North Texas travels to Florida Atlantic on Sunday, hoping to boost its 20-10 record with a victory over the Owls.

This game is part of the Sun Belt Tournament which will decide the conference champion and help decide March Madness seedings. This game is being played at a neutral-site court (Summit Arena).

The Mean Green will try to spoil to the party on Sunday; they are 9-12 ATS against the number this season, while the Owls are 11-10-3 ATS. North Texas is 13-6-1 on the totals; Florida Atlantic is 9-15.



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Power Rankings / Prediction:
The Odds Shark Power Rankings have the Owls at No. 165 and the Mean Green at No. 204 heading into this contest. Handicapping models at Odds Shark project a 75-74 result in favor of the Mean Green.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up Florida Atlantic's No. 179 nationally ranked offense (68.8 points per game) against a Mean Green defense that sits as the No. 279 at 72.3 PPG. The Owls have been averaging 44.6% from the field, less than the Mean Green have managed so far this season (47.9% on average).

Comparing how these foes stack up statistically, North Texas owns the country's No. 300-rated mark, allowing 77.2 points per game on the highway. Florida Atlantic, on the other hand, rates No. 228 in scoring at home.

Last time out for North Texas, they were an 83-69 Sportsbook as they battled Troy at home. They covered in the match as a 5.5-point favorite. The Mean Green grabbed an 83-69 win over the Trojans on Saturday, behind an 18 -point effort from Dominique Johnson at Summit Arena.

In their last action, Florida Atlantic was a 74-64 Sportsbook on the road against South Alabama. They covered the 1.5–point spread as favorites. Florida Atlantic got 14 points from Greg Gantt en route to a 74-64 victory over South Alabama on Sunday at Mitchell Center.


North Texas Mean Green Trends:
When playing on Sunday are 6-4
After playing Troy are 4-5
After a win are 6-4

Florida Atlantic Owls Trends:
When playing on Sunday are 5-5
After playing South Alabama are 3-6
After a win are 8-2

A few Mean Green at Owls trends to consider:
Florida Atlantic is 13-3 SU in its last 16 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Florida Atlantic's last 9 games
Florida Atlantic is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Florida Atlantic is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing North Texas