North Texas vs. Florida Atlantic betting: College basketball preview for January 26

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The North Texas Mean Green (14-4, 5-1 AAC) are 8.5-point favorites as they look to extend a six-game home win streak when they host the Florida Atlantic Owls (10-9, 3-3 AAC) on Sunday, January 26, 2025 at UNT Coliseum. The game airs at 2:00 PM ET on ESPNU. The matchup has an over/under of 136.5 points.

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North Texas Cover -8.5 vs Florida Atlantic -110

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North Texas vs. Florida Atlantic betting lines

  • North Texas moneyline odds to win: -392
  • Florida Atlantic moneyline odds to win: +306
  • Spread: North Texas (-8.5)
  • Total: 136.5

North Texas statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • North Texas has done a better job covering the spread in away games (4-2-0) than it has in home games (3-5-0).
  • Looking at over/unders, the Mean Green hit the over more consistently in home games, as they’ve exceeded the total six times in eight opportunities this season (75%). On the road, they have hit the over two times in six opportunities (33.3%).
  • As a moneyline favorite, North Texas has won a higher percentage of its games when playing at home (1.000) compared to road games (.667).

Recent trends

  • In their last 10 games, the Mean Green have been putting up 72.4 points per game, an average that’s slightly higher than the 69.7 they’ve scored over the course of the 2024-25 season.
  • North Texas’ points-allowed average over its last 10 games (61.4) is 2.3 more points per game than the team is allowing over the entire season (59.1).
  • The Mean Green’s 7 made three-pointers per-game average over their last 10 games are less than the 7.3 they average on the season, but those 10 games have seen a higher percentage of three-point shots made, 39.3% compared to their season-long percentage of 37% from deep.

North Texas betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 9-7-0 (Home: 3-5-0; Away: 4-2-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 8.5+: 4-3-0 (As Favorite: 6-6-0; As Underdog: 3-1-0)
  • O-U-P: 8-7-1 (Home: 6-2-0; Away: 2-3-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 11-1 (Home: 8-0; Away: 2-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-3 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-2)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.4 (152nd in nation) 41.4 (77th) 29.4 (323rd) 24.7 (second) 10.5 (351st) 9.7 (26th)

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Florida Atlantic statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Florida Atlantic has performed better against the spread at home (2-4-0) than on the road (2-5-0) this season.
  • In terms of the over/under, Owls games have finished over two of six times at home (33.3%), and four of seven on the road (57.1%).
  • The Owls, as moneyline underdogs, have won the same percentage of games at home (0-1) as away (0-3) this season.

Recent trends

  • In their past 10 games, the Owls are scoring 76.2 points per contest, 4.5 fewer points than their season average (80.7).
  • In its last 10 games, Florida Atlantic is giving up 77 points per contest, compared to its season average of 77.5 points allowed.
  • In their last 10 games, the Owls are sinking 6.7 treys per contest, 2.0 fewer threes than their season average (8.7). They also sport a worse three-point percentage over their last 10 contests (29.3%) compared to their season average (34%).

Florida Atlantic betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 7-11-0 (Home: 2-4-0; Away: 2-5-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 8.5+: 0-1-0 (As Favorite: 6-7-0; As Underdog: 1-4-0)
  • O-U-P: 9-9-0 (Home: 2-4-0; Away: 4-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 8-5 (Home: 3-2; Away: 3-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-4 (Home: 0-1; Away: 0-3)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.9 (124th in nation) 44.1 (220th) 33.7 (116th) 34.1 (322nd) 16.6 (37th) 11.6 (210th)
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