Data Skrive:
On Saturday at 7 p.m. ET, the North Texas Mean Green (4-1) will take on the Florida Atlantic Owls (2-3).
The Mean Green are favored, but by less than a touchdown (-5.5), versus the Owls. The over/under for this matchup is 59 points.
Keep reading to check out our preview for this season, and find all of our betting picks here, too!
North Texas -5.5 vs. Florida Atlantic
North Texas vs. Florida Atlantic Betting Odds
- Spread favorite: Mean Green (-5.5)
- Moneyline: Mean Green (-211), Owls (+173)
- Total: 59 points
- TV Channel: ESPN
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
North Texas vs. Florida Atlantic Betting Stats and Info
Against the spread, the Mean Green are 3-2-0. The Mean Green have won twice against the spread when favored by 5.5 points or more (in three games). North Texas has been favored on the moneyline in three games this season, and it has put up a 3-0 record in those contests. Florida Atlantic, in five games with a set spread this season, is 2-3-0 against the spread. The Owls’ record against the spread, when underdogs by 5.5 points or more, is a spotless 1-0. This will be the third game this year Florida Atlantic is the moneyline underdog, after losing the previous two such games.
North Texas vs. Florida Atlantic Recent Stats and Trends
North Texas Mean Green
- North Texas has two wins against the spread, and is 2-1 overall, in its past three games.
- North Texas has hit the over in each of its past three contests.
- North Texas and its opponents have combined to score an average of 64.2 points in its last three games, 5.2 more than the 59 over/under in this matchup.
Florida Atlantic Owls
- Florida Atlantic has covered the spread once, and is 2-1 overall, over its last three games.
- Florida Atlantic has hit the over twice in its past three contests.
- Florida Atlantic and its opponents have combined to score an average of 47.3 combined points in its last three games, 11.7 less than the 59 over/under in this matchup.
North Texas vs. Florida Atlantic Key Players
North Texas Mean Green
- Chandler Morris has 1,643 passing yards (328.6 per game) and a 65.8% completion percentage (123-for-187), throwing 16 touchdown passes and six interceptions.
- Damashja Harris has taken 23 carries for a team-high 193 rushing yards (38.6 YPG) and one touchdown.
- So far this season Shane Porter has run for 150 yards (30 per game), with one touchdown.
- DT Sheffield has 23 catches (35 targets) and paces his team with 317 receiving yards (63.4 ypg) and five touchdowns.
- Damon Ward Jr.’s stat line this year reveals 16 catches for 288 yards and two touchdowns. He puts up 57.6 receiving yards per game and has been targeted 26 times.
- Blair Conwright has 220 receiving yards on 11 receptions (14 targets), with three touchdowns, averaging 44 yards per game.
- Breylon Charles has collected a team-leading two sacks, while adding two TFL and seven tackles.
- Over his current campaign, Evan Jackson has 27 tackles and two interceptions, and leads the team in both interceptions and tackles.
Florida Atlantic Owls
- This campaign, Cam Fancher has recorded 707 passing yards (141.4 per game) while connecting on 69 of 115 passes (60%), with two touchdowns and five interceptions. He has added 219 rushing yards on 52 carries (plus one touchdown), averaging 43.8 yards per game.
- CJ Campbell has taken 59 carries for 308 rushing yards (61.6 per game) while scoring five touchdowns. He’s also caught 10 passes for 97 yards .
- Zuberi Mobley has rushed for 291 yards on 54 carries (58.2 yards per game), with four touchdowns on the ground.
- Omari Hayes has been targeted 24 times and has 19 catches, leading his team with 282 yards (56.4 per game) while scoring one touchdown.
- Marlyn Johnson is averaging 13.8 yards per game, with eight catches for 69 yards.
- Jacob Merrifield has one sack to lead the team, and has also collected one TFL and nine tackles.
- Over the course of the current campaign, Bobby Ambush has racked up 28 tackles and one TFL and leads the team in tackles.
- In terms of picks, Phillip Dunnam leads the team with two interceptions this season and has added 12 tackles and two passes defended.