North Texas vs. Wichita State betting: College basketball preview for January 29

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The North Texas Mean Green (15-4, 6-1 AAC) are 4.5-point favorites as they try to continue a five-game winning streak when they visit the Wichita State Shockers (11-9, 1-6 AAC) on Wednesday, January 29, 2025 at Charles Koch Arena. The matchup airs at 7:30 PM ET on ESPN+. The point total is set at 134 for the matchup.

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North Texas Cover -4.5 vs Wichita State -111

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North Texas vs. Wichita State betting lines

  • North Texas moneyline odds to win: -201
  • Wichita State moneyline odds to win: +167
  • Spread: North Texas (-4.5)
  • Total: 134

North Texas statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • North Texas has done a better job covering the spread in road games (4-2-0) than it has at home (4-5-0).
  • In home games, the Mean Green exceed the total 77.8% of the time (seven of nine games). They’ve hit the over in 33.3% of games on the road (two of six contests).
  • As a moneyline favorite, North Texas has taken nine of nine games when playing at home, good for a 1.000 winning percentage. It has won two of three games on the road (.667) as a moneyline favorite.

Recent trends

  • In their last 10 games, the Mean Green have been racking up 73.0 points per game, an average that’s a little higher than the 70.1 they’ve scored over the course of the 2024-25 season.
  • The past 10 games have seen North Texas concede 0.8 more points per game (60.2) than its season-long average (59.4).
  • Over their last 10 contests, the Mean Green are making 0.3 fewer three-pointers per game than their season long average (7.0 compared to 7.3 season-long), while shooting a higher percentage from deep in that span (39.1% compared to 37.4% season-long).

North Texas betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 10-7-0 (Home: 4-5-0; Away: 4-2-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 4.5+: 5-5-0 (As Favorite: 7-6-0; As Underdog: 3-1-0)
  • O-U-P: 9-7-1 (Home: 7-2-0; Away: 2-3-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 12-1 (Home: 9-0; 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
45.8 (130th in nation) 41.4 (77th) 29.4 (320th) 24.9 (second) 10.5 (351st) 9.4 (17th)

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Wichita State statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Wichita State has been better against the spread away (2-4-0) than at home (3-7-0) this season.
  • In terms of the over/under, Shockers games have finished over four of 10 times at home (40%), and five of six away (83.3%).
  • This year the Shockers are 1-0 at home when moneyline underdogs (1.000 winning percentage). Away they are 1-3 (.250).

Recent trends

  • While the Shockers are averaging 76.0 points per game in 2024-25, they have fallen short of that in their previous 10 games, amassing 73.7 points per contest.
  • Over its last 10 games, Wichita State is allowing 76.0 points per game, 0.9 more points than its season average (75.1).
  • The Shockers are sinking 0.7 fewer threes per game in their past 10 games (4.8) compared to their season average (5.5), and they are posting a lower three-point percentage over their last 10 games (30.8%) compared to their season mark (31.2%).

Wichita State betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 6-12-1 (Home: 3-7-0; Away: 2-4-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 4.5+: 1-1-0 (As Favorite: 3-9-1; As Underdog: 3-3-0)
  • O-U-P: 9-10-0 (Home: 4-6-0; Away: 5-1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 8-5 (Home: 6-3; Away: 0-2)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-4 (Home: 1-0; Away: 1-3)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.8 (130th in nation) 43.8 (204th) 34.3 (88th) 31.6 (205th) 12.9 (253rd) 11.2 (161st)
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