A key college battle sees the visiting Pioneers travelling to North Texas Saturday to take on the Mean Green on Saturday.

The Mean Green bring a 17-10 record (6-12 ATS) to this tilt against the 13-15 Pioneers, who are 8-11 ATS. OVER/UNDER bettors have witnessed North Texas go 12-4-1 so far and the Pioneers go 7-12.



View Denver vs North Texas Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
The Mean Green are listed as 2.5-point favorites at most sportsbooks tracked by Odds Shark.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
The Power Rankings at Odds Shark show No. 286-rated Denver taking on the No. 223-rated Mean Green in this contest. The scores prediction computer here indicates a possible 71-68 win for the Mean Green on Saturday.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up North Texas's No. 30 nationally ranked offense (76.9 points per game) against a Pioneers defense that sits as the No. 22 at 60.8 PPG. The Mean Green have been averaging 48% from the field, more than the Pioneers have managed so far this season (46.3% on average).

Defensively, Denver features the nation's No. 31-rated defense on the road, allowing 64 points per game. North Texas, meanwhile, comes in at No. 27 nationally in scoring at home.

Denver lost its last outing, a 58-52 result against Louisiana-Lafayette on February 24. They failed to cover in that game as a 3.5-point underdog. Denver got 13 points from Chase Hallam but lost anyway, 58-52, to Louisiana-Lafayette on Thursday at Cajundome.

North Texas lost its last outing, a 63-47 result against Arkansas State on February 24. They failed to cover in that game as a 5.5-point underdog. George Odufuwa scored 12 points in a futile effort to lead the Mean Green to a win (they lost 63-47 to Arkansas State at ASU Convocation Center on Thursday).


Denver Pioneers Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 3-7
After playing Louisiana-Lafayette are 4-6
After a loss are 5-5

North Texas Mean Green Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 6-4
Before playing Arkansas-Little Rock are 7-3
After playing Arkansas State are 5-5
After a loss are 6-4

A few Pioneers at Mean Green trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Denver's last 7 games when playing on the road against North Texas
Denver is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Denver is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against North Texas
North Texas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Denver
North Texas is 20-2 SU in its last 22 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 10 of North Texas's last 12 games
North Texas is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Denver


Next up:
North Texas at Arkansas-Little Rock, Tuesday, March 1