The North Texas Mean Green (1-10) meet the Texas-El Paso Miners (4-7) looking to snap their three-game losing streak. The game starts at 3:30 p.m. ET on Saturday, Nov 28 and will air on FSN.
North Texas lost big against Middle Tennessee 41-7 last week. A.J. Ezzard had a good game on the ground in the loss, rushing for 26 yards on four carries. Willy Ivery finished with 59 rushing yards on seven attempts. UTEP also fell short, losing in a close one against Louisiana Tech 17-15. TK Powell had a big game on the ground for the Miners, gaining 124 yards on 16 carries.
North Texas is a four-point favorite in this game and the Over/Under (O/U) is unavailable at the moment.
Heading into Week 13 of the college football season, the Mean Green are 1-10 Straight Up (SU) and 4-7 Against The Spread (ATS). In the past five games, North Texas is 1-4 SU and 3-2 ATS. The Miners will be matching up against a stout North Texas pass defense, which only allowed 246.8 passing yards over their last five matchups.
Across the field, the Miners have a record of 5-6 ATS and 4-7 SU. The Miners went 2-3 SU and 4-1 ATS over the last five games. The Miners defense has trended upward in the past five games. They lowered their points allowed per game to 34.4 by giving up an average of 24 points during that five-game span. The UTEP pass defense has given teams problems during those games. During that time, opponents have gained an average of only 249.8 passing yards against this terrorizing group. Yellow flags are typically a rare sight when the Miners are playing. They average the 18th-fewest penalties in the nation with five per game.
Predictions: SU Winner – Texas-El Paso, ATS Winner – Texas-El Paso
Notes
North Texas is 6-13 ATS in its last 19 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of North Texas’s last 5 games.
North Texas is 1-11 SU in its last 12 games.
North Texas is 12-6 SU in its last 18 games at home.
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of North Texas’s last 21 games at home.
UTEP is only 2-5) SU in games where it comes out ahead in the turnover battle, yet 2-1 SU when losing the turnover battle.
