Northern Iowa vs North Texas Picks and Prediction – 11/29/2024

The Mean Green and the Panthers are set to face off against each other on Thanksgiving evening. The game is taking place at 8:00 PM EST and is being played on ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex and being aired on ESPNU. Get ready for the college basketball season with our college basketball picks.

The Northern Iowa Panthers in their last 5 games have posted a 3-2 mark. The last game for the Panthers was a win over Western Illinois in a game that was not even close with a final score of 82-56. The win moved the Panthers to a 3-2 mark on the season overall.

Northern Iowa is coming to the game here with an offense that has put in 79.6 points per game while nailing 51.7% of the shots from the field. The rebounding for the Panthers is coming in at 33.8 boards per game, but have managed to get 15.4 assists per game. The defense for Northern Iowa has allowed 67.4 points per game with 4.6 blocks and 6.8 steals per game.

North Texas is heading here with a  4-1 mark in their last 5 games. The last game was a win over the Oregon State Beavers in a low scoring game by a score of 58-55. The win allowed the Mean Green to move to a record of 5-1 on the season overall.

The Mean Green are coming to this game here 67.6 points per game while getting 41.4% of the shots to fall. The Mean Green are getting 35.7 boards per game while getting only 10.5 assists per game. The defense for the North Texas team has allowed 56.8 points per game while getting 1.8 blocks, but an impressive 10.3 steals per game.

They all say defenses is what produces wins and for the Mean Green that has has proven to be true for the team so far. The main difference is the fact that the Mean Green have an offense that will be able to good in this game here as the Northern Iowa team is going to have some issues in scoring and the Mean Green offense is playing up to the same level to slightly better than the Panthers defense allows. Final Score Prediction, North Texas Mean Green win 67-56.