The North Texas Mean Green (10-4, 1-1 AAC) will look to build on a four-game home winning streak when they take on the Rice Owls (11-4, 2-0 AAC) on January 8, 2025 at UNT Coliseum.
Wednesday's matchup between the Mean Green and the Owls features the Mean Green as substantial 10.5-point favorites. A 122.5-point total is set for the game.
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North Texas vs. Rice Odds and Game Info
- Game day: Wednesday, January 8, 2025
- Game time: 9:00 PM ET
- TV channel: ESPNU
- Location: Denton, Texas
- Arena: UNT Coliseum
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North Texas vs. Rice Odds and Prediction
- Spread favorite: North Texas (-10.5)
- Moneyline: North Texas (-690), Rice (+480)
- Total: 122.5 points
Pick ATS:Rice (+10.5)
- Pick OU: Over (122.5)
- Prediction: North Texas 70, Rice 60
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North Texas vs. Rice Comparison
| North Texas Rank | North Texas Stat | Rice Stat | Rice Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 322nd | 68.4 | Points Scored | 70.0 | 297th |
| 6th | 58.6 | Points Allowed | 64.8 | 39th |
| 353rd | 10.4 | Assists | 11.3 | 337th |
| 54th | 10.1 | Turnovers | 12.7 | 282nd |
| 220th | 44.3% | Field Goal % | 42.4% | 300th |
| 131st | 42.3% | Field Goal % Allowed | 38.6% | 19th |
North Texas Key Players
- The Mean Green scoring leader is Atin Wright, who averages 12.5 per contest to go with 1.9 rebounds and 0.8 assists.
- Moulaye Sissoko leads North Texas in rebounding, averaging 5.6 per game, while Jasper Floyd leads the team in assists, distributing an average of 4.1 in each contest.
- Wright makes more threes per game than any other member of the Mean Green, knocking down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 2.3 per contest.
- Latrell Jossell and Brenen Lorient lead North Texas on the defensive end, with Jossell leading the team in steals averaging 1.7 per game and Lorient in blocks averaging 0.9 per contest.
Rice Key Players
- The Owls' Trae Broadnax puts up enough points (13.6 per game) and assists (4.1 per game) to sit atop the squad's leaderboards.
- Caden Powell is at the top of the Rice rebounding leaderboard with 7.4 rebounds per game. Powell also scores 9.1 points and tacks on 0.7 assists per game.
- Alem Huseinovic is reliable from distance and leads the Owls with 2.2 made threes per game.
- Rice's leader in steals is Huseinovic with 0.9 per game, and its leader in blocks is Powell with 1.3 per game.
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