The UAB Blazers will try to cover the point spread at Bartow Arena on Saturday when they get a visit from the North Texas Mean Green in NCAA basketball betting action.
Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick
The North Texas Mean Green were listed as 15.5-point underdogs at many online sportsbooks, including the odds makers at Sportsbook.
North Texas Mean Green vs UAB Blazers Matchup
Team Betting Records & Power Rankings
UAB Blazers battles the North Texas Mean Green, currently sitting with a 7-12 mark (3-10-1 ATS). The OVER/UNDER records, always important for totals betting, are 7-8 for the UAB Blazers and 10-4 for the North Texas Mean Green.
The power rankings show a disparity between these teams, with the UAB Blazers rated this week at No. 62 and the North Texas Mean Green sitting at No. 309.
Statistical Matchup
Offensively, the game matches up UAB's No. 54 nationally ranked offense (79.05 points per game) against a North Texas Mean Green defense that sits as the No. 237 at 79.53 PPG. The UAB Blazers have been averaging 48.72% from the field, more than the Mean Green have managed so far this season (47.13% on average).
Recent Outings Betting Recap
North Texas was crushed on Thursday, getting blown out by Middle Tennessee and falling by a 86-64 score at Murphy Center.
The Blazers got 19 points from Robert Brown as UAB ran past Rice 82-70 on Thursday at Bartow Arena.
- North Texas is 1-3-1 ATS in its last 5 games
- North Texas is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
- The total has gone OVER in 5 of North Texas's last 5 games
- North Texas is 2-4-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
- UAB is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
- UAB is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
- The total has gone OVER in 4 of UAB's last 6 games
- UAB is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Next Betting Matchups
North Texas at Rice, Saturday, January 30th
UAB at Western Kentucky, Thursday, January 28th
