North Texas at Miami 12/23/21 - Frisco Football Classic Bowl Picks & Predictions

The Frisco Football Classic in Frisco TX will host a matchup between the North Texas Mean Green and the Miami Ohio RedHawks. North Texas comes into the Frisco bowl as one of the hottest teams in the nation after running off five straight wins to finish the season to gain bowl eligibility. North Texas gave the UTSA Roadrunners their lone loss of the season 45-23 in the final game of the year to make it to the bowl. Offensively North Texas dominated UTSA scoring 45 points after accumulating 456 total yards of offense.

Quarterback Austin Aune ran the show for North Texas completing 10 of 17 passes for 116 yards, while running the ball four times for 14 yards. As a team the North Texas rushing attack carried the load compiling 340 yards and six touchdowns on 60 total carries. Ikaika Ragsdale led all ball carriers with 146 yards and two scores on 20 carries, while DeAndre Torrey chipped in 108 yards and three scores on 23 carries.

Miami Ohio comes into bowl season .500 onthe year with a 6-6 overall record after a one point loss on the road to Kent State to close the season. Defensively Miami Ohio struggled giving up 48 total points on 642 total yards of offense from Kent State.

As a team thus far this season Miami Ohio has used a balanced offense averaging 29.1 points per game on 425.6 yards. Quarterback Brett Gabbert has led the show for Miami completing 156 of 268 passes for 2,418 yards and 24 scores.