North Texas vs. UTSA betting: College basketball preview for January 18

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The North Texas Mean Green (12-4, 3-1 AAC) hit the road in AAC action against the UTSA Roadrunners (8-8, 2-2 AAC) on Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 4:00 PM ET. The Mean Green are favored by 8.5 points in the game. The point total is 139 for the matchup.

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North Texas Cover -8.5 vs UTSA -110

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North Texas vs. UTSA betting lines

  • North Texas moneyline odds to win: -403
  • UTSA moneyline odds to win: +315
  • Spread: North Texas (-8.5)
  • Total: 139

North Texas statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • When playing at home, North Texas sports a worse record against the spread (3-4-0) compared to its ATS record on the road (3-2-0).
  • At home, the Mean Green go over the over/under 71.4% of the time (five of seven games). They’ve hit the over in 40% of road games (two of five contests).
  • North Texas has fared better as a moneyline favorite in home games, posting a home record of 7-0, compared to going 1-1 in road games.

Recent trends

  • The Mean Green have been racking up 70.1 points per game in their last 10 times on the court, an average that’s slightly higher than the 69.2 they’ve scored over the course of the 2024-25 season.
  • North Texas’ defense has been more porous lately, as the team has given up 59.9 points per game over its past 10 compared to the 58.8 points per game its opponents average this season.
  • While the Mean Green are hitting the same number of threes per game over their past 10 contests when compared to their season-long average (7.4), they are doing so while shooting a higher percentage (38.1% from beyond the arc over the last 10, 36.8% on the season).

North Texas betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 8-6-0 (Home: 3-4-0; Away: 3-2-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 8.5+: 3-2-0 (As Favorite: 5-5-0; As Underdog: 3-1-0)
  • O-U-P: 7-6-1 (Home: 5-2-0; Away: 2-2-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 9-1 (Home: 7-0; Away: 1-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-3 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-2)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45 (177th in nation) 42.1 (119th) 28.8 (338th) 24.9 (second) 10.6 (350th) 9.6 (23rd)

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UTSA statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • UTSA has been better against the spread away (4-4-0) than at home (1-4-0) this season.
  • Roadrunners games have finished above the over/under 80% of the time at home (four of five), and 62.5% of the time away (five of eight).
  • In 2024-25 as moneyline underdogs, the Roadrunners have a better winning percentage at home (1.000, 1-0 record) than away (.167, 1-5).

Recent trends

  • The Roadrunners are putting up 81.9 points per game over their previous 10 games, which is 1.6 more than their average for the season (80.3).
  • UTSA has played better defensively over its last 10 games, ceding 78.7 points per contest, 0.1 fewer points than its season average of 78.8 allowed.
  • In their past 10 games, the Roadrunners are sinking 10.5 treys per contest, 0.6 more than their season average (9.9). They also have a better three-point percentage over their last 10 contests (36.6%) compared to their season average (34.9%).

UTSA betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 6-8-0 (Home: 1-4-0; Away: 4-4-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 8.5+: 2-2-0 (As Favorite: 1-5-0; As Underdog: 5-3-0)
  • O-U-P: 10-4-0 (Home: 4-1-0; Away: 5-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 4-3 (Home: 2-2; Away: 1-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-5 (Home: 1-0; Away: 1-5)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
42.9 (279th in nation) 47.1 (336th) 32.3 (204th) 33.9 (308th) 13.2 (232nd) 11.3 (162nd)
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