the total in five of 10 home games (50%). They’ve done better in road games, eclipsing the total in six of 11 matchups (54.5%).
  • Florida Atlantic has won a lower percentage of its matchups as a moneyline favorite when playing at home, going 6-3 (.667). In away games as a moneyline favorite, it sports a record of 5-1 (.833).

Recent trends

  • The Owls have seen a downturn in scoring recently, putting up 77.4 points per game in their last 10 contests, 2.9 points fewer than the 80.3 they’ve scored this season.
  • The last 10 games have seen Florida Atlantic allow 1.9 fewer points per game (74.6) than its season-long average (76.5).
  • While the Owls are hitting the same number of threes per game over their past 10 outings compared to their season-long average (9.0), they are doing so while shooting a higher percentage (36.6% from beyond the arc over the last 10, 35.5% on the season).

Florida Atlantic betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 10-16-0 (Home: 4-6-0; Away: 3-8-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 1.5+: 9-10-0 (As Favorite: 9-10-0; As Underdog: 1-6-0)
  • O-U-P: 14-12-0 (Home: 5-5-0; Away: 6-5-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 13-6 (Home: 6-3; Away: 5-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-6 (Home: 0-1; Away: 0-5)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.5 (91st in nation) 43.5 (155th) 33.3 (100th) 32.7 (281st) 16.4 (32nd) 11.2 (179th)

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North Texas statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • North Texas has the same winning percentage against the spread (.500) at home (6-6-0 record) and away (5-5-0) this season.
  • Mean Green games have finished above the over/under more frequently at home (eight times out of 12) than on the road (three of 10) this season.

Recent trends

  • The Mean Green are averaging 66.4 points per game in their past 10 games, which is 1.7 fewer points than their average for the season (68.1).
  • North Texas is allowing 58.8 points per contest in its last 10 games, the same number of points it is allowing per game for the season.
  • The Mean Green are making 0.9 fewer three-pointers per game over their past 10 games (6.0) compared to their season average (6.9), and they are delivering a worse three-point percentage over their past 10 contests (34.1%) compared to their season mark (35.9%).

North Texas betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 13-11-0 (Home: 6-6-0; Away: 5-5-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 1.5+: 3-2-0 (As Favorite: 10-9-0; As Underdog: 3-2-0)
  • O-U-P: 11-12-1 (Home: 8-4-0; Away: 3-6-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 17-2 (Home: 11-1; Away: 5-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-4 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-3)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.2 (155th in nation) 40.9 (38th) 30.3 (285th) 25.6 (second) 10.5 (354th) 9.6 (36th)
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