The North Texas Mean Green (2-2) welcome the Troy Trojans (2-3) to The Super Pit. Action begins at 5:30 pm ET on Wednesday, Nov. 25.
The Mean Green lost a close one to Samford 74-72 on Tuesday. Jeremy Combs was the team’s high scorer, putting up 18 points. The Trojans, meanwhile, are coming off a 69-63 loss at the hands of Idaho on Tuesday. Wesley Person had a game-high 27 points.
North Texas is a five-point favorite against Troy and the Over/Under (O/U) for this game is currently unavailable. The Mean Green start the season off cold Against The Spread (ATS) with a 0-1 record, while sporting a 2-1-1 Straight Up (SU) record. The Mean Green have one of the most prolific offenses in the entire nation, averaging 89.2 points per game. The Mean Green have really locked down opponents on the defensive end, ranking first in the country with a .376 opponent field-goal percentage.
Across the court, the Trojans have 2-3 SU and 1-3 ATS records. The Trojans allow the fewest opponent three-pointers made in the country with 47 (9.0 per game). One advantage for the Trojans could be North Texas’s high fouls per game average of 27.2.
North Texas and Troy will be facing off for their first head-to-head game in recent seasons.
Predictions: SU Winner – NorTx, ATS Winner – NorTx
Notes
North Texas is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games.
North Texas is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of North Texas’s last 5 games when playing Troy.
North Texas is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Troy.
North Texas is one of the top-scoring teams in the nation, averaging 89.2 points per game (ranked 25th). Troy, on the other hand, allows 78.0 points per game (ranked 270th).
The Troy Trojans have the best defense in the country, giving up just 100.8 points per 100 possessions. The North Texas Mean Green have the 96th-ranked offense, scoring 112.6 points in the same number of possessions.
On average, North Texas has 79.3 possessions per game and scores 1.126 points on each possession. Troy has both fewer possessions (76.9) and scores fewer points during those possessions (.998).
Troy has an average effective field goal percentage of 47.2%. North Texas has not won a game this season when opponents have a similar or higher effective field goal percentage (0-1).
On average, the North Texas Mean Green attempt 18.0 three point field goals per game and the Troy Trojans attempt 20.0. In games where they attempt at least 20 three pointers, North Texas is a perfect 1-0, while Troy has a losing record of 1-2.
North Texas ranks 64th in rebounds per game with 42.5 and Troy ranks 99th with 40.6 rebounds per game.
Troy ranks 153rd in offensive rebounds, while North Texas ranks at 31st in defensive rebounds.
North Texas is one of the top teams in forced turnovers, with opponents averaging a TO% of 20.2% (ranked first). Troy is winless this season (0-1 SU) when its TO% reaches 20.2% or greater.
