The North Texas Mean Green (23-6, 14-3 AAC) are favored (by 5.5 points) to extend a three-game road winning streak when they visit the Temple Owls (16-14, 8-9 AAC) on Sunday, March 9, 2025 at 2 p.m. ET. The matchup’s over/under is set at 135.5.

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North Texas vs. Temple betting lines

• North Texas moneyline odds to win: -225
• Temple moneyline odds to win: +188
• Spread: North Texas (-5.5)
• Total: 135.5

North Texas statistics, trends and more

As the away team

• North Texas has covered the spread in a lower percentage of its home games than away games. It has covered six times in 14 games when playing at home, and it has covered six times in 11 games on the road.
• The Mean Green have gone over the total more often at home, hitting the over in 10 of 14 home matchups (71.4%). In away games, they have hit the over in three of 11 games (27.3%).
• As a moneyline favorite, North Texas has won a higher percentage of its games at home (.929) compared to road games (.833).

Recent trends

• On the offensive side of the ball, the Mean Green have struggled over their last 10 games, scoring 65.3 points per contest over that span as opposed to the 68.4 they’ve put up over the course of this year.
• North Texas’ defense has been tougher lately, as the team has allowed 59.1 points per game during its last 10 compared to the 59.3 points per game its opponents are averaging this season.
• The Mean Green are trending down from deep over their last 10 outings, making 6.8 threes per game and shooting 35.2% from long range compared to their season-long averages of 7.1 makes and 36.7% from distance in the 2024-25 season.

North Texas betting records this season

• ATS Record: 14-13-0 (Home: 6-8-0; Away: 6-5-0)
• ATS Record When Favored by 5.5+: 7-8-0 (As Favorite: 10-11-0; As Underdog: 4-2-0)
• O-U-P: 13-13-1 (Home: 10-4-0; Away: 3-7-1)
• Record When Moneyline Favorite: 19-2 (Home: 13-1; Away: 5-1)
• Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-4 (Home: 0-0; Away: 2-3)

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Temple statistics, trends and more

As the home team

• Against the spread, Temple has an identical winning percentage (.500) at home (6-6-0 record) and on the road (6-6-0).
• Both at home (nine of 12) and on the road (nine of 12), the Owls’ games have finished over (in terms of the over/under) 75% of the time.
• As moneyline underdogs, the Owls have won a higher percentage of games at home (2-1) than away (3-6).

Recent trends

• While the Owls are putting up 79.4 points per game in 2024-25, they have bettered that mark over their last 10 games, tallying 80.6 a contest.
• Over its past 10 games, Temple is surrendering 84.2 points per contest, 5.8 more points than its season average (78.4).
• The Owls are sinking 0.3 fewer three-pointers per contest in their previous 10 games (6.5) compared to their season average (6.8), but they are delivering a better three-point percentage over their last 10 contests (36.9%) compared to their season mark (36.3%).

Temple betting records this season

• ATS Record: 14-15-0 (Home: 6-6-0; Away: 6-6-0)
• ATS Record When Underdog by 5.5+: 3-2-0 (As Favorite: 5-8-0; As Underdog: 9-7-0)
• O-U-P: 22-7-0 (Home: 9-3-0; Away: 9-3-0)
• Record When Moneyline Favorite: 9-4 (Home: 8-1; Away: 0-3)
• Record When Moneyline Underdog: 6-10 (Home: 2-1; Away: 3-6)