Alabama-Birmingham vs North Texas Picks and Prediction – 12/31/2024

The UAB Blazers go on the road to Denton, Texas on Tuesday night to play the North Texas Mean Green. For other college basketball plays see our College Basketball Picks. The last game on the court for UAB who has a record of 7-6 was a win against Alcorn State. The win came by a final score of 91-74. On the year the Blazers have been above average with a total of 86 points per game scored. The defense, though has been bad giving up 76.6 points, most of that was against competitive teams. The rebounding for the UAB Blazers is sitting at 41.6 boards per game. Yaxel Lendeborg has been the leading scorer for UAB with 16.6 points per game.

North Texas for their part heads to the game here with a 9-3 record. The last game on the court for the Mean Green was against Houston Christian. The game ended up being a convincing win by a score of 62-46. Offensively North Texas has been below average with 68 points per game and on defense the Mean Green have been good only giving up 57 points per game. The rebounding for North Texas is sitting at 33.2 boards per game. Atin Wright is leading North Texas in scoring with 12.8 points per game. 

The UAB Blazers are 0-1 on the road. UAB scores 86.0 points while outscoring opponents by 9.5 points per game. UAB has struggled on defense ranking 308th in the country so far this year. The North Texas Mean Green are 7-0 at home. North Texas has outscored opponents by 11.4 points per game. North Texas has the much better defense and are higher rated than the Blazers. Atin Wright will take over the game here and give UAB a loss on the road on Tuesday afternoon. Final Score Prediction, North Texas wins 78-60.