The Texas-San Antonio Roadrunners (1-6, 1-2) will travel to take on the North Texas Mean Green (0-7, 0-4) this week in a battle between a pair of struggling CUSA teams. The game kicks off Saturday, Oct 31 at 7:00 p.m. ET and will be shown on AMSN.
In last week’s matchup, North Texas lost to Marshall 30-13. Jeffrey Wilson had a huge game running the ball in the loss, rushing 17 times for 138 yards. UTSA also came up short, losing big against Southern Miss 32-10. Jarveon Williams had a solid performance running the ball for the Roadrunners, rushing 16 times for 88 yards.
UTSA is a 12-point favorite in this game against the Mean Green.
Sitting at 0-7 Straight Up (SU) and 2-5 Against The Spread (ATS), the Mean Green will look to improve heading into Week 9. In their five most recent matchups, the Mean Green went 0-5 SU and 2-3 ATS. The Mean Green will need to strip the football against the Roadrunners. They are one of the worst in the nation in fumbles lost with 1.3 per game. Concentration could be a key factor in this week’s game. The Mean Green hope to profit on UTSA’s mental lapses, which contributes to 70 penalty yards per game.
Over on the other sideline, the Roadrunners head into Week 9 with records of 4-3 ATS and 1-6 SU. Over their last five games, the Roadrunners have a SU record of 1-4 and a 3-2 record ATS for those betting with them. The Roadrunners can do some damage if they take the ball away from the Mean Green. The Mean Green rank 106th in the country in turnovers with 2.1 per game. The Roadrunners will look to put the ball in the end zone against a North Texas defense that allows an average of 11.7 points in the third quarter, one of the worst marks in the nation. UTSA’s return game could play a key role in this week’s match up. They average 162.6 return yards per game, the most in the nation.
Predictions: SU Winner – Texas-San Antonio, ATS Winner – Texas-San Antonio
Notes
North Texas is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of North Texas’s last 6 games.
North Texas is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of North Texas’s last 9 games at home.
North Texas is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home.
UTSA is 1-0 SU when leading at the start of the 4th quarter this season. North Texas is 0-1 SU when carrying a lead into the fourth quarter.
The UTSA defense has forced an average of 2.4 turnovers over its last five games. North Texas is 0-4 SU this season when turning the ball over at least 2.0 times in a game.
