Arkansas State vs North Texas Picks and Prediction – 3/23/2025

The Arkansas State Red Wolves visit The Super Pit in Denton, Texas on Sunday to play the North Texas Mean Green in the second round of the NIT. Arkansas State defeated St Louis 103-78 in the first round of the NIT on Tuesday. Izaiyah Nelson was the leading scorer and leading rebounder for the Red Wolves, with 26 points and 10 rebounds. Dating back to the end of the regular season, Arkansas State has won six of the last seven. Keep updated on College Basketball with our college basketball picks.

Taryn Tood is the leading scorer for Arkansas State with an average of 14.8 points per game and Joseph Pinion is second, averaging 12.3 points per game. Izaiyah Nelson is the leading rebounder, averaging 8.7 per game and Terrence Ford Jr is the leader in assists, averaging 4.9 per game. Arkansas State scores an average of 79.2 points per game.

The North Texas Mean Green reached the second round of the NIT by defeating Furman 75-64 last Wednesday. Jasper Floyd was the leading scorer for North Texas with 19 points and Atin Wright scored 18 points with 15 coming in the second half. Dating back to the end of the regular season, North Texas has won nine of its last 11, with losses to Temple and UAB.

Atin Wright leads North Texas in scoring, averaging 15.2 points per game and Brenen Lorient is second, averaging 12.1 points per game. Moulaye Sissoko is the leading rebounder, averaging 6.4 per game and Jasper Floyd is the leader in assists, averaging 3.9 per game. North Texas scores an average of 68.1 points per game, shooting 45.1% overall and 35.7% from 3-point territory.

North Texas is all about defense and the Mean Green will take the air out of the ball on offense while on defense will prevent Arkansas State from scoring many points on Sunday. North Texas is 3rd in the nation in points allowed at just 59.3 per game and 50th in field goal shooting allowed at 41.2%. Arkansas State plays at a high pace but will be slowed by a tough North Texas defense and a methodical Mean Green offense. Final Score Prediction, North Texas Mean Green wins and covers ATS 72-64.